A woman infected with Covid-19 turned herself in to unprepared officers at a Pattaya police checkpoint.
Rather than go to a hospital, the unidentified 23-year-old woman went to police instead after taking a coronavirus antigen self-test and getting a positive result Dec. 25.
Police clearly weren’t ready, with all but one keeping their distance from the Ubon Ratchathani woman in town with a friend for the holiday. The one officer who dealt with her put on a raincoat and facemask. The woman was transferred to a local field hospital for treatment.
Police said the woman had traveled with a friend from Bangkok – the friend is now being sought as a close Covid-19 contact – and began feeling feverish. So she bought the antigen test and had her fears confirmed.
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