SONGKHLA, July 22 (TNA) – Thai authorities continue
stringent security measures along the Malaysian border to prevent illegal entry
that will potentially pose risk of a second coronavirus outbreak.
After the initial COVID-19 border lockdown in March, the
Thai government opened border for Thai nationals to return home on April
18. Since then, over 7,000 Thai migrant
workers in Malaysia have crossed the Sadao border checkpoint in Songkhla and
returned to their hometowns.
However, there have been dozens of Thais caught for illegal
re-entry because they crossed the natural border to avoid the 14-day mandatory
health quarantine.
More border patrol units have been dispatched to prevent the
illegal entry that endangers the public. (TNA)
