No overstay fine for tourists caught up in virus outbreakChinese tourists wearing face masks watch a traditional dance at the Erawan Shrine on Monday. (AFP photo)Foreign tourists whose travel plans are disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak will not be fined if they overstay in Thailand, the Immigration Bureau said on Monday. Deputy bureau spokesman Choengron Rimphadi said tourists caught up in the problems caused by the epidemic and actions taken to contain it will not have to pay the usual fine. (Photo by Wassayos Ngamkham)At Suvarnabhumi, the Airport Operations Centre will help tourists stranded at the airport due to the deadly virus. The confirmed death toll from the coronavirus outbreak rose to 81 on Monday, with thousands more infected.

Source: Bangkok Post January 27, 2020 07:30 UTC