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Israeli Tourist Who Fled Hotel Quarantine to be Deported

In a judgment handed down yesterday, the Bangkok South Municipal Court fined an Israeli tourist 2,000 baht (US$60.00) for leaving his hotel before receiving a positive test result for the Omicron Covid-19 variant.

An arrest warrant was issued by Thong Lor police on Dec 21, 2021, against Mr Ohad Baruch, 29.

According to reports, Mr Ohad arrived in the country on Dec 17, 2021, on a Test & Go travel package and was quarantined overnight at his hotel in Sukhumvit, pending an RT-CPR test result.

Nevertheless, he left that same evening for Pattaya and then travelled to Koh Samui in Southern Thailand.

At a restaurant at Bang Rak beach in tambon Bo Phut on Koh Samui, Baruch surrendered to police on Dec 22.

Superintendent Duangchote Suwancharas of the Thong Lor Police Department said that the tourist pleaded guilty in court, so his punishment has been reduced to a fine of 2,000 baht (US$60.00).

Police Col Duangchote said the immigration police have taken Mr Ohad into custody for blacklisting and immediate deportation.

The Israeli tourist’s actions breached the control measures outlined in section 9 of the Emergency Decree on Public Administration in Emergency Situations, according to Pol Col Duangchote.

Meanwhile, Thailand’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAAT) has stepped up its health inspections on airport tourist arrivals and warned that incoming passengers who do not meet health documentation requirements will be turned away.

According to a CAAT source, the warning came after the CAAT discussed border screening issues with the Airlines Operation Committee (AOC), Suvarnabhumi airport, Immigration Bureau, disease control officials, and over 90 airlines.

According to the meeting, airlines should thoroughly inspect the documents of tourists entering Thailand to enhance the effectiveness of health reviews conducted prior to their arrival.

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