Ministry of Labour says BMA blocking Covid-19 tests for construction worker camps

[webfact]

 

By Cod Satrusayang

 

The Ministry of Labour said on Wednesday that it is unable to conduct Covid-19 tests in sealed up construction worker camps because the Bangkok Governor’s office will not give it the necessary permission.

 

Speaking to MCoT TV, Minister of Labour Suchart Chomklin said that the governor’s office was actively preventing authorities from doing active case findings because people inside the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) would not be able to handle the increase in cases.

 

“The governor Asawin (Kwanmuang) needs to listen to health experts,” Suchart said in the interview. “If you look at the provinces surrounding Bangkok, you would see that there are no mega clusters because we are allowed to test and introduce the necessary precautions.”

 

Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/29828/ministry-of-labour-says-bma-blocking-covid-19-tests-for-construction-worker-camps/

 

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[Petey11]

Can't be testing and finding more cases in the camps. Bubble and seal , also known as hide and forget.

[Cake Monster]

Take note how the photo taken is of a Lady looking at some food parcels.

Have to repair the damage done by not feeding these poor souls.

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Speaking to MCoT TV, Minister of Labour Suchart Chomklin said that the governor’s office was actively preventing authorities from doing active case findings because people inside the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) would not be able to handle the increase in cases.

Sack the governor.

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, Petey11 said:

Can't be testing and finding more cases in the camps. Bubble and seal , also known as hide and forget.

Government now in damage control, hide the facts, stop people telling the truth...

time this lot got kicked out of office.

[ChipButty]

They need feeding first some form of humanitarian aid wouldn't go a miss this is appalling 

[ChipButty]

8 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Sack the governor.

Shoot the governor 

[1duckyboy]

Let the foreign workers locked in camps be ravaged by covid-19 and/or starve so the numbers look good. Sounds like crimes against humanity. I hope the world takes notice and at least puts added stipulations on donated vaccines. Barbaric.

Edited July 14, 2021 by 1duckyboy

[Scott Tracy]

<deleted> scared they would find the whole construction industry is rife with the virus. As has been said before, what the eye don't see, the heart don't grieve over.