Myanmar nationals are being vaccinated for free by the Thai authorities after the border town recorded a high number of coronavirus infections in July.
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Nearly 1,200 Coronavirus-Positive Myanmar Workers in Thailand’s Tak Need Help, Groups Say
Guards at the entrance of a factory in Mae Sot under lockdown.
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By The Irrawaddy 10 July 2021
Around 1,180 Myanmar migrant workers in Mae Sot in western Thailand’s Tak Province have caught coronavirus and are in need of help, according to labor rights organizations based in the town.
“There are not many health and welfare benefits for migrant workers suffering from COVID-19. They have to spend from their own pockets to pay medical costs, and it is not easy for them to go to hospitals and clinics,” said Ma Thuzar from the Mae Sot-based labor rights organization Yaung Chi Oo.
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Thailand is concerned at the violence in many parts of Myanmar and wants to see the implementation of steps agreed by Southeast Asian leaders with the military junta to help end the turmoil since the Feb. 1 coup, the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday.
Myanmar’s junta has shown little sign of heeding the five point “consensus” agreed among the ASEAN in April which calls for an end to violence, political talks and the naming of a regional special envoy.
“We have been following developments in Myanmar closely with much concern, especially incidents of violence in many parts of the