NationThailand-July 29

Thai fruit exporters sending shipments to China were warned on Thursday to employ strict measures to ensure their products are not contaminated. Pichet Viriyapaha, director-general of the Department of Agriculture, said China had tightened measures to contain the spread of Covid-19. He added that all truck drivers will have to undergo Covid-19 tests at each checkpoint, especially the Mohan checkpoint on the border of China’s Yunnan province. Chinese importers have been told to ensure Thai exporters disinfect their trucks and product packages before entry. He added that the South of Thailand has entered its fruit export season and a lot of durian and mangosteen will be heading overseas in August.

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