Phuket random testing campaign to test 3,000 people for COVID-19

By Khunanya Wanchanwet

 

Random testing in Patong has identified at least 60 people with the initial symptoms of COVID-19. Photo: Patong Municipality

 

PHUKET: Health officials have set a target of screening up to 3,000 people in just three main areas in Phuket in the hope of identifying people infected with COVID-19 before those people can spread the disease further.

 

Meanwhile, Phuket officials are coordinating with embassies to repatriate some 3,000 tourists left in the island, Governor Phakaphong said at a main meeting of the Phuket Communicable Disease Committee yesterday (Apr 7).

 

At the meeting, Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana said that the COVID-positive Hungarian tourist who died while in hospital care had died from severe injuries from a road accident, not COVID-19, repeating the explanation given by Vachira Phuket Hospital Director Dr Chalermpong Sukontapol on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-random-testing-campaign-to-test-3-000-people-for-covid-19-75635.php

 

 

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Good idea. What tests, antibody? I won't bother asking if the results will be made public.

They might get around to everyone on the island in 20 years....lol

 

2 minutes ago, pattayadgw said:

They might get around to everyone on the island in 20 years....lol

 

Check out the Lady Pie  drone video on FB, there,s  no one there!

Ok so you got me here with the headline.Screening is considered testing?

 

Wow.... 3000 out of a population of 416,000 +++... well done!!!

Is it the swab testing or the dreaded invasive one!

I don't know,do they have this new one?