Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn, the digital economy and society minister, has been diagnosed infected with Covid-19, putting other Palang Pracharath Party MPs at risk.
Mr Chaiwut revealed on Monday that after feeling unwell he took an RT-PCR test and the result was positive for Covid-19. Which variant was not known yet.
He was being treated at a hospital and still had a fever and a headache. The infection had not reached his lungs. He believed he caught the virus while in Chiang Mai on Jan 20.
Mr Chaiwut said he would take part in a cabinet video conference on Monday, but would not be able to join Gen Prawit Wongsuwon, the PPRP leader, in an evening campaign walk in Lak Si area ahead of the Jan 30 by-election for Bangkok's constituency 9.
