The visitors underwent health checks and had their luggage disinfected, before donning protective clothing themselves and being whisked away for two weeks' quarantine. - The Nation/ANN
BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand has welcomed its first group of tourists in seven months, as part of an experiment aimed at testing if a wider opening is possible as the coronavirus cripples the kingdom's economy.
A planeload of 39 Chinese tourists flew into Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport on Tuesday (Oct 20) evening from Shanghai to a welcome from staff in full protective equipment.
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