- Title: THAILAND: Thai students and terachers quarantined after Mexico visit
- Date: 6th May 2009
- Summary: BANGKOK, THAILAND (MAY 4, 2009) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF SUVANABHUMI AIRPORT VARIOUS AIRPORT INTERIORS STUDENTS WALKING PAST AIRPORT THERMAL SCANNER AIRPORT OFFICIALS AT THERMAL SCANNER STANDING WHILE CREWS WALK PAST THERMAL SCANNER SCREEN CLOSE UP OF THERMAL SCANNER CAMERA STUDENTS WALKING TOWARDS IMMIGRATION CHECK POINT STUDENT WALKING THROUGH IMMIGRATION CHECK POINT IMMIGRATION OFFICIAL CHECKING DOCUMENT STUDENT WAITING TO HAVE HIS PASSPORT CHECKED AT IMMIGRATION COUNTER STUDENT LEAVING THE COUNTER (SOUNDBITE) (Thai) PUBLIC HEALTH MINISTER WITTAYA KAEWPARADAI, SAYING: "When they are landed we will have medical check up and will guarantee if they have no fever, they can make their decision (whether or not to admit to hospital) but in case they have fever, they will have to admit to hospital for further quarantine." STUDENTS WITH FACE MASKS AND SUN GLASSES LEAVING TO MEET THEIR PARENTS (SOUNDBITE) (Thai), STUDENT'S FATHER JATUPORN MEEPARANG, SAYING: "Hospital will provide medical treatment for seven days that is safe. As parents, we prefer see our children are safer staying at the hospital rather than staying at home." VARIOUS OF TOURISTS ARRIVING THERMAL SCAN SCREEN TOURIST WEARING MASK
- Embargoed: 21st May 2009 13:00
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- Location: Thailand
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- Topics: Health,Travel / Tourism
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- Story Text: Fourteen Thai people are quarantined after return from Mexico.
Thailand's public health minister welcomed fourteen Thais on their return from Mexico to Bangkok on Monday (May 4) and put them in quarantine to guard against the possible spread of the H1N1 flu virus.
Seven of those quarantined were students and the rest were teachers who had been in Mexico on an exchange programme.
On arrival, they were all wearing face masks and sun glasses. They were all admitted to hospital where they will be quarantined for seven days.
"When they are landed we will have medical check up and will guarantee if they have no fever, they can make their decision (whether or not to admit to hospital) but in case they have fever, they will have to admit to hospital for further quarantine," said Thailand's Public Health Minister, Wittaya Kaewparadai.
"Hospital will provide medical treatment for seven days that is safe. As parents, we prefer see our children are safer staying at the hospital rather than staying at home," said the father of one of the exchange students, Jatuporn Meeparang.
His daughter had lived in Mexico for almost eight months.
Seven of students had been in Mexico on an exchange program since August, 2008 and were due to return Thailand in July this year. They returned home early due to health concerns.
So far there are no confirmed or suspected cases of the flu virus in Thailand. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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