No quarantine for workers returning home from S KoreaWomen wearing protective masks walk through an empty street market in coronavirus-hit Daegu, South Korea, on Monday. Since South Korea has not declared a lockdown, unlike China's Wuhan, the returnees are not required to enter quarantine, he said. There are roughly 20,000 Thais working legally in South Korea, and at least 140,000 illegal workers. Those illegally living in South Korea who leave are not being charged with overstaying and not being put on a blacklist. The Public Health Ministry said on Tuesday health volunteers across the country will be employed to monitor the health of Thais returning from South Korea.

Source: Bangkok Post March 03, 2020 05:37 UTC