The first case was confirmed in Thailand on January 13th, and it was also the first case of infection outside China. The first few cases were all tourists from Wuhan, and all of them had been to the South China seafood market where the epidemic broke out. On the 22nd, there was the first case of Thai infection in Thailand, but it didn't happen until after traveling to Wuhan, so it wasn't a case of local infection, but it also made Thailand very nervous.
Then, on 28th, the number of cases in Thailand increased from 8 to 14. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Health of Thailand, 14 cases of COVID-19 were all immigrants from abroad, and all of them had contact history with Wuhan. The six COVID-19 cases are all from Hubei province, and five of them are members of the same family, so the border control will be tightened.
However, China is the largest source country of foreign tourists in Thailand. In 219, nearly 11 million tourists from China visited Thailand, and about 1,2 to 1,4 tourists from China visited Thailand every day. Therefore, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan--cha also said that at present, airports, border checkpoints and docks have preventive measures, not only for tourists from Wuhan, but also for tourists from other parts of China.
However, Su Kun, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health of Thailand, said that although there were 14 cumulative cases in Thailand, five of them had recovered and were discharged, so there was no need to worry too much. Caption/Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan--cha also said that at present, there are preventive measures at airports, border checkpoints and docks, not only for tourists from Wuhan, but also for tourists from other parts of China. (reprinted from the Ministry of Health of Thailand)
According to the Bangkok Post, Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said on the 28th that there are 64 Thais in Wuhan and they are in good health. The Thai Air Force has also prepared four C-13 transport planes and a medical team. As long as * * * decides to evacuate overseas Chinese, it can act immediately.
However, there are also many China students in Thai universities. At present, the countermeasures of universities include delaying the start date or requiring students from China to be isolated for 14 days. The rest of the situation, such as public * * * further measures of the Ministry of health.
However, the Center for System Science and Engineering (CSSE) of Johns Hopkins University released the "Modeling the Spread of 219-nCoV" on 26th. Among the 23 countries with the greatest risk, Thailand ranks first. It is estimated that there will be more than 1 cases. This prediction has come true. How many epidemic threats Thailand will face next depends on the start of school.