Thailand on Wednesday extended a ban on incoming international flights until April 30, to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, the country’s aviation body said.
It is the second time the ban has been extended after being imposed on April 6, by the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand.
The ban does not apply to state or military aircraft, emergency landings, technical landings without passengers, humanitarian, medical or relief flights, repatriation flights and cargo flights.
However, passengers on board these flights would be subjected to measures such as a 14-day state quarantine.
However, domestic flights were still permitted, though most airlines had since suspended operations.
Thailand is under a state of emergency until at least April 30, which gives the Prime Minister exclusive powers to introduce and enforce regulations.
Meanwhile, a nationwide night-time curfew had been imposed while most shops, hotels, malls and other public places had also been ordered to close.
The government had also cancelled the Thai New Year holiday, from April 13 to April 15, and banned the sale of alcohol during this period to discourage social gatherings.
According to the Health Ministry’s latest figures, Thailand has reported a total of 2,643 coronavirus cases, with 43 deaths.
However, a lower average number of daily new cases had been reported on Wednesday compared to previous weeks.
