People wearing face masks amid concerns over the spread of Covid-19 walk through a Bangkok shopping centre. Photo: AFP
People wearing face masks amid concerns over the spread of Covid-19 walk through a Bangkok shopping centre. Photo: AFP

Coronavirus: Thailand suspends visa-free policy but consulate insists Hong Kong not affected

  • Travellers from South Korea, Italy and Hong Kong now need visas to enter the kingdom, according to its interior minister
  • However, the special administrative region’s Thai consulate later released a statement saying travellers from Hong Kong and Macau were still exempt

People wearing face masks amid concerns over the spread of Covid-19 walk through a Bangkok shopping centre. Photo: AFP
People wearing face masks amid concerns over the spread of Covid-19 walk through a Bangkok shopping centre. Photo: AFP
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