Thai Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has ordered surveillance measures to be stepped up along the Thai-Myanmar border in Tak following a cholera outbreak in Myanmar.
Phumtham, also the defense minister, said after a Defense Council meeting yesterday the ministry is working with the armed forces and the Public Health Ministry on stricter measures at the border.
He said soldiers in the area will help monitor the situation, including by setting up checkpoints and quarantine spots along the border.
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