Are Thai citizens returning to Thailand tested for COVID-19 prior to taking the flight?
I read on https://mobile.twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/1275651072795783168 (mirror) that quite a few Thai citizens returning to Thailand over the past two months have tested positive for COVID-19 once in Thailand (at the airport or during the mandatory state quarantine). Are Thai citizens returning to Thailand tested for COVID-19 prior to taking the flight?
https://mobile.twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/1275651072795783168 (mirror):
There has now been two cases so far of Thais returning from The Philippines with #COVID19 out of 961 returnees. The top 5 for most infections among returnees are:
- Quwait 34 out of 174 returnees
- Saudi Arabia 28/274
- Indonesia 65/913
- Pakistan 13/196
- Kazakhstan 2/55
Best Answer
Yes, effective March 22, 2020, Thailand is requiring all passengers boarding flights to Thailand to present negative test results for COVID, with the certificate issued in the last 72 hours.
This applies to all passengers going to Thailand, Thai citizens or otherwise, although at time of writing travel for non-residents is essentially prohibited anyway. The restriction and how to interpret it has caused a lot of confusion and like all things coronavirus the situation is in flux, with Thailand repeatedly announcing plans to loosen restrictions only to change their mind.
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