Anutin calls meeting of three ministries to work out measures on tackling coronavirus
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul has called a meeting of officials from the Public Health, Transport, and Tourism and Sports ministries on Sunday (January 26) to work out an action plan to deal with the Wuhan coronavirus.
Deputy Government Spokesperson Traisulee Traisaranakul said the plan will be presented to the Cabinet on Tuesday (January 28).
In a related matter, the Ministry of Tourism and Sports will hold a meeting with tour and hotel operators on January 27 to come up with guidelines to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in Thailand.
The meeting will also examine how many Thais travel to Wuhan and other cities of China every week, as part of Thailand’s efforts to curb spread of the virus.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered all parties to step up measures to deal with the situation.
