CHON BURI, Feb 18 (TNA) – On their last day in
quarantine, 137 Thai returnees from Wuhan have passed heath check before being
released from a quarantine center in Chon Buri province Wednesday morning.
A total of 138 Thai citizens were evacuated from Wuhan city
in the Chinese province of Hubei lon February 4. They have since been quarantined at Sattahip
naval base in Chon Buri. One of them has
been tested positive for the virus and received treatments at a nearby
hospital.
Dr. Hansa Raksakom, director of a local disease control
office, said the condition of the covid-19 patient had steadily improved.
All of the rest had been tested again on Tuesday to ensure
that they had not contracted with the virus, she said.
Dr. Hansa also said all of them had learned about how to
protect themselves and others from the virus while being quarantined.
Nevertheless, they were given instruction documents as well as some equipment
to take home with them, she said.
From 9 am on Wednesday, they will leave the red zone of the
facility one by one.
About 60 of them will be taken home by their relatives while
the rest will be transported to their desired destinations by the Royal Thai
Navy. (TNA)
