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Elusive gamblers proving major headache in fight to stop Covid-19

Arrested gamblers arrive at a police station in Nakhon Sawan on Monday night after police raided a house in Banphot Phisai district. They had all come from neighbouring Pichit to try their luck. (Photo: Chalit Poomruang)

Health authorities have been successful in keeping migrant workers in Samut Sakhon in place as they battle to stop the spread of Covid-19, but are now wondering how best to stop gamblers moving around.

Gambling dens have been identified as a major factor in the spread of the novel coronavirus by the Centre of Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).

Compulsive gamblers tend to move from one den to another. “This is their common behaviour,” CCSA spokesman Taweesilp Visanuyothin said on Tuesday.

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