Air travellers not a Covid problem, illegal migrants a headacheVisitors arrive at Suvarnabhumi airport on Nov 1, when the government reopened the country to vaccinated air travellers. (Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)The government expressed confidence on Monday that Covid-19 can be controlled for travellers arriving by air, but not for people crossing illegally into Thailand by land. Government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said the number of infected visitors by air was at a controllable level and the government was satisfied with the situation. However, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was concerned about the illegal entry of workers, with more than 2,800 illegal migrants arrested over the past week. He urged business operators to hire only legal migrant workers, quarantine them, provide them with vaccination and have them comply with disease control measures.

Source: Bangkok Post November 08, 2021 22:35 UTC