18 of 80 missing illegal labourers from S Korea have been found
Public Health Deputy Minister Satit Pitutecha reported that 18 of around 80 illegal Thai labourers who returned from South Korea and evaded a 14-day state quarantine have been rounded up, with 62 still missing.
The 18 will be considered for immediate quarantine.
If the remaining missing illegal workers do not report to a Provincial Health Office by 11.59pm tomorrow (March 10), they will be fined up to Bt100,000 or given a one-year prison sentence, or both, Satit warned.
The Public Health Ministry still does not know the exact number of returning labourers in advance, but they will definitely know when the group leaves South Korea for Thailand, since the airline they use will provide information to the airport, he said.
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