RAYONG, Feb 4 (TNA) – Naval officials and health personnel
on Tuesday morning conducted a drill to receive 142 Thai citizens, returning
from Wuhan today.
The Air Asia flight, bringing them home will arrive at
U-Tapao Airport this evening.
Thermal screening of all incoming
passengers will be conducted at the aircraft stand upon their arrivals as they
will not enter the passenger terminal.
The bus will pick them up on the apron
and take them to Queen Sirikit Hospital in Sattahip district for thorough medical
check-ups.
The returnees, who show no sign of any
illness, will be transferred to the accommodation in the Satthahip naval base,
where they will be quarantined for 14 days.
Abhakornkiartiwong Hospital in the
Satthahip naval base will be an operation center to monitor the infectious
disease situation. The hospital will
open a visiting area for relatives of the returnees, where they will be allowed
to talk to each other via video conference.
Initially, all 142 Thai nationals have
to pass thermal screening by Chinese authorities before they will be allowed to
return to Thailand. If anyone has fever
with the body’s temperature over 37.5 degrees Celsius, they will be sent to
hospital for treatment. (TNA)
