Cops launch virus-link probe at 2 more casinos

The National police chief has ordered an investigation into reports that two gambling dens in Chanthaburi province were sources of Covid-19 infections.

Police inspector-general Pol Gen Wissanu Prasarttong-Osoth said on Friday that both casinos are believed to be the source of 15 new Covid cases found in Chanthaburi province. He said the 15 people had visited either one of the two casinos or both.

The first was in tambon Nern Soong in Tha Mai district and the other in tambon Nong Sri Nga in Na Yai Am district. Five hundred people, Thais and Cambodian, are thought to have frequented both gambling dens, Pol Gen Wissanu said.

So far, health officials have located and tested 338 people — 270 Thai gamblers and 68 Cambodian workers. Results confirmed that 15 people tested positive for Covid-19.

Pol Gen Wissanu also said the Royal Thai Police would launch a probe into…