Phuket officials defend school closures, closing businesses would be too damaging

By The Phuket News

 

Officials have defended closing all schools in Phuket, while keeping all businesses open. Image: Phuketanticovid19 (under the Ministry of Interior)

 

PHUKET: Phuket’s leading officials have defended the decision to order all schools in Phuket to close but not enforce any closures of any other businesses, saying there was sufficient risk among children returning from trips to high-risk areas with their families to endanger all students but that shutting down businesses would have a too damaging impact on the island’s economy.

 

The explanation was given during a press conference led by Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew broadcast live yesterday (Jan 6).

 

Phuket Provincial health Office (PPHO) Chief Dr Thanit Sermkaew pointed out that Phuket currently has zero confirmed cases of people infected with COVID-19, after a father and his two sons were discharged from hospital earlier this week.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-officials-defend-school-closures-closing-businesses-would-be-too-damaging-78572.php

 

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schools...for what

 

This reasoning makes no sense at all to me.