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Medical officials test a man for the COVID-19 at a seafood market in the migrant hub of Samut Sakhon on December 19, two days after the virus was detected in a worker from Myanmar. (AFP)
Thai medical officials test a man for the coronavirus at a seafood market in the migrant hub of Samut Sakhon on December 19, two days after the virus was detected in a worker from Myanmar. (AFP)

Too little, too late: Thailand belatedly tightens border security after outbreak

Informal migration from Myanmar is being blamed for the recent resurgence of COVID-19 that has left Thailand in lockdown and prompted Thai authorities to step up security along the 2,400-kilometre frontier.

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