Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed security authorities to step up surveillance along the country’s borders, to prevent migrants sneaking into Thailand and the spread of COVID-19 from neighboring countries.
Deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek said the prime minister also stressed that local quarantine facilities and field hospitals must be made available to accommodate Thai returnees crossing the borders.
Meanwhile, Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Tanee Sangrat said the Centre for Resolution of the Emergency Situation has been cracking down on illegal migrants and smugglers. Thais wanting to return home must register for certificates of entry (COE) from Thai embassies and consulates. Registrations can be made at http://dcaregistration.mfa.go.th.
He said immigration checkpoints at land border crossings are open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for Thais who want to return from Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos or Malaysia. For those who want to enter Thailand by water, Thai crew members must register for COEs before entry, while foreign crew members are still not allowed into the country, except for humanitarian or economic reasons. (NNT)
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