Borders on strict alert to prevent illegal entrants

All provinces must strictly implement measures to prevent illegal border crossers who might be infected after reports that migrant workers from neighbouring countries have started to return to Thailand, the Interior Ministry says.

Permanent secretary Chatchai Promlert has instructed provincial governors in border provinces to tighten controls of illegal entrants and movements of migrant workers. Checkpoints will be set up to inspect people and trucks transporting goods from neighbouring countries.

All governors were also instructed to work with government agencies in their provinces to check factories, establishments and dormitories for illegal entrants.

District chiefs, village headmen and community leaders must help monitor visitors travelling from other areas and ask local businesses to not hire illegal migrant workers…