Thai prostitute diagnosed with HIV. Line image Thai prostitute diagnosed with HIV. Line image. The year-old Thai woman, who went by the name Patty, arrived in Taiwan on a travel visa on March She had sex with dozens of customers during this period before Taitung authorities apprehended her and tested her for HIV.
On April 2, she tested positive for the virus and she has since been deported back to Thailand. The health bureau advises men who engaged in sexual intercourse with the woman, especially those who failed to use a condom, to get tested for HIV within three months. According to a report by Apple Daily , Southeast Asian prostitution rings have started to take advantage of relaxed visa policies for certain countries in the region and in Taitung City there are now believed to be two to three such rings, which rely primarily on LINE to draw in customers.
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