A mother and her son, wearing protective face masks, are seen at a bus station after many workers crowded the terminal station to return to their cities after many activities have been closed due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Challinee Thirasupa
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of migrant workers left Thailand for neighbouring countries after new restrictions were announced at the weekend and the country prepared to close many land border crossings late on Monday to curb the coronavirus outbreak.
At the same time, Thai workers from the countryside were also fleeing Bangkok after department stores, malls, dine-in restaurants, salons and other public places were ordered closed over the weekend.
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