BANGKOK, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) on Friday rolled out stringent measures requiring health certificates from all incoming air passengers before entering Thailand.
"Visiting foreigners will also need to have COVID-19 insurance coverage worth at least 100,000 U.S. dollars in order to be allowed entry into Thailand," said CAAT Commissioner Dr. Chula Sukmanop.
The new rule will take effect from 12:00 a.m. on Sunday.
Chula said he had signed the new rule on Thursday to protect local people from further imported cases of the COVID-19.
Under the new announcement, visiting foreigners must show health certificates to confirm that they are free of the disease when they check in for flights.
The certificates must be issued within 72 hours before their flights.
Incoming Thai passengers must have fit-to-fly health certificates and return permits issued by a Thai embassy, a Thai consulate-general or the foreign ministry.
Chula said incoming air passengers who are unable to show their certificates will not receive a boarding pass, adding that those who are allowed to arrive in Thailand must give details of their residences or accommodations to immigration and airport officials.
Thailand's Ministry of Public Health on Thursday reported 60 new COVID-19 cases, raising the tally to 272.
