Tourists: Get COVID in Chiang Mai and win 100K baht!

What’s the best way to draw tourists to a city distressed by fear of a coronavirus “super-spreader?” Offer a big cash prize to anyone who gets infected!

Chiang Mai’s private sector has put THB100,000 on the table for any tourist who gets infected with COVID-19 while visiting the “Rose of the North,” local tourism council president Punlop Saejew announced today.

What good will that do if you die? Not to worry! Your loved ones will get THB1 million if it turns into a one-way trip, Punlop added. 

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Conditions do apply. Punlop said the tourist-victim must have followed every public health measure such as wearing face masks in public places and checking in via the Thai Chana government tracking application.

Punlop said the just-launched initiative will “boost…