BANGKOK, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Ministry of Industry on Wednesday told the media that it had instructed some 80,000 factories across Thailand to take precautionary steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in their work places.
According to a ministerial announcement issued to all factories in Thailand, the owners and managers of the factories are told to provide hand sanitizer, soap or alcohol to workers, and that workers are advised to wear face masks.
Factories should disinfect areas most exposed to hand contact, the announcement said.
Employees should delay or avoid foreign trips, especially to high-risk countries, until April or until there is a further advisory from the government, it said.
In case travel abroad is unavoidable, the travelers must exercise caution and follow the recommendations of health officials strictly by entering a self-quarantine for 14 days, it added.
