Posted on 11/01/2020 6:27:57 AM PST by SkyPilot
Tourists visiting Thailand will soon be tracked with a new “Smart Band” for COVID contact tracing, according to a recent report from The Pattaya News, a trusted news source in South East Asia.
The measure was recently approved by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-O’Cha, and the development is being overseen by Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society. The agency will be collaborating with multiple Thailand-based startup companies on the new device and its operation.
This month, foreign tourists were authorized to enter Thailand for the first time since the pandemic began under the Special Tourist Visa program. The incoming tourists will face intense contact tracing, which includes the smart device.
. The Smart Band device will track the locations of tourists and measure the body’s temperature, blood pressure, and heart rate. If the tourist has a body temperature above 37.5 degrees Celsius, nearby medial officials will be alerted about the tourist’s conditions and whereabouts.
The wristband can also help the tourists if they are in trouble or need medical care. It will also let them know where nearby quarantine sites are and give them directions to other locations, such as hospitals or the local police.
The device is still in development, but once it is complete, select tourists will be asked to participate in a trial run to test out the technology. The tourists will be traveling under a Special Tourists Visa (STV), and the program is expected to start sometime this month. The announcement about the device did not specify if there would be any costs to the tourists, or how long they would need to wear it.
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Even if you’re going to be in your hotel room the entire trip?
Asking for a friend
Thai Ping
Can we put these on every person entering from Mexico for “contact tracing”?
Asking for a government that is okay with SOME people doing SOME things illegally.
Thailand?
When they get it perfected, everyone can wear it. That way the government will know where everyone is, all the time.
I asked for a 6am wake up call, as I was to stand the E-5 promotion board at 9am. They, with typical Thai regard for time, didn't bother. I was almost late.
Cannot help remembering the yellow Jewish star of the 1930s-1040s.
I have no problem with tracking foreign visitors this way. Citizens, no.
They are tracking foreigners. Good for them.
Spent a weekend in Bangkok back in the 70s or 80s. Woke up one morning with yelling, screaming and gunshots. Dressed and ran down to the lobby. They said to stay inside. They were filming a cops and robbers movie outside. :<)))))
I don’t know about today but back then Bangkok was the highlight of our Asian trip. The sites, sounds, plays and dancing were all very pretty and enjoyable. Oh yeah,,,, Our tour guide was a smallish lady that walked beside us/me with her hand always inside my back pocket???????
Was the world your oyster?
If they tried to Thai one of those on me I would tell them to Phuket.
A frat bro in UAE had to do this. 14 day quarantine with a tracker.
Dang. The pedophiles are gonna lose their minds.
Fear ... fear ... fear ... fear ... and more and more and more fear ...
Good for them , it’s their country obey their rule if one wants to be a guest in their country. I wish the USA was as serious about keeping track of our “guests”
Many ‘pings’ @ Chao Praya Massage in BGK
Most of us knew a แดง
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