Coronavirus (Covid-19)
Bangkok officials relay additional info on infected healthcare workers

With the announcement of a sixth Bangkok nurse testing positive for Covid-19, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration have provided more details of the timelines around the first 5 infections. All of the patients are healthcare workers at alternative state quarantine facilities.
Pongsakorn Kwanmuang from the BMA says it’s believed they became infected in the course of their work, adding that their residences have been disinfected by the Department of Disease Control.
“We believe we can contain the spread of the disease in Bangkok until a vaccine arrives, so we would like to ask venues at risk of infection to strictly abide by BMA measures and recommendations. Moreover, everyone must protect themselves from the disease by wearing a face mask, washing your hands regularly, maintaining social distance, and avoid going to risky areas.”
Nation Thailand reports the timeline of the first 5 infected patients as follows.
Patient 1: 26 year old female
December 1: Took over when patient 3 (another healthcare worker) finished a shift at a Bangkok ASQ facility.
December 2: Took to the MRT to a job interview at a hospital in the neighbourhood of Thonburi. Made the return journey by the BTS.
December 3: Did a shift at a private hospital. Experienced a fever around midday, was tested for Covid-19 at 7pm.
December 4: Symptoms treated at a private hospital. Covid-19 test positive.
Patient 2: 40 year old female
December 2: Collected lab samples and trained another worker (Patient 4) at an ASQ facility in Bangkok. Was not wearing a facemask. Drove her own car to visit family members in the central province of Chachoengsao.
December 3: Worked at an ASQ facility in Bangkok, where she sent a Covid-19 patient to hospital.
December 4: Took a Covid-19 test and attended a private hospital for treatment. Test result came back positive.
Patient 3: 32 year old female
December 2: Worked with Patient 1 at an ASQ facility in Bangkok.
December 3: Worked at an ASQ facility in Bangkok.
December 4: Developed a sore throat and took a Covid test at an ASQ facility in Bangkok. December 6: Was treated at a private hospital. Test result came back positive at 7pm.
Patient 4: 25 year old female
November 27: Took a work break with Patient 2, then took the temperature of a Russian mother and daughter.
November 28: Worked at an ASQ facility in Bangkok. Had lunch with Patients 1 and 2. Bought a meal at Wat Khaek Market, while wearing a face mask.
November 29 to December 1: Experienced a runny nose and cough.
December 2: Worked at an ASQ facility in Bangkok. Dined with Patient 2.
December 5: Experienced diarrhea. Took a Covid-19 test.
December 6: Test came back positive.
Patient 5: 27 year old female
December 3: Worked at an ASQ facility in Bangkok. Dined with a staff member.
December 4: Took a swab test with Patient 2 at ASQ in Bangkok. Worked a shift at a private hospital emergency room from 3pm to 11pm.
December 5: Took a Covid-19 test due to other colleagues testing positive for the virus.
December 6: Test came back positive. Admitted to a private hospital for treatment.
SOURCE: Nation Thailand
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Woman sentenced to 43 years in prison for violating lèse majesté law

The Bangkok Criminal Court sentenced a former public official to more than 4 decades in prison for violating the country’s strict lèse majesté law on insulting or defaming the Thai Monarchy.
The woman, a former Revenue Department official known as Anchan, was found guilty on 29 counts of violating Section 112 of the Criminal Code, known as the lèse majesté law, as well as the Computer Crime Act. She was sentenced to 43 years and 6 months in prison.
Anchan had posted audio clips on Facebook and YouTube of a man making comments considered critical of the Thai Monarchy. The man has been arrested, but officials haven’t released any other details.
The ruling comes during an ongoing pro-democracy movement raising subjects that are considered taboo in Thai society. In recent months, dozens of protesters have been charged with violating the lèse majesté law. A senior researcher from the Human Rights Watch as the recent sentence sends a “spine-chilling” message.
“Today’s court verdict is shocking and sends a spine-chilling signal that not only criticisms of the monarchy won’t be tolerated, but they will also be severely punished.”
Section 112 of the Criminal Code:
Those who defame, insult or threaten the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent shall be punished by a jail term of between three to 15 years.
SOURCES: Thai Enquirer | Bangkok Biz News| Independent
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Man arrested for allegedly overstaying 60 day tourist visa by 7 years

Immigration police arrested a 40 year old Nigerian man for allegedly overstaying his visa by 2,683 days. The man entered Thailand in April 2014 on a 60 day tourist visa. He was arrested in in Ratchathewi district of Bangkok.
Illegal immigration is considered as a major factor of the second wave of Covid-19 after the outbreak Samut Sakhon seafood market affecting a large migrant population.
Thai Visa says immigration officers were “targeting Africans to check on their visa status as part of measures associated with the Covid-19 pandemic.”
The penalties for overstaying in Thailand are as follows…
When surrendering at airport immigration when leaving Thailand…
- Overstay less than 90 Days = 500 Thai baht/day overstay fine (maximum 20,000 Thai baht)
- Overstay more than 90 Days = 1 year ban from Thailand and 20,000 Thai baht overstay fine
- Overstay more than 1 Year = 3 years ban from Thailand and 20,000 Thai baht overstay fine
- Overstay more than 3 Years = 5 years ban from Thailand and 20,000 baht overstay fine
- Overstay more than 5 Years = 10 years ban from Thailand and 20,000 baht overstay fine
When caught while overstaying…
- Overstay of 1 day to 1 Year = 5 years ban from Thailand and 500 to 20,000 Thai baht overstay fine.
- Overstay more than 1 Year = 10 years ban from Thailand and 20,000 Thai baht overstay fine.
SOURCES: True Crime Thailand | Thai Embassy| Thai Visa
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BTS Skytrain’s Green Line maximum fare to rise, Rail Transport Department disagrees with the move

After the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration agreed to raise the maximum fare on the BTS Skytrain’s Green Line from 59 baht to 158 baht, the Rail Transport Department is calling on city officials to suspend the maximum fare ceiling, saying it would put an unfair burden on passengers.
Bangkok Governor Aswin announced earlier that the maximum fare of 158 baht is to be imposed on February 16, but a discount to 104 baht is offered during the Covid-19 outbreak. The City Hall needs to increase the fare rate because it can’t pay the debt to Bangkok Mass Transit System.
Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob says the BMA should halt its policy on the new BTS maximum fare and wait for other authorities to find proper solutions.
The Chairman of a House committee on transport, Sophon Sarum, a former transport minister, dismisses the BMA’s claim of its financial inability to repay the Green Line’s loans while suggesting the BMA to manage the Green Line’s finances by raising funds from banks and other financial institutions.
The Rail Department and BMA will meet to discuss the maximum fare ceiling this week.
SOURCE: Bangkok Post | Coconuts Bangkok
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