Bangkok continues screening measures for inter-provincial travel

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Bangkok city hall is now screening people traveling into the capital as part of the attempt to contain the spread of COVID-19. Road checkpoints have been set up to temperature screen drivers and passengers, with anyone having a fever being transferred to a hospital for further checks.

 

One of the checkpoints is here, on Rama II Road in Bang Khun Thian district, where motorists have their ID cards and temperatures checked and, in some cases, having their vehicle sprayed with disinfectant.

 

Any person found with a body temperature exceeding 37.5 degrees C will be asked to stay at the checkpoint’s waiting area for a second measurement. They will be transferred to a hospital or healthcare facility for further checks if their second reading is also high.

 

The checkpoint here is manned by officials from Huai Khwang, Bang Khun Thian, Chom Thong, Bang Khae and Phasi Charoen in rotating shifts, starting with the first shift from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., then the second shift from 4 p.m. to 12 a.m., and the third shift from 12 a.m. to 8 a.m.

 

Migrant workers from neighboring countries are not allowed to travel through the checkpoints, regardless of their current province of residence, due to the current policy forbidding the movement of migrant workers due to the high number of cases related to the migrant worker community.

 

If found at the checkpoint, officials will inquire about their history, check their documentation and ask their employers to come pick them up. Workers not holding documentation will be sent to the police to investigate whether they have a legal right to work and stay in Thailand.

 

City hall currently allows migrant workers living in Bangkok, who work as delivery drivers, to leave the city and return as part of their job. They must, however, register with city hall in advance.

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration currently operates 14 road checkpoints at the capital’s borders, to screen people traveling into the city, as part of their COVID-19 containment measures.

 

 

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over 90% of people infected with the Chinese Virus CV19 are asymptomatic so temperature checking will not find them, this group will still spread the virus to others 

 

Right now my guess would be that the only people they are detecting are those with symptoms who report to hospital and those that have been in close contact with this group, so basically we have no idea of the current spread of CV19 in Thailand - I say my guess because they do not publish actual numbers of people tested and why they were tested so basically we have no idea of the actual spread across the country - because 90% have no symptoms but can still be infectious  

1 hour ago, smedly said:

over 90% of people infected with the Chinese Virus CV19 are asymptomatic so temperature checking will not find them, this group will still spread the virus to others

Pure speculation that's been largely debunked.

 

I trust the Bangkok checks are better than elsewhere. My daughter drove from Pattaya to Chantaburi and back 2 days ago - with the required documentation, and was not stopped once. Similarly a friend drove from Pattaya to Buriram yesterday-with a travel document, and no checks.  What a total farce!

42 minutes ago, prakhonchai nick said:

I trust the Bangkok checks are better than elsewhere. My daughter drove from Pattaya to Chantaburi and back 2 days ago - with the required documentation, and was not stopped once. Similarly a friend drove from Pattaya to Buriram yesterday-with a travel document, and no checks.  What a total farce!

Yes, it appears ( same as the first time round ) that although they recommend no interprovincial travel people are out and about willy nilly.

 

I will venture to Loei this week, don't expect any hiccups.

 

 

Keep up the good work. Thanks.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration currently operates 14 road checkpoints at the capital’s borders, to screen people traveling into the city, as part of their COVID-19 containment measures.

 

they definitely have wi fi at the checkpoints. 

51 minutes ago, ukrules said:

Pure speculation that's been largely debunked.

 

really ?

Nice to see that the police manning the checkpoints are wearing PPE equipment...NOT!   (insert sarcasm emoji)

On 1/11/2021 at 8:29 AM, smedly said:

really ?

Yes, really

On 1/11/2021 at 8:29 AM, smedly said:

really ?

 

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/asymptomatic-transmission-of-covid-19-didnt-occur-at-all-study-of-10-million-finds

1 hour ago, timendres said:

 

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/asymptomatic-transmission-of-covid-19-didnt-occur-at-all-study-of-10-million-finds

 

hardly a reliable source is it ?

 

more like a conspiracy rag

 

you need to dig deeper mate

9 hours ago, smedly said:

hardly a reliable source is it ?

more like a conspiracy rag

you need to dig deeper mate

I will respectfully leave that homework to you.