Coronavirus: Thailand urges visitors arriving from 11 ‘at risk’ places to self-quarantine
- Those returning from 11 places – including China, Italy, South Korea, Singapore and Germany – are advised to self-quarantine for two weeks
- The move came as Thailand began disinfecting all parcels received from overseas in a bid to stem the spread of the coronavirus
If it was necessary for those in self-quarantine to go outside, the ministry recommended that they wear face masks and wash their hands regularly in an effort to contain the spread of the virus.
The places listed by the Department of Disease Control are: China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Italy, Iran, France, and Germany.
Authorities also cancelled an all-night beach party popular with tourists in the country’s south over coronavirus fears.
The Interior Ministry on Thursday said in a statement the decision to postpone the Full Moon Party, scheduled for March 8, was made to prevent the possibility that attendees would spread the new coronavirus.
The notoriously wild party on the Thai island of Koh Phangan takes place on every full moon and routinely attracts at least 10,000 tourists.
