Suvarnabhumi airport: Suvarnabhumi Airport has set up screening checkpoints for passengers on flights from India to monitor for Nipah Virus infection. Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK), operated by Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT), in collaboration with the International Infectious Disease Control and Quarantine Division of the Ministry of Public Health, has established these screening points as a preventative measure. This initiative, which began on January 25, 2026, at 4:00 AM, aims to prevent the spread of the Nipah Virus.
According to Thai News Agency, Mr. Kittipong Kittikhachorn, Director of Suvarnabhumi Airport, stated that the screening measures adhere to public health principles and focus on incoming flights from Kolkata (CCU), India. The airport has designated a specific area for passenger screening and has provided necessary facilities to ensure efficient operation by public health officials.
Additionally, Suvarnabhumi Airport has installed thermal scanners at the arrival gates to screen passengers from affected regions. Health Beware Cards are being distributed, containing information on initial symptoms and contact details for reporting any abnormalities. The airport is also working with immigration checkpoints to review the travel history of passengers from or through monitored areas within the past 14-21 days.
On the first day of operations, the International Communicable Disease Control checkpoint at Suvarnabhumi Airport screened passengers from two flights from Kolkata (CCU): flight 6E1911 and flight TG314. A total of 332 passengers were screened, with no passengers meeting the criteria for suspected cases (PUI). If any passenger exhibits symptoms aligning with surveillance criteria, such as high fever, headache, or respiratory symptoms, the airport will enforce its public health response plan and coordinate immediate hospital transfer for the affected individual.