Smart gate’ body-temp scanners now needed to go to Koh Larn island ????

[redwood1]

https://www.pattayamail.com/latestnews/news/smart-gate-body-temp-scanners-installed-at-pattaya-pier-353537

 

The equipment, which uses thermal body scanners . The system also scans faces and transmits data back to a central database using 5G connectivity.

 

 

 

Going to Koh Larn was as simple as paying 30 baht and getting on the boat....Its been that way for 50 years.....They now want a temperature check OK fair enough the self serve ones seem to work pretty good in 7-11s and malls......

 

What's with facial scans and gates and thermal scans for the short short boat ride to Koh Larn?........Hey this is not a 12 hour flight but a 20 minute boat ride....Do they think someone might try and hijack a ferry?? Or what?? I don't get it...

 

And any bad guys who want to avoid the cameras will just hire a speed boat for 200 baht...lol

 

 

Edited May 3, 2021 by redwood1

[scubascuba3]

i just read locals have voted to close the island to tourists for 2 weeks

[redwood1]

17 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

i just read locals have voted to close the island to tourists for 2 weeks

 

Good idea....Keep all those disease ridden domestic tourist out,they are only about 3 weeks late.....I guess they want to almost starve themselves out again...... 

Edited May 3, 2021 by redwood1

[Tropicalevo]

Koh Larn will close for 15 days after referendum - tourists must leave by tomorrow

[Surelynot]

Are the immediately 'arrested' if above a certain temperature, tested for covid and then potentially placed in a field hospital?

 

Good idea.......anyone with a fever can't really go anywhere now.....

[redwood1]

https://thepattayanews.com/2021/05/03/koh-larns-local-committee-resolves-to-close-island-to-tourists-and-non-residents-due-to-covid-19/

 

All hotels, resorts, guest houses, and other areas are to remove non-residents by tomorrow (May 4^th) and may not accept non-residents for stay.

 

Local residents may not travel or leave the island and there will be 100% access control. (Unless there is a necessary need to leave.)