Of 171 Myanmar who were repatriated from Thailand after serving prison terms nine tested positive for Covid, according to civil society organisations (CSOs) in the Myanmar border town of Kawthaung.
The migrant workers were sent through the Thai port of Ranong, just across the Kra Buri river from Kawthaung.
“Amongst the returnees to the country nine tested positive for COVID-19”, said a member of the Kawthaung Red Cross Society.
The infected people were taken to Kawthaung Public Hospital by the Red Cross.
Of the repatriated people 126 were men and 45 were women.
Since the beginning of 2023, a total of 973 Myanmar migrant workers have been held in Ranong Prison before being repatriated to Kawthaung in three groups.
