Deputy Minister: Influx of migrants once Thailand opens all its borders may spark outbreak; daily Covid-19 cases are now lower


Thai Deputy Public Health Minister Satit Pitutecha. - The Nation Thailand/ANN

BANGKOK, Nov 16 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Deputy Public Health Minister Satit Pitutecha, who is in Krabi for the mobile Cabinet meeting, voiced concern that a flood of migrant workers once the country fully reopens will spark a new wave of infections.

Influx of migrants once Thailand opens all its borders may spark outbreak, says minister. He also said he was worried about a rise in Covid-19 cases during the Loy Krathong festival on November 19.

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