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Migrants get SMS virus info alerts

Migrants get SMS virus info alerts

Move aims to help 2.8m workers

Thai people and migrants wait for swab collection for Covid-19 tests in Muang district of Samut Sakhon province on Wednesday. (Photo: Samut Sakhon provincial public relations office)

The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry is working with five major mobile operators to update migrant workers on Covid-19-related information through SMS messages, as part of efforts to curb the spread of the virus.

Some 2.8 million migrant workers who subscribe to the mobile operators were expected to receive the SMS messages from Wednesday afternoon.

The MorChana mobile application will also be revived as another key tool to help the public assess virus infection risks and assist health authorities in…

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