No Ebola Cases in Thailand; DR Congo Traveler Quarantined

MGR Online•Politics•8h ago

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Thai government assures no Ebola cases in the country, clarifying a quarantined traveler from DR Congo posed no risk.

•Thailand confirms no Ebola patients despite a traveler arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
•The traveler was quarantined according to standard procedures and had no history of contact with the disease.
•The traveler has already booked a return flight and the government urges the public to disregard fake news.

•The government, through Deputy Government Spokesperson Ploytalay Laksamichan, confirmed there are no Ebola patients in Thailand.
•The government's Anti-Fake News Center of Thailand identified "Ebola virus has entered Thailand" as the most forwarded fake news.
•On May 28, a female traveler from DR Congo arrived and was immediately taken for quarantine at Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute.
•The traveler from DR Congo had no history of contact with the disease according to an initial interview.
•The traveler from DR Congo has already booked a return ticket to her country of origin.
•The Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, is closely monitoring travelers from high-risk areas like DR Congo and Uganda.
•Between May 21-25, 69, 53 travelers from affected areas were monitored, and none met the criteria for disease investigation.
•The government urges the public not to be confused or worried by fake news.

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Ploytalay Laksamichan

"The most forwarded fake news is number 1, about 'Ebola virus has entered Thailand'. The government confirms this is not true."

ข่าวปลอมที่มีการส่งต่อมากที่สุด เป็นอับดับ 1 คือ เรื่อง “ไวรัสอีโบลาเข้าไทยแล้ว” รัฐบาลขอยืนยันว่า ไม่เป็นความจริง

Ploytalay Laksamichan

"We ask the public not to be confused or worried about fake news."

ขอประชาชนอย่าสับสน วิตกกังวลกับข่าวปลอม

Democratic Republic of Congo(ดีอาร์คองโก)ℹ️

Country of origin for a traveler who arrived in Thailand and was quarantined.

Country listed as a high-risk area for Ebola virus infection by the Thai Department of Disease Control.

Ploytalay Laksamichan(นางสาวพลอยทะเล ลักษมีแสงจันทร์)

Deputy Spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office who addressed concerns about Ebola.

Anti-Fake News Center of Thailand (AFNC)(ศูนย์ต่อต้านข่าวปลอมประเทศไทย)

Organization that identified fake news regarding Ebola entering Thailand.

Department of Disease Control(กรมควบคุมโรค)

Thai government agency responsible for public health and disease control, which handled the quarantined traveler.

Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute(สถาบันบำราศนราดูร)

Medical institute in Thailand where the traveler from DR Congo was quarantined.