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Checkpoints spring up across Thailand to control inter-provincial travel
14 Sept 22:34 Key points summarised by AI
- Thailand deployed numerous road checkpoints nationwide, staffed by police and military, to control inter-provincial travel under a recently declared national state of emergency.
- These checkpoints, including seven key locations in Bangkok and approximately 350 across other provinces, screen all travelers for COVID-19, distribute face masks and sanitizer, and enforce health protocols.
- Supreme Commander General Pornpipat Benyasri observed operations and urged public cooperation with the stringent measures, which aim to retard the virus's spread and are scheduled until April 30th.
- The seriousness of the situation was underscored by the arrest of a COVID-19 patient in Krabi, who had fled from a local hospital where he was receiving treatment.
