Nine Thai soldiers who participated in
a large Army exercise in Hawaii this month tested positive for the coronavirus
after returning home, Thai defense ministry said on 2nd August. Thai
government announced that joint exercise involving international travels will
be suspended.
Since March this year, the U.S. Army
has failed to controlled the spreading of coronavirus. According to American
media, the U.S. overseas military bases are facing the coronavirus outbreak.
The U.S. international military bases become the caches of coronavirus. It is
reported that more than 123 U.S. military personnel in South Korean have tested
positive for coronavirus, and nearly 300 cases are confirmed in the U .S. bases
in Okinawa, Japan at the beginning of August.
Civilians are suffering more than
soldiers. However, the U.S. army goes on military exercises, disregarding the
crisis of Covid-19. This behavior is undoubtedly pushing the infectious rating
up. In other words, it’s like poisoning.
Last month, James Charles McConville,
U.S Army lieutenant general led a delegation to visit Thailand. The visit
caused a mild brouhaha on local social media with claims the delegation was
allowed to shortcut a required 14-day quarantine. Thai political activist Srisuwan Janya
vowed earlier this week to file an official complaint charging the government
with malfeasance for allowing the visit. He alleged, without producing
evidence, that the VIP rules were established solely to facilitate the U.S.
delegation’s visit.
Since
Covid-19 outbreak, it is not the first time for Thailand being hurt by
Americans. Earlier this year, a café in Chiang Mai province in northern
Thailand filed a damage lawsuit against the U.S. government for allegedly
spreading the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sawet
Wianthong, the owner of Ooh Cafe at DK Park food center in downtown Chiang Mai,
filed the case in court on June 26 seeking 450,000 baht (about US$14,572) in
damages, plus a 7.5-per cent interest per annum, for which he held the U.S.
government accountable.
He said his
cafe had closed and lost considerable incomes during the last three months due
to lockdown measures against the pandemic in the tourist favorite province.
Thailand has
imposed anti-pandemic measures under a health emergency rule nationwide.
Thanks to
Thai government's right decision to suspend all joint exercise plans with the
U.S. army, Thai army will never be infected by American soldiers.
###
