Wuhan style screening to be imposed on Thais returning from South Korea

[webfact]

Wuhan style screening to be imposed on Thais returning from South Korea

 

Tourists from Wuhan, China, line up to get a seat on a charter flight returning to Wuhan at Suvarnabhumi airport, Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. A group of Chinese tourists who have been trapped in Thailand since Wuhan was locked down due to an outbreak of new virus have returned to China on Friday. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

 

Thai citizens returning from South Korea, including those working there illegally, will have to undergo stringent screening measures on arrival in Thailand, similar to those imposed on visitors from the Chinese city of Wuhan during the initial stages of the COVID-10 outbreak in China.

 

Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said today that Airports of Thailand, the operator of Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang international airports, and several provincial airports, have been instructed to tighten up screening of all arriving passengers, particularly those from South Korea, after it was reported that more than 5,000 Thai workers have registered to return home, which has caused widespread concern due to the large virus outbreak in South Korea.

 

He said that the Thai returnees will immediately be sent to Bamrasnaradura Infectious Disease Institute if they have a fever, runny nose, cough, sore throat or breathing difficulties detected during the arrival screening process.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/wuhan-style-screening-to-be-imposed-on-thais-returning-from-south-korea/

 

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[Canuck1966]

Door, horse, bolted

The only reason Korea has high numbers is because they are testing properly and being transparent. The complete opposite is happening in this kakistocracy

[PatOngo]

25 minutes ago, webfact said:

He said that the Thai returnees will immediately be sent to Bamrasnaradura Infectious Disease Institute if they have a fever, runny nose, cough, sore throat or breathing difficulties detected during the arrival screening process.

 

And the ones still in the incubation stage of the virus? Under the radar???

[hotchilli]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

He said that the Thai returnees will immediately be sent to Bamrasnaradura Infectious Disease Institute if they have a fever, runny nose, cough, sore throat or breathing difficulties detected during the arrival screening process.

And if not... free to mingle?

Thailands got trouble coming, and it's going to be home grown!