Demonstrators clash with riot police near the 1st Infantry Regiment on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road in Bangkok on Sunday. A riot policeman who was deployed there has tested positive for Covid-19. He visited Samut Sakhon last month. (Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)
A riot policeman deployed at anti-government protests in Bangkok after visiting his home in Samut Sakhon province last month has tested positive for Covid-19, according to his supervisor.
Pol Col Ekapop Tanprayoon, chief of Wang Thonglang station, said on Thursday that Pol Sen Sgt Maj Somyot Nuamcharoen sought a Covid-19 test at a hospital on Tuesday. The result came back on Wednesday. It was positive.
The chief ordered the disinfection of Wang Thonglang station and items the infected policeman had handled, and other riot police who had worked…
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