A SpiceJet passenger on board a Bangkok-Delhi flight was quarantined on Thursday after he was suspected of coronavirus, SpiceJet said.
After the plane landed at Delhi airport, the passenger was quarantined by the Airport Health Organisation.
As said by the SpiceJet spokesperson,”On February 13, 2020, a passenger travelling on SpiceJet flight SG-88 operating between Bangkok and Delhi was suspected of Coronavirus infection. He was seated on seat no. 31F and was the only passenger in that row. The said passenger was quarantined by Airport Health Organisation (APHO) after landing in Delhi,” he further said.
The hard-hit central province of Hubei reported 242 deaths in just one day and 14,840 new patients — so far the biggest one-day tally since the crisis erupted last month.
China has placed around 56 million in virtual quarantine in Hubei and its capital, Wuhan, since late last month and restricted movements of millions more in cities far from the epicentre in an unprecedented effort to contain the virus.
