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Phuket Poll: Should the lockdown end on April 30?
Phuket Poll: Should the lockdown end on April 30?
PHUKET: As Phuket proceeds through its second week of “lockdown” to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, the big question for everyone is whether the lockdown restrictions on the island should continue past their current deadline of April 30, and if they are to be lifted or even eased, which ones should be the first to go.
Italian man, 83, latest confirmed COVID-19 case in Phuket, total moves to 193
Italian man, 83, latest confirmed COVID-19 case in Phuket, total moves to 193
PHUKET: The Phuket Communicable Disease Committee today (Apr 21) announced one new confirmed case of a person infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus, an Italian man who previously had visited risk areas in Patong.
Curfew breakers continue to flout the law
Curfew breakers continue to flout the law
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police have reported 28 more people arrested for breaking the curfew overnight, bringing to 636 the official tally of people arrested for breaking the national nightly curfew from 10pm to 4am since the curfew began on Apr 3.
Swiss man, 72, found dead in Kathu home
Swiss man, 72, found dead in Kathu home
PHUKET: Kathu Police have confirmed that doctors are testing the body of a 72-year-old Swiss man whose body was found in his house in Kathu on Saturday (Apr 18) to determine whether man had contracted COVID-19.
China to lead Thailand tourism revival, say experts
China to lead Thailand tourism revival, say experts
BANGKOK: A comprehensive new survey of consumers in China’s first-tier cities has concluded that 53% of respondents would like to travel overseas within 2020. More so, the most popular months for trips abroad for the remainder of the year are August, October and December, report C9 Hotelworks and Delivering Asia Communications.
Phuket officials report no new COVID-19 cases as Bang Tao checks steam ahead
Phuket officials report no new COVID-19 cases as Bang Tao checks steam ahead
PHUKET: The Phuket Communicable Disease Committee today (Apr 20) again reported zero new confirmed cases of people infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus as the door-to-door checks in Cherng Talay continue.
Phuket officials report no new COVID-19 cases
Phuket officials report no new COVID-19 cases
PHUKET: The Phuket Communicable Disease Committee today (Apr 19) announced zero confirmed cases of people infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Officials confirm all animals are being taken good care of as Phuket Zoo awaits closure.
Officials confirm all animals are being taken good care of as Phuket Zoo awaits closure.
PHUKET: Animals at Phuket Zoo are well looked after and have not been abandoned, contrary to reports on social media, claimed officials after an investigative inspection yesterday (Apr 17).
Phuket officials report zero new COVID-19 cases, total holds at 192
Phuket officials report zero new COVID-19 cases, total holds at 192
PHUKET: The Phuket Communicable Disease Committee today (Apr 18) announced zero new confirmed cases of people infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Old shrine surfaces as Bang Wad reservoir hits bottom
Old shrine surfaces as Bang Wad reservoir hits bottom
PHUKET: Heavy isolated showers this week have helped restore some water back into Phuket’s main reservoirs, but more is needed, Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) Chief Graisorn Mahamad has told The Phuket News.
Zoo animals are in ‘perfect condition’ officials say
Zoo animals are in ‘perfect condition’ officials say
PHUKET: Wildlife officials have claimed that all animals at the beleaguered Phuket Zoo are in “perfect condition” following an inspection visit to the site yesterday (Apr 17).
One new COVID-19 case in Phuket, in Bang Tao, total reaches 192
One new COVID-19 case in Phuket, in Bang Tao, total reaches 192
PHUKET: The Phuket Communicable Disease Committee today (Apr 17) announced one more confirmed case of people infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Phuket officials report zero new COVID-19 cases
Phuket officials report zero new COVID-19 cases
PHUKET: The Phuket Communicable Disease Committee today (Apr 16) announced zero new cases of people infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus in Phuket.
Phuket Governor ordered out
Phuket Governor ordered out
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana is to be transferred out of the province by order of the Cabinet at a date yet to be announced.
Three new COVID-19 cases in Phuket, total hits 191
Three new COVID-19 cases in Phuket, total hits 191
PHUKET: The Phuket Communicable Disease Committee (CDC) today (Apr 15) announced three more confirmed cases of people infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus, bringing the total number of people infected with the disease to 191 since the outbreak began.
Water supply outage to affect Patong, Karon, Kata
Water supply outage to affect Patong, Karon, Kata
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced that the mains water supply to parts of Patong, Karon and Kata will be affected from Apr 20 to 28 as repairs are made to a mains pipe connected to the RO (reverse-osmosis) plant north of Karon Beach.
Boy, 12 months old, and woman, 97, among 10 new COVID cases in Phuket, total hits 188
Boy, 12 months old, and woman, 97, among 10 new COVID cases in Phuket, total hits 188
PHUKET: The Phuket Communicable Disease Committee today (Apr 14) announced 10 more confirmed cases of people infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus, all from the Bang Tao area of Cherng Talay.
Phuket’s second COVID ‘field hospital’ ready to open
Phuket’s second COVID ‘field hospital’ ready to open
PHUKET: Phuket’s second “field hospital” at the Prince of Songkla University, Phuket Campus, in Kathu is ready to accommodate 150 patients and will officially open tomorrow (Apr 15), Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana has revealed.
Exercise outdoors permitted during lockdown, confirms Phuket health chief
Exercise outdoors permitted during lockdown, confirms Phuket health chief
PHUKET: People are allowed to exercise in public, such as jogging and cycling, during the current lockdown across the island as along as they obey all the regulations involved, the Chief of the Phuket Public Health Office (PPHO) has confirmed.
Phuket lockdown checkpoints back up as people hit the roads
Phuket lockdown checkpoints back up as people hit the roads
PHUKET: After the quietest start to Songkran in living memory, people today started arriving at checkpoints in the hope of being allowed through on the first day of the two-week “lockdown” order by the Phuket Governor.