Thailand's first batch of tourists from China all test negative for Covid-19; eight cases reported on Friday


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BANGKOK, Oct 23 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Thailand's Ministry of Sports and Tourism on Thursday reported that all of the first batch of the country's tourist arrivals since the Covid-19 outbreak have tested negative for the virus.

The result of the first Covid-19 tests on arrival for 39 Chinese tourists who travelled using the special tourist visa reported no positive cases, said Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, the tourism and sports minister.

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