SONGKHLA: Twenty-one Thais returning home from Saudi Arabi arrived in Songkhla on Thursday and were sent to state quarantine facilities in their home provinces.
The group was among those who had notified authorities of their intention to return via Malaysia’s Perlis State. They were scheduled to pass through Padang Besar on May 21 and May 23.
Dr Uthitsak Harirattanakul, head of the Songkhla public health office, said they were subjected to the same Covid-19 rules as those who had returned from Indonesia.
All 21 returnees underwent strict health screening procedures and were sent to state quarantine facilities.
The 21 returnees were divided into two groups. The first comprised Songkhla residents and those who lived in nearby provinces, except those in the deep South. They were quarantined in Songkhla province.
The second group comprised those who lived in four southernmost provinces of Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat and Satun. Vehicles were arranged to take them to their home provinces, said Dr Uthitsak.
