The Ministry of Economy and Finance has determined its Covid-19 testing fees for incoming foreigners who are quarantined or treated at hospitals in the Kingdom.
The fees vary significantly in price, from $5 to $1500 depending on the service.
The ministry also requested that foreigners who test positive for Covid-19 purchase local health insurance.
In a letter sent to Minister of Health Mam Bun Heng on Monday, finance minister Aun Pornmoniroth said foreign passengers would be required to pay at least $160 for testing, transportation, accommodation and food.
Foreign travellers arriving on planes with a confirmed Covid-19 patient will be required to quarantine at a hotel or health centre and pay at least $180 for each service.
A health certificate will cost $30. Patients requiring treatment or emergency services will be billed up to $1,500.
Pornmoniroth said foreign passengers should pay the fees directly to the service provider.
“The Ministry of Health shall collaborate with relevant parties to install a bank kiosk in the arrival and departure halls of the airport to enable the travellers to make bank transactions,” he said.
Pornmoniroth added that foreign patients treated at state hospitals will be required to buy local insurance.
Insurance companies will be allowed to set up kiosks at arrival gates to streamline the process.
He added that an online platform is also being developed to allow travellers to remotely deposit funds to pay fees and withdraw any remaining balance. He said services provided by state entities involving fees and insurance payments will be of the best quality, without exception.
Bun Heng told The Post on Wednesday that the finance ministry’s requests were being considered and some had already been approved.
He added that Acleda Bank Plc and Canadia Bank Plc will be spearheading the effort.
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