Mae Sot to monitor strangers in their communities as 10 new COVID-19 cases are recorded

 

People line up to have their temperatures taken as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus at the Ministry of Transport at the border crossing over the second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge in Mae Sot in Tak province on October 29, 2020. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

 

Health officials in Thailand’s western province of Tak are seeking cooperation from members of the public to identify strangers, especially illegal Myanmar migrant workers, and to report them to authorities after seven members of a Myanmar family were found to be infected with COVID-19 in Mae Sot district.

 

The discovery of the infections, including a 78-year old, has prompted health officials to conduct pro-active screening of more than 1,000 people the sub-district.

 

Mr. Sook Uppakara, chairman of the Tak Islamic Committee, also urged community leaders to ask people to be vigilant and to observe basic safety guidelines strictly.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/mae-sot-to-monitor-strangers-in-their-communities-as-10-new-covid-19-cases-are-recorded/

 

 

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That's the way to go: Stigmatize all foreigners while ignoring the Thai hookers running over the border, Thai businesses employing undocumented migrants, and Thais smuggling workers over the border

Should be reward system put in place 

It takes political will & a forward plan for proactive testing & travel restrictions.

 

Without these, we're lost...

Didn't mom and dad warn their kids of Stranger Danger...well it looks like Thailand does not do a good job of border crossing checks. Of course they could have landed in a space ship you know Aliens do walk amongst us, I mean the National enquirer says so....