webfact Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Image: PR Phuket By The Phuket News PHUKET: All domestic visitors arriving at the Phuket Check Point at Tha Chatchai to come onto the island are now allowed to bring their own antigen test kits (ATKs) and use them at the checkpoint to prove they are not infected with COVID-19. Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) Chief Dr Kusak Kukiattikoon confirmed the news during a live broadcast from the Phuket Sandbox Emergency Operation Center (EOC) at the Phuket Provincial Police headquarters in Phuket Town this morning (Sept 8 ). “ATKs are pretty easy to buy at pharmacies. Arrivals can bring their own ATK and conduct the test at the checkpoint by themselves. We have health officers standing by to give advice and check whether they conducted the test properly,” Dr Kusak said. Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/domestic-visitors-to-phuket-can-conduct-own-rapid-tests-at-checkpoint-81329.php -- © Copyright Phuket News 2021-09-09 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Scrotobike Posted September 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 8, 2021 Please come back domestic tourists - sorry we dissed you and treated you lower than foreigners whilst chasing the phantom litterbox. Yeh - Thais remember these muppets. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nobodysfriend Posted September 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2021 4 hours ago, webfact said: are now allowed to bring their own antigen test kits (ATKs) and use them at the checkpoint That makes it easier . Good idea . Buy at a pharmacy , use it at the checkpoint . 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dougiemac52 Posted September 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2021 4 hours ago, Scrotobike said: Please come back domestic tourists - sorry we dissed you and treated you lower than foreigners whilst chasing the phantom litterbox. Yeh - Thais remember these muppets. Why rapid antigen when farang must get RT-PCR tests. Thailand needs to eradicate all this discrimination and one rule for thai, one rule for farang attitude. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phuketshrew Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Why not just provide/sell them at Tha Chat Thai entry point? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2long Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 7 minutes ago, Phuketshrew said: Why not just provide/sell them at Tha Chat Thai entry point? Because that would just make too much sense! ???????????????? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stevenl Posted September 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2021 36 minutes ago, dougiemac52 said: Why rapid antigen when farang must get RT-PCR tests. Thailand needs to eradicate all this discrimination and one rule for thai, one rule for farang attitude. You realize 'domestic' applies to Thai and other nationalities and that the PCR test requirement applies to all nationalities coming in from abroad! 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sbf Posted September 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2021 39 minutes ago, dougiemac52 said: Why rapid antigen when farang must get RT-PCR tests. Thailand needs to eradicate all this discrimination and one rule for thai, one rule for farang attitude. Not quite, more one set of rules for international arrivals and one set for domestic arrivals. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrotobike Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, stevenl said: You realize 'domestic' applies to Thai and other nationalities and that the PCR test requirement applies to all nationalities coming in from abroad! Yes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 4 hours ago, Phuketshrew said: Why not just provide/sell them at Tha Chat Thai entry point? What's stopping you from putting up a stand? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swbaggies Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 5 hours ago, dougiemac52 said: Why rapid antigen when farang must get RT-PCR tests. Thailand needs to eradicate all this discrimination and one rule for thai, one rule for farang attitude. Anyone can enter with an antigen test as long as they meet the criteria, foreign or Thai. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropposurfer Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 6 hours ago, stevenl said: You realize 'domestic' applies to Thai and other nationalities and that the PCR test requirement applies to all nationalities coming in from abroad! Touche' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya Spotter Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 9 hours ago, nobodysfriend said: That makes it easier . Good idea . Buy at a pharmacy , use it at the checkpoint . The pharmacy just down from my guesthouse has several brands of ATKs for $295 baht a kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimamey Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 9 hours ago, stevenl said: You realize 'domestic' applies to Thai and other nationalities and that the PCR test requirement applies to all nationalities coming in from abroad! That's true but I suspect that domestic traffic will have a higher percentage of Thais and those arriving internationally will more likely be foreigners. Whatever the case why the difference between international arrivals and domestic? Is there another reason other than the predominant racial makeup? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 12 hours ago, nobodysfriend said: That makes it easier . Good idea . Buy at a pharmacy , use it at the checkpoint . Yup. Just like high capacity SD and USB drives. And Rolex watches. What could possibly go wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, stevenl said: 12 hours ago, Phuketshrew said: Why not just provide/sell them at Tha Chat Thai entry point? What's stopping you from putting up a stand? It would make a lot more sense than allowing people to bring their own, especially given the Thais' love of all things fake and cheap. I can envision someone selling a test kit guaranteed to throw a negative result. And, cheaper than a real one... Edited September 9, 2021 by impulse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 5 hours ago, kimamey said: That's true but I suspect that domestic traffic will have a higher percentage of Thais and those arriving internationally will more likely be foreigners. Whatever the case why the difference between international arrivals and domestic? Is there another reason other than the predominant racial makeup? Yes. The reason is that when the sandbox was conceived there were no domestic infections, so the fear was that by opening up covid would be imported. Since then this has changed on both fronts. I would agree that the entry requirements should be similar, but the origin of the difference is easily explained. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 17 hours ago, dougiemac52 said: Why rapid antigen when farang must get RT-PCR tests. Thailand needs to eradicate all this discrimination and one rule for thai, one rule for farang attitude. It's not discrimination by Thai/ Foreigner. It's based on where they're coming from. Foreigners coming from anywhere have the same rules as Thais coming from the same place. Not much different than anyone arriving in the UK from overseas has to quarantine. Those traveling from town to town within the UK, not so much. The only attitude is the one copped by so many here on TVF, with huge chips on their shoulders. Looking for something to be upset about. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougiemac52 Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 5 hours ago, impulse said: It's not discrimination by Thai/ Foreigner. It's based on where they're coming from. Foreigners coming from anywhere have the same rules as Thais coming from the same place. Not much different than anyone arriving in the UK from overseas has to quarantine. Those traveling from town to town within the UK, not so much. The only attitude is the one copped by so many here on TVF, with huge chips on their shoulders. Looking for something to be upset about. Coming from Thailand domestically the authorities have said use an ATK. That is different from foreigners same as Phuket supposed to be fully vaccinated and 1 dose of this or that is not fully vaccinated. With regards to chips on their shoulders I don't have but I am happy thatbI live in a country that allows freedom of speech with rules that are pretty straightforward to follow unlike here where it is a minefield of nothing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 31 minutes ago, dougiemac52 said: Coming from Thailand domestically the authorities have said use an ATK. That is different from foreigners same as Phuket supposed to be fully vaccinated and 1 dose of this or that is not fully vaccinated. With regards to chips on their shoulders I don't have but I am happy thatbI live in a country that allows freedom of speech with rules that are pretty straightforward to follow unlike here where it is a minefield of nothing. No, not different from foreigners. You're confusing 'domestic' with 'Thai' and 'foreigners' with 'international'. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbf Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 17 hours ago, kimamey said: That's true but I suspect that domestic traffic will have a higher percentage of Thais and those arriving internationally will more likely be foreigners. Whatever the case why the difference between international arrivals and domestic? Is there another reason other than the predominant racial makeup? I would presume there is more risk of new and dangerous variants coming from abroad than domestically requiring extra vigilance 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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