Phuket officials target arrivals from Myanmar as fears of COVID spread rise
Phuket officials target arrivals from Myanmar as fears of COVID spread rise
PHUKET: Local officials have ramped up their efforts to locate any new arrivals from Myanmar who may have arrived on the island without passing any COVID-19 checks on entering the country. The crackdown comes amid fears that new arrivals from Myanmar may be infected, and start a second wave of infections in Phuket.
Saturday 12 December 2020, 09:00AM
Police at the Phuket Check Point, the only entry by road onto Phuket, check Myanmar nationals for any new arrivals from their home country looking to land on the island. Photo: Phuket Provincial Police