Save our Sandbox! MoPH send crisis team to Phuket as migrants blamed for infections. Ministry of Public Health official Kiatphoom Wongjarit admitted that a special team had been sent to Phuket after infections on the sandbox island hit 200 a day. ASEAN NOW

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Ministry of Public Health official Kiatphoom Wongjarit admitted that a special team had been sent to Phuket after infections on the sandbox island hit 200 a day. 

 

He blamed the infections on migrant workers who have come into the province to work causing the spread in communities where they live.

 

He was quick to point out that foreign tourists were NOT to blame as they are tested before arrival and during their stay.

 

He said out of 30,000 visitors under the Phuket sandbox reopening only 89 had tested positive for Covid-19.

 

The special team will be focusing their efforts on restoring confidence of Phuket residents and foreign tourists who were not expecting their holiday island to have Covid. 

 

They will also be ensuring that the elderly, pregnant women, those with underlying health conditions as well as the migrant workers get vaccinated.