Thai health officials have stepped up monitoring at airports (Photo: Bangkok Post) Hanoi (VNA) – Thailand hasfound the second infection of the new coronavirus first found in Wuhan, China,according to local authorities.
The latest patient is from China’s centralcity of Wuhan. The 74-year-old woman, who ran a high fever and had fastheartbeat, was quarantined immediately after arriving in Thailand on January 13
Thai Health Permanent Secretary SukhumKarnchanapimai said there is no outbreak in Thailand and no need to worry.
The new coronavirus was first discovered inlate December 2019 in Wuhan city. As of January 12, the Chinese city reported41 cases of pneumonia potentially linked to the new type of virus, with onedeath.
The first patient diagnosed with the virusin Thailand was a 61-year-old Chinese tourist from Wuhan city, who showed signsof virus infection upon her arrival at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok onJanuary 8 and was hospitalised immediately.
Thai health officials have stepped upmonitoring at four airports receiving daily flights from Wuhan, namelySuvarnabhumi, Don Mueng, Chiang Mai and Phuket, and others that receive charterflights from the Chinese city.
Since January 3, more than 13,600passengers had been screened on arrival, officials said.
Health officials also asked Thai AirAsiaand China Southern Airlines, which run direct daily flights from Wuhan, to stopthose suffering from high fever and respiratory symptoms from boarding planes,and reschedule their flights.
In humans, coronaviruses cause illnesses inwinter and early spring, ranging from the common cold to more severe diseaseslike Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute RespiratorySyndrome (SARS-CoV)./.
The latest patient is from China’s centralcity of Wuhan. The 74-year-old woman, who ran a high fever and had fastheartbeat, was quarantined immediately after arriving in Thailand on January 13
Thai Health Permanent Secretary SukhumKarnchanapimai said there is no outbreak in Thailand and no need to worry.
The new coronavirus was first discovered inlate December 2019 in Wuhan city. As of January 12, the Chinese city reported41 cases of pneumonia potentially linked to the new type of virus, with onedeath.
The first patient diagnosed with the virusin Thailand was a 61-year-old Chinese tourist from Wuhan city, who showed signsof virus infection upon her arrival at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok onJanuary 8 and was hospitalised immediately.
Thai health officials have stepped upmonitoring at four airports receiving daily flights from Wuhan, namelySuvarnabhumi, Don Mueng, Chiang Mai and Phuket, and others that receive charterflights from the Chinese city.
Since January 3, more than 13,600passengers had been screened on arrival, officials said.
Health officials also asked Thai AirAsiaand China Southern Airlines, which run direct daily flights from Wuhan, to stopthose suffering from high fever and respiratory symptoms from boarding planes,and reschedule their flights.
In humans, coronaviruses cause illnesses inwinter and early spring, ranging from the common cold to more severe diseaseslike Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute RespiratorySyndrome (SARS-CoV)./.
VNA
