Picture: Daily News
Thailand is considering increasing the length of time some travellers will be required to spend in quarantine, the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced on Monday.
According to CCSA spokesperson, Dr Apisamai Srirangsan, the proposal is to help limit the spread of the more contagious South African strain of the coronavirus.
On Sunday, Thailand reported its first case of the South African strain, confirmed in a Thai national who had recently entered quarantine having travelled back from Tanzania.
Dr Apisamai said the CCSA is considering increasing mandatory quarantine from 14 to 21 days for people who travel from "high risk countries" or for those who later test positive for the South Afriacn strain of the virus.
The proposed increase in quarantine will initially apply to people travelling to Thailand from Africa, but could also be applied to other travellers from elsewhere.
While Dr Apisamai didn't state exactly which other countries are considered "high risk", Thai news site Daily News, reported that the more contagious variant is prevalent in many European countries, including the United Kingdom, Belgium and Switzerland and has also been found in Australia and the United States.
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