After entering Korea and completing 14-day quarantine, Thai EPS workers are automatically enrolled in Korea's national health insurance scheme. Since the Korea-Thailand EPS Agreement was signed in 2003, cooperation between Thailand and Korea in the labour field has enabled about 94,000 Thai workers to work in Korea. "This is why Thai workers are required to have Covid-19 insurance before entering Korea. He said that once quarantine is completed, Thai workers are automatically enrolled in Korea's national health insurance scheme and are fully covered. Illegal or undocumented Thai workers in Korea should return to Thailand voluntarily, he said.

Source: Bangkok Post August 09, 2021 00:22 UTC