Mae Sot 'Covid-free', Samui transmission chances 'slim'Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anuting Charnvirakul, centre, observes Covid-19 testing in Mae Sot district of Tak last week. The Disease Control Department announced on Tuesday that Mae Sot was safe from the disease. A further 1,400 people were examined in Phop Phra and Umphang districts and everyone tested negative, Dr Opas said. "This means that Mae Sot is safe," he said. Officials found small traces of Covid-19 on exercise equipment in the hotel gymnasium, but 67 members of the hotel staff tested negative.

Source: Bangkok Post October 27, 2020 10:41 UTC