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Govt u-turns on Mor Chana

Govt u-turns on Mor Chana

App important, but travel docs will do

People operate heavy machinery to clear and drill during the construction of a field hospital at the 100-rai Watthana Factory project site in Samut Sakhon, an epicentre of the new wave of Covid-19 infections. The field hospital, costing five billion baht to build, will be equipped with 1,000 beds for Covid-19 patients.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday urged people to download onto their smartphone a Covid-19 contact-tracing app called “Mor Chana”. However, there would be no punishments for those who do not download it, so long as they inform officials of their travel plans when crossing provincial borders.

His remark came on Thursday afternoon after an announcement made by…

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