Medical staff flying to Wuhan to evacuate Thais ‘well equipped'

By THE NATION

 

Dr Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoenchai

 

Fifteen medical staff who have volunteered to evacuate Thai people stranded in the coronavirus-hit Wuhan city in China will employ the highest caution against the virus and are equipped with full protective gears, Dr Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoenchai, Department of Disease Control director-general, and Dr Apichat Wachiraphan, director of Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute, said in a joint statement on Monday (February 3).

 

“The staff will reach Wuhan today [February 4] and each person is equipped with customised N95 protective masks that fit their face perfectly as well as full body protection suits,” said Apichat. “All staff have proper medical training and are efficient in moving patients/infected persons using as little time as possible.”

 

The plane staff will also wear protective suits but have been instructed not to leave the aircraft at all times, he added.

 

“The Chinese government officials will screen the passengers before allowing them to board, and we will screen them again before entering the plane,” said Suwanchai. “The screening process might take some time, so we have instructed all our staff to be patient.”

 

Anybody who has fever above 37.3 degrees Celsius will not be allowed to leave the country, according to Chinese government regulations, Suwanchai said.

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul will not be flying with the medical team on this trip, but will wait at U-tapao Airport instead.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30381550?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=internal_referral

 

-- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-02-04

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TAT asked if there was room for a few Chinese tourists on the plane?

Might want to keep the focus on the home front.

https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146650-south-korean-woman-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-after-thailand-visit/

So they got the somtam mortar and fresh papaya with them? Poor things must have vicious cravings already.

6 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said:

TAT asked if there was room for a few Chinese tourists on the plane?

The last hurrah, eh? Every arrival counts. Sometimes twice.

Edited February 4, 20206 yr by DrTuner

Amazing Thailand. If it’s necessary to evacuate your citizens from a country under such circumstances and with such precautions, how can you let the citizens of said country still enter on vacation, or for any other purpose?