Carriers should ask passengers from high-risk territories for health certificates, says civil aviation authority. FMTNews Airline Thailand
A worker in a hazmat suit takes the temperature of a passenger on a Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to Rome.
Travellers who can’t provide documentation should be prevented from boarding flights to the Asian nation, according to a Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand notice posted Monday. The Tourism Authority of Thailand, a government agency, wrote on Facebook on Monday that travellers coming from the six regions “will undergo 14 days’ quarantine,” adding more details will be announced shortly.
The Facebook post follows a series of confusing flip-flops on the matter, which left it unclear whether self-quarantine for those coming from the danger zones is mandatory or only strongly recommended.
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