Thai women carrying COVID-19 were fleeing Myanmar brothel outbreak

A 28-year-old man who tested positive for COVID-19 is believed to be the first case stemming from at least 10 Thai women who brought the virus with them from Myanmar after fleeing a reported outbreak at the hotel-brothel where they worked.

A resident of Tachileik, in Myanmar’s Shan state, told Coconuts an outbreak recently occurred at the 1G1 Hotel there after a group of “fat military generals from Yangon” came to have sex with its Thai hostesses.

“It’s 5,000 THB per session and some charge 10,000 THB to bring home,” Moon Saing said of the commercial sex venue.

Yangon has seen a massive outbreak that has sickened thousands and killed dozens nearly every day since August.

Public health officials said late Thursday afternoon that the Chiang Rai man became infected after coming into close contact with three of the women who had crossed into the province…