Coronavirus: 138 Thais repatriated from virus outbreak epicenter

A plane returning 138 Thai citizens from China's central city of Wuhan, epicentre of a new coronavirus outbreak, arrived late Tuesday at U-Tapao airport.

Thai government sent an AirAsia flight to evacuate group, trapped in Wuhan due to travel restrictions imposed by Chinese authorities.

Officials in protective suits greeted passengers at airport tarmac and put m in buses heing toward Navy compound, where y will be quarantined for 14 days.

Health officials in Thailand have confirmed six more cases of new virus yesterday, bringing country's total to 25.

new confirmed cases are four Thais and two Chinese people from Wuhan.