Phuket officials silent on lockdown talk as island COVID cases climb to 335

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A Disease Control Division officer conducts COVID site cleansing at a pharmacy in Chalong. Photo: PR Phuket

 

By The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: Phuket officials have yet to make any public recognition of the possibility of lockdowns on the island as the number of confirmed COVID-19 infections rose to 335 over the weekend, with 264 people under medical care.

 

The Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) last night reported that Phuket recorded 22 new cases of infection yesterday (Apr 25).

 

As of 6pm last night (Apr 25), Phuket had recorded 335 cases of infection since Apr 3.

 

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[canopus1969]

Don't panic, the island will open up in July

[schlog]

Good that they silent. It's like a half lockdown already because of little  numbers only. Panic mongers. Declare Phuket orange zone!

[ukrules]

2 hours ago, canopus1969 said:

Don't panic, the island will open up in July

Not a chance.

[Cake Monster]

1 hour ago, ukrules said:

Not a chance.

There is every chance

Only a couple of weeks or so ago people were saying there would be no travel allowed for Songkran.

I am getting the feeling that the Country is pretty close to being Cashless, and money is needed however it is obtained.

[mancub]

6 hours ago, Cake Monster said:

There is every chance

Only a couple of weeks or so ago people were saying there would be no travel allowed for Songkran.

I am getting the feeling that the Country is pretty close to being Cashless, and money is needed however it is obtained.

Every chance of opening and every chance of a very quick u-turn seems to be how it works !

[mrfill]

6 hours ago, mancub said:

Every chance of opening and every chance of a very quick u-turn seems to be how it works !

Optimism of a biblical scale...

[Agusts]

22 is nothing, soon go down to single figures, then they stop testing ( !?), and of course we have zero again like before... (a few Covid cases are always around in the country and in Phuket, but no testing means no infection found...!)

 

Then happy times again, open discos, big parties, open everything..., then come another surge, then we go around the marry-go-around....!!! And never learn...☹️

 

All the authorities do here is pretty much useless, in Thailand the basic prevention methods of "wear mask/hand wash/temperature check" works very well, the problem is super spreader events, like boxing matches, big markets, big parties/discos, hundreds go to get vaccinated in one place, etc. , basically large gatherings, but they never learn and never stop these when no surge, the only think they need to do but fail ...!!! ????

 

 

[Pattaya Spotter]

335 cases in April equates to about 2-3 deaths...hardly reason for panic. If worldwide protocols were being followed, about 12 people would be hospitalized (3.5%).

Edited April 27, 2021 by Pattaya Spotter