Hundreds more people living in the area or working at the market were tested yesterday (Aug 17). Photo: Phuket City Municipality

 

By The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: The lockdown in the heart of Phuket Town has been lifted, but the municipality fresh market on Ranong Rd that sparked the lockdown will remain closed for at least a few more days, Phuket Vice Governor Pichet Panapong announced this morning (Aug 18).

 

According to the order issued by Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew last week, the lockdown, bound by the perimeter of Ranong Rd, Soi Phuthorn and Bangkok Rd, was due to expire at midnight last night (11:59pm, Aug 17).

 

“Yesterday, health officers went to conduct a second test of people living in the lockdown area. A total of 860 Thai people were tested, of whom five tested positive; 500 migrant workers were tested, of whom 13 tested positive,” V/Gov Pichet said.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/lockdown-lifted-in-phuket-town-81093.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2021-08-18

 

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Cudos to Phuket - looking at the pic they did not convert the testing into a covid factory - BKK could learn from this.

 

That would be the sum total of covid testing on Phuket outside that paid for by sandbox tourists.

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9 hours ago, Tropposurfer said:

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