Phuket ‘sandbox’ continues despite more closures amid surge in COVID-19 cases

[webfact]

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The Phuket “sandbox” scheme, in which fully vaccinated COVID-19 negative foreign tourists are allowed into the country through the island, without quarantine, as an initial step in the country’s reopening to international arrivals, will continue, despite the announcement of closures of more venues in response to rising coronavirus infections on the island and in many other parts of the country.

 

Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew said yesterday (Monday) the increase of new infections to 28 cases yesterday, one of whom among international arrivals, with a few returnees from other provinces and the rest local transmissions, does not mean that the scheme will be cancelled. Daily local infections in the province remained single digits for some time before increasing to two digits from July 22nd.

 

The Phuket Provincial Communicable Disease Committee has decided to close down the island’s Central Festival and Central Floresta malls, the provincial sports stadium, soccer fields and futsal courts until August 2nd, as a precautionary step to contain further spread of COVID-19.

 

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[Mickeymaus]

I am confused. They said that at 90 cases within one week they will think about the sandbox again. And the result is obviously that the restrictions are further eased. At 180 cases I guess all restrictions will be removed... 

 

"The Ministry of Tourism and Sports has revised the conditions of the Phuket "sandbox" programme on Monday, reducing mandatory stay in Phuket to seven days, while allowing tourists to spend the balance seven days on "Sealed Routes" in five other provinces."

 

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[ikke1959]

Many tourists would come anyway.... 

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew said yesterday (Monday) the increase of new infections to 28 cases yesterday, one of whom among international arrivals, with a few returnees from other provinces and the rest local transmissions, does not mean that the scheme will be cancelled. Daily local infections in the province remained single digits for some time before increasing to two digits from July 22nd.

 

[RocketDog]

All so predictable.

[Espanol]

“If the situation meets all five criteria, we will start enforcing strict measures respectively as follows:

 

1. allowing them to travel only in the sealed routes;

2. cancelling the sealed routes and allowing them to stay only in hotel areas;

3. Allowing them to stay only in their rooms; and

4. Cancelling the sandbox scheme.”

 

 

 

I already see long lines of tourists rushing into Phuket

 

 

[jcmj]

The only people who should be worried are those that have been vaccinated heading into the hornets nest. 

[DefaultName]

Hands up those who thought the SandBox would work.

[Scrotobike]

How many official covid cases will lead to the reversal of the sand box?

[RocketDog]

16 hours ago, Scrotobike said:

How many official covid cases will lead to the reversal of the sand box?

How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?

How many pinheads can dance on the profits of a pandemic?