Jittery Bangkok: Myanmar workers at sewing factory causes concern in Sai Mai district

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Concerns about the possible spread of Covid-19 in Bangkok from migrant workers from Myanmar were voiced after a video showed people without masks working at a sewing factory in Sai Mai district of the capital. 

 

The area borders Bang Khen and Don Muang in the northernmost part of the city. 

 

A video posted on "Survive Saimai" on Facebook showed health officials investigating. 

 

It had been claimed that these Myanmar workers had come from Samut Sakhon on 17th/18th December. There has been an outbreak of Covid-19 there involving hundreds connected to a shrimp market. 

 

Public health officials found that the migrants were all legal and had pink slips. They were being tested and isolated. 

 

The public in Saimai were told not to panic. 

 

Source: Daily News

 

 

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OK I admit to being confused.

He 'who must be obeyed' says not to panic. It is all under control.

Bangkok governer says to wear masks outside.

Covid can be spread via surface contact. (Even toilet seats.)

What is the point in wearing a mask inside a factory?

28 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

OK I admit to being confused.

He 'who must be obeyed' says not to panic. It is all under control.

Bangkok governer says to wear masks outside.

Covid can be spread via surface contact. (Even toilet seats.)

What is the point in wearing a mask inside a factory?

Can get covid from toilet seats ?  Looks like I need a mask now for my junk .

its shaping out to be more and more that unless someone will get a handle on this Burmese workers issue and sort it out quick smart we here in Thailand going to have a disaster on our hands as simple as that...

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Jittery Bangkok: Myanmar workers at sewing factory causes concern in Sai Mai district

plenty of unemployed Thais to do this work 

 

of course they would have to pay them minimum wage 

1 hour ago, Tropicalevo said:

OK I admit to being confused.

He 'who must be obeyed' says not to panic. It is all under control.

Bangkok governer says to wear masks outside.

Covid can be spread via surface contact. (Even toilet seats.)

What is the point in wearing a mask inside a factory?

Because you are in an enclosed shared space which is on of the most important places to take precautions.

None of those inspectors can speak Burmese and they bring in that poor gal to translate for them?

Shame they will make these poor workers the media scapegoat.

 

 

 

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4 hours ago, ezzra said:

its shaping out to be more and more that unless someone will get a handle on this Burmese workers issue and sort it out quick smart we here in Thailand going to have a disaster on our hands as simple as that...

 

Going to have? Already have. Have had for months.

8 hours ago, webfact said:

The public in Saimai were told not to panic. 

Yet !

No more tourists, no more cheap labour, no chinese to buy overpriced condos, high baht that kills exports...But 2021 will be a great year for the Thai economy.

Edited December 22, 20205 yr by Olivie