webfact Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Prisons out of bounds for visitors for 14 days Th Nation (Representative image) The Department of Corrections will bar visitors to prisons nationwide for 14 days as part of efforts to prevent the spread of Covid-19, director-general Pol Colonel Narat Sawetnant said on Tuesday (March 17). “After the Cabinet approved the closure of public venues such as universities, schools, sports stadiums and movie theatres to promote social distance in an attempt to reduce the risk of the virus spreading, we will comply with this policy by closing all prisons to all visitors from March 18-31,” he said. “Currently the department has around 380,000 prisoners nationwide and they live in a limited space. If the outbreak spreads to prisons, it will be hard to control.” Narat added that all prisons had been strictly following the measures announced by the Ministry of Public Health since the early stages of the Covid-19 outbreak in Thailand. “As of now there is no report of any prisoner being infected,” he added. As of March 17, Thailand has confirmed 177 Covid-19 cases. Of these, 41 have been discharged after recovery, 135 are under medical care, and one person has died. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30384305 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-03-18 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 18 minutes ago, webfact said: Prisons out of bounds for visitors for 14 days 'bounds' - or maybe 'shackles'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokfrog Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 1 hour ago, webfact said: “As of now there is no report of any prisoner being infected,” he added. Hard to believe given the conditions prisoners here live in, but very well done if true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 3 hours ago, webfact said: If the outbreak spreads to prisons, it will be hard to control.” translation : It already has 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nausea Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Probably the worst place to be, that and army barracks. Ideal breeding conditions for any virus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TallGuyJohninBKK Posted March 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2020 4 hours ago, webfact said: “Currently the department has around 380,000 prisoners nationwide and they live in a limited space. The man has a flair for understatement.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdog Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 I bet you could get in if you showed "real conviction"... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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