The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Monday reported almost 300 foreign immigrants at the Immigration Bureau’s detention centres in Suan Phlu and Bang Khen have contracted Covid-19.
CCSA assistant spokesperson Apisamai Srirangson said 98 out of 1,888 foreign immigrants at the detention centres tested positive from March 11 to Saturday. Some 297 more confirmed cases, most of whom entered the kingdom illegally, were reported on Saturday.
Myanmar, Vietnamese and Cambodian nationals were among the infected, the doctor said.
The centres had stopped accepting new detainees, she said. A 120-bed field hospital has been set up at the Royal Thai Police Sports Club on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road.
There have been no reports of infections among immigration officers, the doctor said.
Read more at Bangkok Post