BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases remains at 50 in Thailand while the government has started quarantine of illegal labourers returning from South Korea
Of the 50,18 people are being treated in medical facilities, while 31 have recovered and there has been one death.
On Sunday , at Sattahip Naval Base in Chonburi province, Deputy Health Minister Satit Pitutacha spoke of cooperation between the Public Health Ministry and the Royal Thai Navy for state quarantine to detain illegal labourers returning from South Korea for 14 days. The Navy house in Sattahip is capable of accommodating up to 750 people while those showing Covid-19 symptoms will be transferred to nearby hospitals.
Legal labourers and other travellers from South Korea will be screened at the airport. if they have fever or respiratory symptoms, they will also be sent to the designated hospital. The rest will be sent to a local quarantine area arranged by the provincial administration office, public health doctors and related agencies.
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