Bangkok: The government warns against believing fake news and confirms there are no Ebola patients entering Thailand. It revealed that one traveler from the Democratic Republic of Congo entered the system as normal and has no history of contact with the disease. The individual has already booked a return ticket to their country of origin. The public is urged not to be confused or worried by fake news.
According to Thai News Agency, Ms. Ploytalay Laksmisangchan, Deputy Spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office, revealed that an investigation by the Thailand Anti-Fake News Center (AFNC), in line with the policy of preventing and resolving security and social threats, and emphasizing the importance of raising awareness about technology-related crime, fake news, and misinformation, found that the most widely circulated fake news story was, in order to clarify, that "the Ebola virus has entered Thailand." The government confirms that this is untrue. The fact is, a case of Ebola infection has arrived as a normal procedure. On May 28th, a female traveler from an affected area, a citizen of the Democratic Republic of Congo, arrived. Upon arrival, the Department of Disease Control arranged for her to be quarantined at the Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute according to standard disease control protocols. Further investigation revealed no history of exposure to the disease, and she has already booked a return ticket to her country of origin. The public is urged not to be confused or overly anxious about this fake news.
Ms. Ploytalee stated that the government has instructed the Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, to closely and continuously monitor travelers arriving from areas with dangerous infectious diseases, particularly Ebola virus infection, namely DR Congo and Uganda. She added that surveillance of 53 travelers entering the country between May 21-25, 2026, did not reveal any patients requiring investigation.