Chinese Woman With Mystery Virus Quarantined in Thailand

Chinese Woman With Mystery Virus Quarantined in Thailand
A nurse walks past a "clean zone," a room with purified air for respiratory illness patients, at the Suan Dok Hospital in Chiang Mai, Thailand on April 22, 2019. Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images
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BANGKOK—A Chinese woman has been quarantined in Thailand with a mystery strain of coronavirus just days ahead of the Lunar New Year, when Chinese tourists flock to Thailand, authorities said on Jan. 13.

Thai authorities are stepping up monitoring at airports ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday when hundreds of thousands of Chinese tourists are expected to visit.