Listen to this articleHealth surveillance measures have been stepped up at Phuket International Airport following reports of a Nipah virus outbreak in India. Airport director Monchai Tanod said on Saturday that he had been briefed by the airport’s quarantine checkpoint staff about the Nipah virus situation in India. Tourists use hired motorcycle taxi services in Pattaya, is a major tourist destination popular with Indian visitors. He was alarmed by news of lockdown measures in India as Pattaya hosted a large number of Indian tourists. Health experts have emphasised that Nipah virus does not spread through respiratory droplets like Covid-19.

Source: Bangkok Post January 24, 2026 08:38 UTC