News Forum - Four migrants in Songkhla discovered to have Covid-19, treated in hospital

[Thaiger]

Police arrested 22 migrants from Myanmar in Songkhla last night, and four tested positive for Covid-19. They are now being treated at a hospital, while the rest of the migrants in the group await legal measures on charges of illegal entry, and pending deportation. District officials found the 22 men hiding in bushes, and reporters at the Bangkok Post said they looked exhausted. This news comes two days after Thai officials warned people to “look out for” illegal migrants. A government spokesman said this is part of efforts to fight the recent Covid-19 spike. On Friday, the spokesman said there […]

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[palooka]

Lovely photo of a hospital, bet they are not staying there.

[Soidog]

The country needs to stop this nonsense reporting. It was newsworthy when we had earlier strains and no vaccines. In two years the world has moved on significantly, now it’s time for the media to do the same

[Manu]

1 hour ago, Soidog said:

The country needs to stop this nonsense reporting. It was newsworthy when we had earlier strains and no vaccines. In two years the world has moved on significantly, now it’s time for the media to do the same

Yes, some common sense and rationality need to be at some point back in the agenda. When will they start? Why don’t they already? 

[JJJ]

Wow. 4 people had covid somewhere. Better shut the border. Oh yeah and Queen Elizabeth has covid. I’m sure she caught it at the local pub. 

[JJJ]

Also does anyone find it suspicious that suddenly there’s hardly an covid cases in prison? I guess you can’t report on what’s not tested. 

[WR2]

OMG, 4 ppl have Covid?  Like the billions of other people across the globe that have had covid?  Oh the horror!  Let's shut the world down again, you know, just to be safe.

[HiuMak]

14 hours ago, Thaiger said:

Police arrested 22 migrants from Myanmar in Songkhla last night, and four tested positive for Covid-19. They are now being treated at a hospital, while the rest of the migrants in the group await legal measures on charges of illegal entry, and pending deportation. District officials found the 22 men hiding in bushes, and reporters at the Bangkok Post said they looked exhausted. This news comes two days after Thai officials warned people to “look out for” illegal migrants. A government spokesman said this is part of efforts to fight the recent Covid-19 spike. On Friday, the spokesman said there […]

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scaremongering

[Guest1]

6 hours ago, WR2 said:

OMG, 4 ppl have Covid?  Like the billions of other people across the globe that have had covid?  Oh the horror!  Let's shut the world down again, you know, just to be safe.

4 of 22, with a big chance, that in the 18 they will test some more positive in the  next 2 or 3 days.

Why do they call the criminals, the trafficker "Job Broker"?