Phuket Provincial Health Office (PPHO) Chief Dr Kusak Kukiattikoon (left) and Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew preside over this morning’s meeting. Photo: PR Dept

 

By The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: A Thai national who arrived under the Phuket Sandbox scheme but left the island early is to be prosecuted, Phuket Provincial Health Office (PPHO) Chief Dr Kusak Kukiattikoon confirmed today (July 21).

 

In a live broadcast this morning, Dr Kusak confirmed the person left Phuket for Chonburi yesterday having only spent nine days on the island as opposed to the mandated 14-days. Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew and other relevant officers were also part of the live broadcast.

 

“Yesterday, I received a report from the manager of a SHA+ registered hotel that a Thai arrival who came under the Phuket Sandbox scheme had left the island having only spent nine days here,” Dr Kusak said. It was not confirmed whether the person was male or female.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/sandbox-visitor-facing-prosecution-for-failing-to-complete-14-day-stay-80764.php

 

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8 minutes ago, webfact said:

A Thai national who arrived under the Phuket Sandbox scheme but left the island early is to be prosecuted

Time to throw a double six ????

 

I thought that the security at the road bridge was supposed to check for this?

Sounds more like they were worried about missing out on 5 days of spending money than covid worries !

A Thai escapee being hunted down how refreshing ????

Another confirmation that they can´t do anything right. Satire at it´s highest entertainment level.

2 hours ago, webfact said:

A Thai national who arrived under the Phuket Sandbox scheme but left the island early is to be prosecuted,

What a sad pathetic set up, they want people to visit, but you do not as ordered we will prosecute you.

Thia man  not following the government rules of quarantine 14 days amazing TIT

No mention of how this person left the island. The magical all-seeing facial recognition cameras didn't spot her as a Sandboxer? The elite group monitoring Mor Chana didn't see her beacon crossing the bridge (or being switched off)?

2 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

I thought that the security at the road bridge was supposed to check for this?

Im glad it wasn't a Farang it would be plastered all over the place

So just how Minister did this person make you all look so stupid.

2 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

I thought that the security at the road bridge was supposed to check for this?

I am sure if it had been a foreigner they wouldn't have got through.

Whats happened to that Command and Control gaff they set up? another load of B/S

Was that Thai person vaccinated and tested negative?

A non issue then!…

4 hours ago, webfact said:

In a live broadcast this morning, Dr Kusak confirmed the person left Phuket for Chonburi yesterday having only spent nine days on the island as opposed to the mandated 14-days. Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew and other relevant officers were also part of the live broadcast.

Who'd have thought this would happen.... sneaky Thais breaking the rules.

4 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Sounds more like they were worried about missing out on 5 days of spending money than covid worries !

 

Hotel already paid in advance. And already 2 PCR test performed and he fully vaccinated. And now he will go to ASQ hotel at his cost, in best case.

Time to rethink 14 days. How many days does Covid incubate before the test finds it? How many positives have they found after day 7 ?  Needs more thought put into this quarantine and what it is supposed to do.

Phuket will do that to you.

Report from the VOPO manager, welcome to the DDR !

16 hours ago, colinneil said:

What a sad pathetic set up, they want people to visit, but you do not as ordered we will prosecute you.

and so they should, he/she flouted the important part of the 'quarantine', no different to sneaking across a land border

It’s a strange world we live in. Someone sneaks from the only yellow province in the whole of Thailand, into a deep red province. Low risk to high risk you could say. And everyone from the governor down is up in arms.

They should be far more worried about people from chonburi sneaking into Phuket. That’s where the real risk lies.

 

sandbox has been overtaken by events elsewhere and remains a pathetic little side show to a genuine emergency facing the country.

That will look good for the tourist brochure..."Come to Phuket and Enjoy the Thai Smile and Lifestyle...oh yeah if you fail to stay the full 14 days...you'll be arrested and put in jail" "Contact your travel agent today !"

11 minutes ago, wensiensheng said:

They should be far more worried about people from chonburi sneaking into Phuket. That’s where the real risk lies.

 

They are trying their best around 400 refused entry onto Phuket yesterday