In the two days following the government’s reopening of border crossings with Thailand, more than 2,300 migrant workers have returned through checkpoints in four provinces and hundreds of them have tested positive for Covid-19, according to authorities on Sunday.
In the two days following the government’s reopening of border crossings with Thailand, more than 2,300 migrant workers have returned through checkpoints in four provinces and hundreds of them have tested positive for Covid-19, according to authorities.
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Cambodia: Govt. suspend sending migrant workers to Thailand & strengthen border checks following the surge of over 800 COVID-19 positive cases in Thailand Quarantined at border: Recruitment agencies to suspend sending workers to Thailand until further notice , 22 December 2020
Strict border restrictions imposed . have led to 543 Cambodians being placed under 14-day quarantine at the three main border crossings â OâSmach, Doung, and Poipet.
Le Chansangvath, director of Banteay Meanchey provincial health department, said 310 migrant workers came through Poipet International Border checkpoint yesterday, and all of them went into quarantine.
He said that 46 of them had their samples taken for testing.
Khlok Huot, director of Oddar Meanchey provincial health department, said the first batch of 172 Cambodian migrant workers arrived at the OâSmach International Border Checkpoint at about 11am and were transported by military trucks to Samraong city for th