Two Chinese arrested in Mae Sot for illegal entryTwo Chinese, a man and a woman, centre, at a tambon health station in Tak's Mae Sot district for an initial screening for coronavirus after they were arrested for illegal entry on Wednesday morning. (Photo by Assawin Pinitwong)TAK: Two Chinese nationals, a man and a woman, were arrested for illegal entry in Mae Sot district by an army patrol from the 412th Infantry Company of the 4th Infantry Task Force on Wednesday morning, police said. They said that after shopping in Mae Sot, they hired a taxi to take them to the Tha Sai border crossing, waiting to take a boat to the Myanmar side of the river. The two were taken to the immigration office in Mae Sot for questioning. They were to undergo a screening for coronavirus at Mae Sot Hospital before going through legal proceedings, pending repatriation.

Source: Bangkok Post February 26, 2020 03:22 UTC