UPDATE: All 24-convenience stores must remain closed each night until 5am. The official news from the PR Phuket office was updated this afternoon (Apr 2).
The official order was issued at 8:30pm last night (Apr 1).
As the order has been issued to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the notice pointed out that violating the order was punishable under Section 52 of the Communicable Disease Act 2015, which may result in up to one year in jail or a fine of up to B100,000 or both.
Meanwhile, Rawai Mayor has met with local village headmen to ask their cooperation for all residents and tourists to stay indoors from 8pm to 5am each night and for small local stores to close during the same hours that the 24-hour convenience stores must now close.
Mayor Aroon also announced that several checkpoints have ben set up throughout Rawai to check people for potential suymptoms of the virus