Thursday, May 21, 2009

Update "Swine Flu" news in Thailand

The Thai government has assured foreign investors of their safety from the swine flu outbreak while visiting the country.Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva told a press conference earlier on Tuesday that his administration will try its best to make overseas tourists feel safe from the swine influenza which has killed more than 100 people in Mexico already.Abhisit also told the nation that there has not been any confirmed case of infection in Thailand yet.

However, local news have reported that a 42-year-old woman has just been admitted to Chulalongkorn Hospital today for suspected contraction of the deadly virus. Reports also stated that the country’s first flu suspect returned from Mexico earlier this month before falling sick. Meanwhile, the government has set up a special taskforce to monitor the situation in the kingdom. The team is chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Sanan Kajornprasat.

In addition, Abhisit denied claims that the government has forbidden Thais from traveling to risk countries including Mexico and certain states in the U.S.However, he affirmed that strict measures are now in place to watch over the arrivals of suspected patients.At the same time, Public Health Minister, Witthaya Kaewparadai, has asked those with plans to visit the countries where the virus could be spreading to put off their plans for some time.

Moreover, Bangkok Governor, give 600,000 pcs of mask for people to prevent from the Swine Flu.

3 comments:

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Unknown said...

YEAH - here in the Philippines is the same too - crazy over germ phobia! we got it bad though coz we already have more than a hundred cases, and rising rapidly. i am learning about this phenomena on http://www.baraaza.com/, its an online travel community, and they share tips about where to best go to avoid running into this on your travels. its a cool site. thanks for the post too!

Mandino said...

ahh, here in the Philippines, the virus has spread, the government is annoying... what now? Karen, I visited http://www.baraaza.com/contest/ and it seems that it's cool to be informed there as well...