Provinces on top alert as people from Bangkok return to hometowns
Many provinces are on high alert, screening people returning to their hometowns after the temporary closure of several venues in Bangkok, aiming to mitigate the escalating Covid-19 situation in their provinces.
Chiang Mai’s Doi Tao Tambon Administration chief Anurak Kongno said households have already been informed that they must notify officials once their family members return from Bangkok, and the returnees will have to undergo self-quarantine at home for 14 days.
The same rule applies to Thais returning from high-risk countries, he added.
Chiang Mai Airport director Nattawut Ta-inta said local and foreign passengers arriving at the airport are being screened and required to fill in certain information on a form as part of the measures to prevent Covid-19 from spreading in the city.
The Covid-19 emergency response centre in Nakon Ratchasima’s Pimai district has also informed families that those returning from Bangkok should go into self-isolation for 14 days.
Inter-provincial bus stations in a number of provinces including Khon Khaen and Krabi are screening passengers and tourists from Bangkok. After getting off the buses, passengers will need to undergo a thermoscan.
There are around 200 buses from Bangkok that arrive each day in Khon Khaen.
Besides the existing screening measures at the seaport and airport, Phuket on Sunday launched another screening checkpoint – at Tha Chatchai, Thalang District, a land access point to island.
