Sadao immigration officer contracts Covid-19 after spat with Malaysian

[snoop1130]

Sadao immigration officer contracts Covid-19 after spat with Malaysian

By The Nation

 

 

 

An immigration officer at Songkhla’s Sadao border checkpoint has been infected by the Covid-19 virus, Pol Maj-General Peerawat Boonloy, who oversees the Immigration Division 6, said on Wednesday (April 22).

 

“The officer told me that on the morning of April 9, he was checking cargo trucks entering the border checkpoint and that he was wearing a mask while performing his duties,” Peerawat said. “However, the driver of a truck from Malaysia refused to have his temperature checked and started shouting at him.”

 

He said the Songkhla Immigration Office is currently checking on the Malaysian driver as it is believed he may have infected the immigration officer.

 

“The immigration officer went to see a doctor on the morning of April 19 because he felt feverish, only to learn later in the day that he had been infected,” he said. “Considering the timeline, it matches with the incubation period of the disease.

 

Peerawat said the Songkhla Provincial Public Health Office and the provincial governor have been told about this issue.

 

“We have put all 46 immigration officers at the Sadao checkpoint under quarantine. They will be replaced by officers from the Padang Besar checkpoint as the Padang Besar border is currently closed,” he said.

 

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[cornishcarlos]

2 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

The immigration officer went to see a doctor on the morning of April 19 because he felt feverish, only to learn later in the day that he had been infected

 

Rapid test results that's good... 

[Rhys]

Need to enforce the rules... sad

[garrya]

So is the border open now?

[Sujo]

5 minutes ago, garrya said:

So is the border open now?

Using padang basar officers will result in a definite no.

[Sujo]

I know this relates to driving thru that border but walking thru is a very lax imm.

 

To get the entry card you walk in thru and past imm, go into an office an rummage around on any desk to get yourself an entry card. Then ealk back out into the imm area.

 

There is nothing and no one to stop you from just walking into thailand if you wanted to.

 

Btw, why would this guy think it was the malaysian driver, was he the only one he checked that day.

[BigBadGeordie]

Interaction on April 9, tested positive April 19. Results later that day.

So he intracted with no other person between these dates and got his test results within a day!

 

Smells a little of xenophobia and bovine excrement to me.

[Srikcir]

11 hours ago, BigBadGeordie said:

Interaction on April 9, tested positive April 19. Results later that day.

So he intracted with no other person between these dates and got his test results within a day!

 

Smells a little of xenophobia and bovine excrement to me.

Infection period has been up to 14 days, the time period used for coronavirus isolation for possible infection. So move his potential infection back to April 5?

[Xi Tha Virus]

Each time i was passing through Sadao i was asked to pay 200 baht tea money to the officer.

Karma hits back.