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Thailand halts entry from Bangladesh over virus variant

Reuters
10 May 2021 17:37:05 | Update: 10 May 2021 19:43:51
Thailand halts entry from Bangladesh over virus variant
People get vaccinated against Covid-19 at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok, Thailand April 28, 2021. - REUTERS photo.

Thailand on Monday barred the entry of foreign nationals from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal in a bid to keep out the highly contagious variant of the coronavirus first found in India, its foreign ministry said.

The measure follows the detection of the variant in two Thai nationals returning from Pakistan during testing conducted in government quarantine. The ban follows similar moves by other countries in the region.

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