Six months after Thailand’s first COVID case, Phuket holding strong, says island health chief

By The Phuket News

 

PPHO Chief Dr Thanit arrives on Koh Maphrao on Friday (July 10) to ensure ’new normal’ protocols are practiced there. Photo: PPHO

 

PHUKET:-- Six months since Thailand recorded its first confirmed case of a person infected with COVID-19, Phuket Provincial Health Office (PPHO) Chief Thanit Sermkaew today (July 13) said that efforts across the island to prevent the spread of the disease have worked well, but urged people to keep practicing the ‘new normal’ rules to help stave off a resurgence of the disease.

 

Thailand confirmed its first case on Jan 12. The landmark patient, a 61-year-old Chinese woman living in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, on holiday in the Kingdom.

 

The woman first developed fever with chills, sore throat and headache while still at home in Wuhan on Jan 5. On Jan 8, she took a direct flight to Thailand from Wuhan City together with five family members in a tour group of 16 people. 

 

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They might be "holding strong" against the virus infections, but Phuket is drowning economically right now.

6 mnths how many deaths?not double figs is it?and the result of this,pukets dead and buried economically and the surrounding provinces too.how many dead on the rds in that time?so extrapolate the logic ,thais are never allowed to drive again.logic corona economics not a chance.how many people died last year from suicide its 830,000 umm thats before corona.its starting NOT to add up

6 months since the Chinese Virus has started to kill Phuket's economy. Any reparations claimed from Xi ?

Phuket is a virus HUB.

18 minutes ago, Deli said:

6 months since the Chinese Virus has started to kill Phuket's economy. Any reparations claimed from Xi ?

Xi is paying big time to the officials here. Funds are not transferred though. They bring them in suitcases full loaded with cash and hand them over in face to face "unofficial" meetings in hotel rooms etc.