Huge traffic crunch in last-day race to enter Phuket under free rapid test
Huge traffic crunch in last-day race to enter Phuket under free rapid test
PHUKET: A huge traffic tailback saw long delays for people coming onto the island by road yesterday (May 15), the last day of free rapid antigen tests for Thais wanting to enter Phuket.
Photo: Tha Chatchai Police
A long tailback started forming at the checkpoint onto the island yesterday morning, and was already causing delays by midday.
According to Google Traffic, a 49-minute delay was expected even at 9pm last night.
Officers staffing the road checkpoint onto the island checked 5,127 people entering Phuket, and found not one case testing positive or worth further investigation.