Get COVID-19 without installing Thai tracking app and go to jail: task force

Anyone who contracts with COVID-19 and hasn’t downloaded the government tracking application to their smartphone faces prosecution, the face of Thailand’s pandemic response said today. 

While announcing another 305 infections – down over 20% from yesterday – the COVID task force’s Taweesilp Wissanuyothin said it’s mandatory for people to download a weeks-old app that monitors their whereabouts at all times.

Those who don’t install the government-made Mor Chana (“Doctors Win”) app and are infected with the virus will be deemed to have violated the Emergency Decree and face two years in prison and a THB40,000 fine, he said. 

The assertion was widely criticized by those who said downloading an application is not practical for everyone, especially those without smartphones. 

“This kind of regulation will only harm the people, especially the poor…