Medical certificate mandatory for THAI passengers from Covid-19 high-risk countries
Thai Airways International (THAI) announced on Monday (March 9) that it requires its passengers travelling from South Korea (Seoul and Pusan), China (Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, and Guangzhou), Hong Kong, Macau, and Italy (Rome and Milan), to present a health certificate of 'No Risk Of Covid-19' prior to being issued boarding pass.
In addition, passengers are required to fill the T8 form issued under the Communicable Disease Act BE 2558 (2015) and present to Disease Control Officers at the quarantine office in their destination airports in Thailand.
THAI president Sumeth Damrongchaitham said that the announcement is in compliance with the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT)'s announcement regarding all Thai airlines operating flights in the high-risk areas.
A Ministry of Public Health announcement in the Royal Gazette earlier this month had named South Korea, China (including Hong Kong and Macau), Italy and Iran as high-risk countries.
The CAAT has made it mandatory for air operators from countries and territories announced as high risk for Covid-19 infection to take strict measures to prevent the spread of the virus, according to an announcement on Sunday (March 8).