Alert for migrants buying up fever pillsThe Department of Disease Control is urging pharmacies nationwide -- particularly in provinces along the Myanmar border -- to keep an eye out for migrant workers who buy suspiciously large amounts of pain and fever medications as a part of its effort to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the country. In light of the worsening Covid-19 outbreak in Myanmar, Sopon Iamsirithaworn, the director of DDC's Bureau of General Communicable Diseases, said pharmacies across the country have been asked to alert local health officials if they see foreign migrant workers with flu-like symptoms purchasing large quantities of fever medications. Reporting the migrants, even if they cross back across the border, might help track down sources of the virus, observers said. Dr Sopon said Covid-19 infections in Myanmar have continued to climb rapidly with 880 new cases confirmed on Saturday -- bringing the total to 9,991. Last month, there were fewer than 400 confirmed cases and six deaths from the disease in the entire country.

Source: Bangkok Post September 27, 2020 23:26 UTC