Nan tells tourists to stay away for now

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Nan tells tourists to stay away for now

By THE NATION

 

 

Tourists have been urged to avoid visiting Nan province due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

 

While making the plea to tourists, provincial Governor Worakitti Sritipakorn said that the province allowed only five groups of people. They are: medical and bank personnel; transporters of goods, fuel or people to prisons and government vehicle drivers; Nan residents returning from other places; Thai nationals from other provinces with sound reasons to visit Nan; foreigners who are embassy or consulate staff or from international organisations; and persons allowed by the communicative disease committees.

 

Nan has enforced the following practices since May 20 for those arriving or leaving:

 

Those coming for medical and financial businesses, or to transport food, agricultural and industrial products, medicines, machines, construction materials, fuels, parcels – as well as drivers of government vehicles and vehicles that transport people to prisons, must show their business certificate issued by government agencies, and their ID cards. Also, their temperature will be checked.

 

Those who do not have a certificate must show the ID card, and their temperature will be checked. Those allowed to get past the checkpoints should report themselves to the village chief. These regulations also govern Thai nationals resident in other provinces, arriving in Nan for one day.

 

Those who come from other provinces where there have been no Covid-19 cases in 28 days, in accordance with the communicative disease committee’s announcement, should show their ID cards and their temperature will be checked before receiving permission to enter the province. They must report themselves to village chiefs, and will be inspected by local volunteers.

 

Those arriving in Nan but not covered by the specified reasons must show the ID card, pass temperature checking, register as arrivals, report themselves to the chiefs, and be inspected by local officials. These people will be quarantined, but can leave the area if officials permit.

 

People coming from Phuket are required to report themselves to officials, and be quarantined for 14 days. These people can leave the quarantine area if permitted by officials.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30388606

 

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[Yinn]

Good idea. 

Same Ranong.

[geriatrickid]

To critics: This is a prudent practice  in regions where health services are limited/lacking and where  the community is vulnerable. It has been proven effective in Canada and Australia. The Canadian and Australian outback regions which imposed similar restrictions have remained disease free and were able to reopen commercial  activities sooner than other regions. The Navajo nation in the USA tried to do this but due to  a lack of support from state and federal governments now faces one of the highest per capita infection rates despite having a low population density.

[Paiman]

Thais can enter Mae Hong Son, no issue and no questions asked. Visitors and locals.

 

Expats need to apply for a permit with plenty of docs required. Obviously the virus prefers a Farang Host.

[Traubert]

25 minutes ago, Paiman said:

Thais can enter Mae Hong Son, no issue and no questions asked. Visitors and locals.

 

Expats need to apply for a permit with plenty of docs required. Obviously the virus prefers a Farang Host.

Can't be too careful.

[Lacessit]

32 minutes ago, Paiman said:

 

 

Expats need to apply for a permit with plenty of docs required. Obviously the virus prefers a Farang Host.

Given the obesity, alcoholism and poor physical health some farangs have, you may be right.

[moe666]

20 hours ago, geriatrickid said:

To critics: This is a prudent practice  in regions where health services are limited/lacking and where  the community is vulnerable. It has been proven effective in Canada and Australia. The Canadian and Australian outback regions which imposed similar restrictions have remained disease free and were able to reopen commercial  activities sooner than other regions. The Navajo nation in the USA tried to do this but due to  a lack of support from state and federal governments now faces one of the highest per capita infection rates despite having a low population density.

They may not have had support from the Feds but plenty from the New Mexico section. What you are leaving out about the Navajo problem is the living conditions on the reservations. People live in close contact sometime up to four generations living in the same home, lack of communication as mant people on the reservation do not have electricity, also no running water they have to drive many miles to resupply their water. The governor of New Mexico imposed a riot control act on the city of Gallup New Mexico which is very close to the Navajo reservation. They shut the city down no one in no one out unless they had a very good reason. The Nabajo people needed Federal help but very little was offered, Trump is not none for his care or liking the various Indian Tribes.