webfact Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Medical team to evacuate Thais from Wuhan city BANGKOK (NNT) - The government has prepared medical teams, nurses and medical supplies to go on a flight to evacuate Thai nationals from Wuhan city. Deputy Prime Minister/Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul confirmed today that the ministry has medical personnel and supplies ready for a mission to evacuate the Thais from Wuhan on Tuesday. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is now arranging the flight and coordinating with the Thai embassy in Beijing and Wuhan officials, to make possible the evacuation of the Thais from an airport in Wuhan. The eight-person medical team includes emergency doctors and infectious disease specialists in addition to nurses and medical supplies. Upon arrival back in Thailand, each Thai national from Wuhan will be screened under the standard screening process to ascertain their status in regard to coronavirus. It remains to be seen if any might be quarantined, pending results of a consultation with the prime minister. -- © Copyright NNT 2020-02-03 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchadian Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 'It remains to be seen if any might be quarantined, pending results of a consultation with the prime minister'. I didn't realize that the PM was a qualified medical doctor? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 1 hour ago, webfact said: It remains to be seen if any might be quarantined, pending results of a consultation with the prime minister. Just great... Now basic public health decisions are being left up to the personal whims of the PM... Just great! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike787 Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 A little late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Perhaps taking their clues from their neighbors in Cambodia: Quote Speaking after that confirmation, Cambodia’s Minister of Health, Mam Bun Heng, said on Wednesday that the virus could not spread in Cambodia because the “country is just too hot”. He was quoted by the Phnom Penh Post as saying: “Infections are unlikely here because our country is just too hot. Quote Hun Sen also used the press conference to chastise reporters who wore masks to the event, threatening to remove them, and also criticised Cambodians for wanting to leave China. He said: “We decided not to evacuate Cambodian students. Evacuating them would probably bring an end to opportunities for Cambodians to study there. China would stop offering scholarships. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/coronavirus-cambodia-china-evacuation-hun-sen-a9312616.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadee1947 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Why evacuate? They might get the virus either in China or Thailand. Same same. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yokat Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 9 hours ago, webfact said: Upon arrival back in Thailand, each Thai national from Wuhan will be screened under the standard screening process to ascertain their status in regard to coronavirus. Temperature is fine, welcome to thailand, don't forget to meet all your relatives and friends to tell them you're ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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