The Phuket Fishing Port will close for 14 days starting tomorrow to clamp down on COVID infections spreading through the fleet. Photo: PR Phuket

 

By The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: The Phuket Fishing Port on Koh Siray, east of Phuket Town, will shut down for 14 days to have all operators and fishing crews operating out of the port tested for COVID-19 following a spate of infections on board fishing boats using the port.

 

Somyot Wongbunyakul, President of the Phuket Fishermen’s Association, made the request yesterday (Aug 18) for the port to close and mass testing to be conducted.

 

The port will close tomorrow (Aug 20).

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-main-fishing-port-to-shut-down-to-stem-covid-outbreak-81107.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2021-08-19

 

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What!

No fish for the cats in the litterbox?

3 hours ago, webfact said:

PHUKET: The Phuket Fishing Port on Koh Siray, east of Phuket Town, will shut down for 14 days to have all operators and fishing crews operating out of the port tested for COVID-19 following a spate of infections on board fishing boats using the port

Keeps getting better.

Poor bar-stewards they've been hit hard for a long time by 'the situation' too ????