(Photo by Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)Long-term foreign residents and foreigners with permanent residences in Thailand stranded overseas will receive priority when seeking to return to Thailand, under strict disease control measures. Upon arrival, they will still be subject to a 14-day-quarantine, and about 100 of them are ready to return to Thailand and willing to follow the disease control measures. However, the CCSA will be careful in allowing those returning from countries with high infections back into the country, the CCSA said. Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Thursday assured the screening system for returnees is efficient. However, he has raised concern about migrant workers from neighbouring countries who have entered Thailand illegally without going through disease control procedures.

Source: Bangkok Post August 28, 2020 02:48 UTC