Thai locals are screened for signs of the coronavirus at a night market in Chiang Mai province on September 6.<br /><br />Health officials have repeated calls for people to wear masks and follow social distancing measures after the country's first local transmission of Covid-19 for more than 100 days was recorded last week.<br /><br />The infected patient, a nightclub DJ who was jailed for alleged drugs offences, tested positive while being held in prison. <br /><br />Residents must wear masks in public places, use the government's smartphone tracking app and sanitise their hands. Tourists remain banned from the country amid fears that international visitors could cause a Covid-19 spike.
