Illegal immigration: 15,000+ have sneaked into Thailand posing Covid risk since start of year. And they continue to come. These people posed a serious threat for the spread of Covid-19, he said, asking that Thais inform on illegal immigrants. Of the total 6,072 are from Myanmar, 5,114 Cambodia and 882 crossed from Laos. Thai Visa



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CCSA spokesman Dr Thavee Visanuyothin revealed that 15,378 people have sneaked across the border into Thailand since the start of the year.

 

And they continue to come.

 

These people posed a serious threat for the spread of Covid-19, he said, asking that Thais inform on illegal immigrants. 

 

Of the total 6,072 are from Myanmar, 5,114 Cambodia and 882 crossed from Laos. 

 

Despite PM Prayuth Chan-ocha's policy to shore up the borders they continue to cross over natural land areas with the latest daily figures for those caught being 15 from Myanmar, four each from Laos and Cambodia and one on the southern border with Malaysia. 

 

Thaveesin was giving the latest updates on the world Covid situation and the numbers in Thailand on Sunday as reported by Daily News. 

 

Worldwide the figure stood at 158 million infections and 3.2 million deaths, he said. 

 

The latest daily figures among Asian neighbors were 6,000+ in Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines and about 4,500 in Malaysia. 

 

In Thailand there were 2,101 new cases and 17 more deaths. 

 

Those recovered and sent home were more than new cases at 2,186. 

 

Some 29,371 people were still being treated in hospitals in the kingdom and of these 1,142 were in a serious condition with 394 on incubators. 

 

Infections in places like entertainment, from parties, concerts and restaurants in Bangkok were down but spread of the virus was being increasingly seen in markets, communities and at bus stations. 

 

Of the latest number 1,457 cases were in Bangkok and surrounding areas and 629 in 71 other provinces.