Chinese tourists wear hazmat suits, goggles and gloves while waiting for a flight from a Thai airport today (March 21st). 
    
The four female holidaymakers took the extreme measures to protect against the Covid-19 coronavirus while flying from the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok to Phnom Penh Airport in Cambodia.

They even wore the suits on the Airbus A320 plane for the one hour flight the and when they landed, sweltering outside in the 34C temperatures in Phnom Penh.

A fellow flyer who saw them said he was surprised by the extreme measures.

He said: ''Some people were wearing face masks but these four girls took it to the next level.

''They were clearly feeling very hot under all those clothes. Whether or not it protects them, only scientists will know. 

''Even on the flight and when they landed, they were still wearing them.''

Chinese tourists wear hazmat suits, goggles and gloves while waiting for a flight from a Thai airport today (March 21). 
    
The four female holidaymakers took the extreme measures to protect against the Covid-19 coronavirus while flying from the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok to Phnom Penh Airport in Cambodia.

They even wore the suits on the Airbus A320 plane for the one hour flight the and when they landed, sweltering outside in the 34C temperatures in Phnom Penh.

A fellow flyer who saw them said he was surprised by the extreme measures. He said: ''Some people were wearing face masks but these four girls took it to the next level.

''They were clearly feeling very hot under all those clothes. Whether or not it protects them, only scientists will know. 

''Even on the flight and when they landed, they were still wearing them.''

The deadly virus originated in China and has since infected more than 80,000 and killed more than 3,000 people.

Thailand has declared 411 Chinese coronavirus covid-19 cases as of March 21, which saw its biggest increase yet with 82 new infections reported by health officials.

The country has also introduced a de facto travel ban. Tourists will now need to show a medical certificate issued within 72 hours of boarding which proves they don't have the coronavirus in addition to coronavirus travel insurance - both of which are almost impossible to obtain. While Thai nationals must have a 'fit to fly' certificate issued by a doctor as well as a letter from their Embassy in order to board flights home.

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