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CORONA VIRUS, THAILAND PREDICTS CHINESE TOURISTS WILL DROP BY MILLIONS

THAILAND predicts the number of Chinese tourists will drop by two million to nine million this year due to the corona virus outbreak in China, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said.

According to TAT Governor Yuthasak Supasorn at a press conference said  tourism has been hit because China has banned all tour groups. Tourists from China, the most tourists in Thailand, reached 11 million people last year.

“TAT this week will propose steps to the government to help the tourism industry,” Supasorn added.

Corona virus also made Indonesia tighten the health monitoring of tourists from China in order to prevent transmission

Indonesaian Minister of Health, Terawan Agus Putranto tightened supervision because based on the latest information from the World Health Organization (WHO), the corona virus can spread to other people even though infected people have no symptoms such as fever and cough. [antaranews/photo special]