(Photo by Chanat Katanyu)Two returnees from Wuhan have been placed in hospital isolation for thorough examination as health officials warn people of the need to protect themselves from coronavirus infection, even though the number of local cases has stabilised. Dr Suwannachai Wattanayingcharoenchai, director-general of the Disease Control Department, said on Friday that one Thai returnee from Wuhan had a cold. They were among the 134 evacuees earlier placed in 14-day quarantine at Sattahip naval base in Chon Buri province. Four other returnees from Wuhan were treated for fever at Queen Sirikit Hospital in Chon Buri after a total of 138 Thais returned from the central Chinese city on Tuesday night. The number of patients being monitored for infection stood at 615, with 390 of them still in hospitals.

Source: Bangkok Post February 07, 2020 10:53 UTC