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Vaccination reducing severity of Phuket Covid cases, health chief says
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 30/07/2021
» PHUKET: The number of Covid-19 patients had risen since the island province reopened to foreign visitors under the Phuket Sandbox project, but mass vaccination had limited the severity of their symptoms, according to the provincial health chief.
Phuket tightens up Covid-19 restrictions
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 20/07/2021
» Phuket has heightened Covid-19 control measures as the number of new cases there has risen slightly, with the governor saying more restrictions are crucial to keep the situation under control and the Phuket Sandbox tourism reopening programme going.
Concern over conflicting Covid tests on Sandbox tourists
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 19/07/2021
» PHUKET: Provincial authorities are concerned that almost half the foreign tourists who have tested positive for Covid-19 since July 1 were detected on arrival at the airport, when they had tested negative before obtaining a certificate of entry allowing them to board their flight.
Phuket records first Covid case since reopening
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 08/07/2021
» A man from the United Arab Emirates who arrived on the southern island province of Phuket in a tour group on Tuesday was found to be infected with Covid-19, governor Narong Woonciew said yesterday.
First Covid-infected tourist found in Phuket Sandbox
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 07/07/2021
» PHUKET: A man from the United Arab Emirates who arrived in this southern island province in a tour group on Tuesday was found to be infected with Covid-19, governor Narong Woonciew said on Wednesday.
Phuket's sandbox 'could be better'
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 07/07/2021
» Phuket's sandbox tourism scheme is helping the province's economy recover although there is room for improvement, according to provincial governor Narong Wunsiew.
Phuket 'Sandbox' to draw 600,000
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 20/06/2021
» The Phuket reopening planned for July 1 is expected to draw more than 600,000 foreign and local tourists to the resort island and generate a cash flow of about 15 billion baht in the next three months, tourist authorities say.
CCSA seeks Phuket Sandbox revisions
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 17/06/2021
» The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration's (CCSA) sub-committee has asked the Tourism Authority of Thailand to revise the Covid-19 control plan proposed for its Phuket Tourism Sandbox programme, due to kick off on July 1.
Adrift Indonesian fisherman rescued
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 14/06/2021
» PHUKET: An Indonesian fisherman adrift for nine days in a small boat after his engine broke down was rescued by a Thai fishing boat south of Koh Rachanoi on Sunday.
Ambulance crashes during storm, 3 hurt
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 14/06/2021
» PHUKET: A hospital ambulance crashed off the road during a storm in the small hours of Monday in Muang district. The driver and two nurses escaped with only minor injuries.