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Phuket ICU beds near critical shortage
Phuket ICU beds near critical shortage
PHUKET: The number of beds available for COVID-19 patients in intensive-care units (ICU) at Phuket government hospitals is nearing ‘critical’, Vachira Phuket Hospital Director Dr Chalermpong Sukontapol has revealed.
New daily infections in Phuket hit 12
New daily infections in Phuket hit 12
PHUKET: Phuket recorded 12 new infections yesterday (May 8), staying above the official target to keep new daily infections under double digits.
Foreign rider escapes fine for not wearing mask, gets warning instead
Foreign rider escapes fine for not wearing mask, gets warning instead
PHUKET: Phuket Immigration officers have warned foreigners that all people in Phuket should wear face masks in public places, including both Thai and foreign residents alike. The warning comes after a foreigner was charged for riding his motorcycle without a helmet and also received a warning from police for not wearing a mask.
Phuket Opinion: Falling into the Seychelles hole
Phuket Opinion: Falling into the Seychelles hole
PHUKET: The rush to roll out the mass vaccination of people using the Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccine ‘CoronaVac’ has come home to roost in the Seychelles, the world-famous island tourist destination that Phuket officials have used as an example to follow.
COVID testing campaign begins across Phuket
COVID testing campaign begins across Phuket
PHUKET: Phuket health officials have launched a campaign to test people in communities across the island for COVID-19 to help identify people who are infected and limit the spread of the virus.
Phuket runway road closed for B38mn widening
Phuket runway road closed for B38mn widening
PHUKET: The road parallel to the runway at Phuket International Airport (Route 4031) has been closed so that a private contractor can finish the long-awaited road-improvement project, which includes preventing landslides from spilling across the road and making it safer and wider.
No rapid tests for Phuket arrivals from May 15, quarantine instead
No rapid tests for Phuket arrivals from May 15, quarantine instead
PHUKET: Rapid antigen tests will no longer be used to determine whether or not people may enter Phuket from May 15, Phuket Vice Governor Piyapong Choowong has confirmed.
July 1 is still on: Phuket Governor
July 1 is still on: Phuket Governor
PHUKET: Phuket is moving ahead with the plan to re-open the island receiving fully vaccinated international tourists from July 1, Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has announced.
Phuket new infections fall
Phuket new infections fall
PHUKET: Phuket recorded just five new infections yesterday (May 6), marking the end of more than a week of the number of new infections being recorded in double digits.
Chalong Police arrest man for drugs
Chalong Police arrest man for drugs
PHUKET: Chalong Police arrested a man in Rawai on Tuesday (May 4) after he was found with more than 800 grammes of crystal methamphetamine (ya ice).
Phuket adds Krabi, Trang to ‘red zone’ entry requirements
Phuket adds Krabi, Trang to ‘red zone’ entry requirements
PHUKET: Phuket officials have added Ranong, Krabi, Trang and Phatthalung to the list of ‘red zone’ provinces for which people arriving from must comply with the requirement to prove that they are fully vaccinated or have tested negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours of arriving, or else face a rapid antigen test as an initial step to determine whether or not they are infected.
Phuket officials consider lifting rapid test requirement
Phuket officials consider lifting rapid test requirement
PHUKET: Phuket officials are conjuring whether to continue the rapid antigen test for people arriving in Phuket at all from May 15, now that it has been announced that it would no longer be free for Thais from that date on.
Mains water supply outage to affect Kathu
Mains water supply outage to affect Kathu
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced that the mains water supply will be shut off in Kathu tomorrow (May 7) while maintenance work is carried out on the water supply pipe near the 7-Eleven outlet in Thung Thong.
STEF keeps up the work to help elephants as COVID impact continues
STEF keeps up the work to help elephants as COVID impact continues
There has been a significant decline in the elephant population of Southern Thailand as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Phang Nga Province, which normally has more domesticated elephants than any other Southern Thailand province, the elephant population has dropped by a third of its normal number, reports the Southern Thailand Elephant Foundation (STEF).
Phuket gets B1bn for job-creation projects, help COVID unemployed
Phuket gets B1bn for job-creation projects, help COVID unemployed
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Government has received just over B1 billion to dedicate to job-creation projects and to support those left out of work, and out of income, by the ongoing economic crisis.
Phuket to open vaccine registration for expats
Phuket to open vaccine registration for expats
PHUKET: Foreigners working in Phuket will be able to register to receive the state COVID vaccination through the ‘Phuket Must Win’ web portal from next Tuesday (May 11), Pracha Asawathira PhD, an academic with the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, has confirmed.
COVID alert for Patong restaurant
COVID alert for Patong restaurant
PHUKET: All people who visited the ‘Aroi Ho’ restaurant in Baan Mon, Patong, between April 18-27 are asked to self-quarantine at home and monitor themselves for signs of infection of COVID-19.
‘Phuket Must Win’ COVID vaccination registration tailor-made for Phuket
‘Phuket Must Win’ COVID vaccination registration tailor-made for Phuket
PHUKET: An academic with the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society has stepped forward to explain why people in Phuket must register to receive a state-supplied COVID vaccination through the ‘Phuket Must Win’ web portal only, instead of the MorProm registration channel in use throughout the rest of the country.
Phuket health officials concerned over ICU bed shortage
Phuket health officials concerned over ICU bed shortage
PHUKET: A leading disease expert at Vachira Phuket Hospital, the main government hospital in Phuket, has expressed concern that the rate of COVID infections across Phuket may result in a shortage of beds in intensive-care units on the island.
Phuket rapid test on arrival not free for Thais after May 15
Phuket rapid test on arrival not free for Thais after May 15
PHUKET: The rapid antigen test will not be free for Thai nationals at the airport or at the Phuket Check Point onto the island by road from May 15, Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has confirmed.