Thailand: Entry granted to travellers seeking medical treatment but under strict control


Medical staffs wearing personnel protective equipment (PPE) are seen before working at the Covid-19 testing laboratory at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International airport amid the spread of the coronavirus disease in Thailand. - Reuters

BANGKOK, July 16 (Xinhua): Despite the recent scare of two foreigners testing positive for Covid-19 in Thailand, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said that it will allow Thailand's medical tourism and wellness programmess to go ahead.

Thailand's Ministry of Public Health will be disclosing a list of hospitals that pass its criteria next week, and the first group of medical tourists will land in Thailand in the next two weeks, said CCSA spokesman Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin.

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