20,000 Chinese visitors being monitored, say health officialsTourists wear face masks at Don Mueang airport. Health officials are closely monitoring about 20,000 Chinese visitors here to celebrate Lunar New Year holiday, as the novel coronavirus from China continues to spread. (Photo by Apichart Jinakul)Health officials are monitoring about 20,000 Chinese tourists currently in the country, as they start to return home after the Lunar New Year. Dr Sopon Iamsirithavorn, director of the Bureau of General Communicable Diseases, said on Monday that about 20,000 Chinese visitors were here and were about to depart. The Public Health Ministry said about 5,000 extra health officials had been assigned to cope with the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Source: Bangkok Post January 27, 2020 10:30 UTC