Thailand limits access to morgues to fight diseases

Thailand limits access to morgues to fight diseases

PHUKET, Thailand - A makeshift online database room set up at the Phuket provincial government office is crowded with people seeking information about their missing kin on Jan. 3. The Thai government asked foreigners searching for their missing friends and family members to refrain from visiting temporary morgues in tsunami-hit areas in order to prevent the emergence of infectious diseases. (Kyodo)

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