Phuket airport adds virus checks on arrivals from Cambodia after Westerdam passengers allowed entry to Thailand

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Phuket airport adds virus checks on arrivals from Cambodia after Westerdam passengers allowed entry to Thailand

By The Phuket News

 

Passengers wait to be screened at Phuket International Airport. Photo: AoT Phuket

 

PHUKET: Arrivals from Cambodia landing at Phuket International Airport have been added to the watchlist to be screened as potential threats carrying the Wuhan coronavirus, officially designated COVID-19.

 

The announcement came from the Airports of Thailand management team at Phuket airport (AoT Phuket), who confirmed that 27 passengers from the cruise ship Westerdam arrived in Bangkok on Sunday night (Feb 16).

 

The Westerdam passengers arrived from Phnom Penh on Thai Airways International flight TG 585, landing at Suvarnabhumi International Airport at 10pm Sunday, AoT Phuket reported on its official Facebook page yesterday. 

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-airport-adds-virus-checks-on-arrivals-from-cambodia-after-westerdam-passengers-allowed-entry-to-thailand-74887.php

 

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Edited February 18, 2020 by SkyNets