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Legal action likely over celebrity DJ’s Covid-spreading party

Techin Ploypetch, aka DJ Matoom, posted this picture from his hospital room, where he has been quarantined after catching Covid-19. Techin was born in Germany in January 1988 but raised in Thailand. (Photo: @matoom_efm Twitter account)

The Disease Control Department has asked the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to take legal action against people involved with the birthday party of actor Techin Ploypetch, also known as DJ Matoom, after more Covid-19 infections were linked to the celebration.

Techin, 33, is himself in hospital being treated for the coronavirus disease, with some Thai media reports making reference to a “super spreader” and efforts to conceal his infection. 

Apisamai Srirangsan, assistant spokeswoman of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, announced the…

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