BANGKOK, March 11 (TNA) – Prime Minister Gen.Prayut Chan-ocha confirmed about 80 illegal Thai workers, who slipped through a screening process at Suvarnabhumi airport on Saturday have reported to health authorities by the deadline yesterday.
Gen. Prayut Chan-ocha said all 80 illegal Thai workers, who returned from working illegally in South Korea under an amnesty programme have reported to the authorities at their hometowns. If they fail to do so, they could face legal action under the Communicable Disease Control Act.
Deputy Public Health Minister Sathit Pitutecha said most workers are natives of northern and northeastern provinces. Officials from the Disease Control Department have investigated persons, who had close contact with these workers. So far, no suspected Covid-19 cases have been found.
Interior Minister Gen. Anupong Paochinda said all workers, who returned before March 8 have been under monitoring by local authorities and they are under self-quarantine at home. Those workers who returned after March 8 have been placed under quarantine in state-designated venues, to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Meanwhile, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Disease Control, Dr. Kachornsak Kaewchamras said that all of the 88 Thai workers, returning on TG 651 flight on March 7 reported themselves to health officials.
However, among all 111 workers, who arrived by TG 657 on March 7, six of them are left unreported. Authorities have tracked them down but have not found them because they did not return to their hometowns.
In the northern province of Chiang Mai, four more Thai returnees from South Korea were registered for quarantine at the military site in their hometown. The place is accommodating nine people altogether including travelers, who returned from South Korea.
Two of them developed fever and sent to hospital for the Covid-19 testing. They are waiting for the lab results. (TNA)
