The Royal Thai Air Force chief ACM Maanat Wongwat finally responded on Thursday (July 16) to queries on the case of an infected Egyptian soldier, who along with other Egyptian military personnel was allowed to stay in Thailand from July 8 to 11.

With the case of an infected Egyptian soldier in Rayong causing consternation and criticism, Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, the spokesman of the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), apologised today (July 14) for the “flaw” and “mistake” regarding who should be quarantined, as he reported the full timeline of the case: