DE Ministry: Apps can now locate quarantined individuals

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DE Ministry: Apps can now locate quarantined individuals

 

   

BANGKOK(NNT) - The impact of COVID-19 on the tourism sector in Thailand is apparent. The number of passengers using Suvarnabhumi Airport has declined sharply, as many countries have closed their borders and airlines have suspended flights.

 

Airports of Thailand (AOT) and Suvarnabhumi Airport announced that 726 flights arrived at and departed from Suvarnabhumi Airport on March 15, down 33 percent year-on-year. The airport welcomed 79,899 passengers, down 60.2 percent year-on-year. There were only four flights from South Korea, two Thai Airways International and two from Korean Air.

 

The four flights carried 492 passengers in total, 190 of whom were Thai nationals. One Thai passenger has been placed in quarantine as a precaution. Three passengers did not carry a medical certificate with them, and they are now being observed by disease control officials. Two airport staff are also quarantined.

 

Suvarnabhumi Airport again saw a handful of both Thai and foreign passengers, with international flights to at-risk countries having been suspended. The number of international flights arriving in Thailand has decreased.

 

The Digital Economy and Society Minister, Buddhipongse Punnakanta, said two mobile applications, namely "AOT Airports" and "SydeKick for ThaiFightCOVID", can now be used to track quarantined passengers and people who are under home quarantine. Those arriving from at-risk countries have to register and provide their personal information. The Department of Disease Control will use the information to locate them. Both apps show real time data.

 

The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society has delivered the apps to the Department of Disease Control and the AOT. They have been developed to restore public confidence.

 

-- © Copyright NNT 2020-03-17

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[DrTuner]

With many European carriers announcing 90% reduction in flights, should go down a lot more.

[kotsak]

14 minutes ago, DrTuner said:

With many European carriers announcing 90% reduction in flights, should go down a lot more.

Not just reductions but a total shutdown. Austrian Airlines closed shop for 10 days.

 

 

[Crossy]

Correction, the applications can locate the victims phone.

 

[dave s]

1 hour ago, Crossy said:

Correction, the applications can locate the victims phone.

 

Correction: the apps can locate the victim's phone, if the phone is not broken and is turned on, and the battery is inserted and charged up, and the victim has not completely wrapped the phone in tinfoil (Why would the victim be that stupid? Well, this is Thailand: maybe here stupidity is as contagious as a killer virus -- that would explain a lot).

[Mavideol]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Airports of Thailand (AOT) and Suvarnabhumi Airport announced that 726 flights arrived at and departed from Suvarnabhumi Airport on March 15, down 33 percent year-on-year. The airport welcomed 79,899 passengers, down 60.2 percent year-on-year.

wonder what TAT has to say about their estimates... they have been (very) quiet lately

[kotsak]

2 hours ago, Mavideol said:

wonder what TAT has to say about their estimates... they have been (very) quiet lately

they are re-calibrating their abacus..

 

[nobodysfriend]

16 hours ago, webfact said:

The Digital Economy and Society Minister, Buddhipongse Punnakanta, said two mobile applications, namely "AOT Airports" and "SydeKick for ThaiFightCOVID", can now be used to track quarantined passengers and people who are under home quarantine.

 

15 hours ago, Crossy said:

Correction, the applications can locate the victims phone.

 

I would appreciate if an app like this could be used to replace the annoying 90 day reporting .

[spiekerjozef]

NOT if they don't have a phone...

[brain150]

5 hours ago, nobodysfriend said:

 

I would appreciate if an app like this could be used to replace the annoying 90 day reporting .

Well , that's exactly the plan !

This is going to stay and will be used for pretty much everything.

 

And you are stupid enough to actually want to have this ... brave new world is a thing of reality now

[justin case]

what if the app is not compatible with your phone ...  and who pays roaming ???

 

I put my phone out of AIRPLANE is I WANT to call someone

 

no need for 3G-4G radiation all the time

[OneMoreFarang]

On 3/17/2020 at 3:05 PM, webfact said:

The Digital Economy and Society Minister, Buddhipongse Punnakanta, said two mobile applications, namely "AOT Airports" and "SydeKick for ThaiFightCOVID", can now be used to track quarantined passengers and people who are under home quarantine.

I just downloaded the first one and I don't see any map with (possibly) infected people.

And I searched for the 2nd app and didn't find anything with that name on an Android phone.

[MaxLee]

What if the appstore region cannot be tracked LOL, do we have to change the app store region into Thailand??? LOL.... good luck with that

[emptypockets]

Why is an airport operator involved at all in what, after all, may become a national emergency? Or are they the only ones familiar with basic technology?  Can't they clean out the department of non operational bodies and put them to work? Must be thousands in there.