YALA, March 18 (TNA) – Thai people working and studying
in Malaysia continue to return home on the first day of movement restriction
imposed by the Malaysian government to control the spread of the coronavirus.
Since the announcement of the two-week lockdown on Monday,
Thai nationals in Malaysia have flocked border crossings.
Thousands of Thais have worked in Malaysia, including those
related to about 6,000 Thai food restaurants.
There are also over 1,100 Thai students enrolling in schools and
universities in 13 states of Malaysia.
At the border crossing in Betong district of Yala province,
on the border with the Malaysian state of Perak, the owner of a Thai restaurant
in Malaysia said she needed to heed the order and close the restaurant which
affected many employees. She hoped that
after the lock-down period the restaurant could be reopened in April.
Among the travelers are foreigners who have decided to move
out of Malaysia as the lock-down order has become effective from March 18 to
March 31.
Thai officials and soldiers have conducted health screening
and detected anyone with fever and respiratory symptoms at the border
crossings. (TNA)
