Five recent  Covid-19 imports from neighbouring countries have underscored the danger of the virus being brought into Thailand by illegal border crossers, authorities say. The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Sunday said the five cases were all Thais who sneaked back into the country without passing through border checkpoints.

 

Two illegally crossed the border to Sa Kaeo from Cambodia on Thursday, while another two returned from Malaysia on April 28 and last Monday, respectively. One Thai slipped into Tak from Myanmar on May 2. All were admitted to state hospitals. Thai authorities arrested 15,378 people sneaking in from Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and Myanmar in the first four months of this year, CCSA data showed.  More than a third — 6,700 — were Myanmar nationals, and another 1,700 were Thais.

 

The large number of arrests came despite intensified border patrols by security forces. “We are worried about this problem,” CCSA spokesman Taweesilp Visanuyothin told a press conference, adding that the concern was shared by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and National Security Council Secretary-General Gen Natthapol Nakpanich.

 

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6 hours ago, geovalin said:

, CCSA data showed.  More than a third — 6,700 — were Myanmar nationals, and another 1,700 were Thais.

I can understand why there are as many as 6700 Burmese Nationals. Some seeking Jobs, and other trying to find sanctuary from the brutalities inflicted upon the people by the Junta Government in their Country.

But Thais ?. I suppose it just shows the lack of respect for others that some Thai people possess.

The selfish, me first, and F%%% you Jack attitude that so many have.

The Laws are for somebody else, not me attitude

Send the lot of them to the Monkey House for 6 Months

 

It is very difficult in these times to stop completely the border runners. It is a huge border

& up until Covid came along it did not really matter. If I was in Burma I would try to sneak across the border too