COVID-19: Thailand allows foreigners to claim medical expenses
Foreign visitors who were treated for COVID-19 in Thailand will be able to claim back medical expenses from the country’s hospitals, the Thai Ministry of Finance confirmed on March 19.
Passengers have their body temperature checked at Phuket International Airport of Thailand on March 19 (Photo: AFP/VNA)
Bangkok (VNA) – Foreign visitors who were treatedfor COVID-19 in Thailand will be able to claim back medical expenses from thecountry’s hospitals, the Thai Ministry of Finance confirmed on March 19.
This policy is also applied to foreigners whoare waiting for COVID-19 test results.
Poomisak Aranyakasemsuk, director-general of theFinance Ministry's Comptroller Department, said Thais and foreigners, includingexpatriates, who are covered by Thailand's welfare scheme, can claim medicalexpenses for the amount that exceeds the limit of the welfare scheme.
The Ministry of Public Health will work out thedetails of who, among non-Thais, are eligible to claim medical expenses and howmuch, he noted.
To curb the spread of COVID-19, Thailand’s armyunits have been deploy to disinfect public places in Bangkok since March 19.
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Meanwhile, Myanmar recently decided to suspendlabour export as from March 18 over concerns about the novel coronavirusSARS-CoV-2.
The country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs ofMyanmar also announced a temporary ban on foreign nationals’ entry as fromMarch 19.
Myanmar hasn’t recorded any COVID-19 cases sofar./.
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Passengers have their body temperature checked at Phuket International Airport of Thailand on March 19 (Photo: AFP/VNA) 
