Phuket

Screening measures to enter Phuket, travellers from “red zone” provinces to self-quarantine

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5 months ago

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Caitlin Ashworth

PHOTO: Siangtai

Phuket authorities have announced screening measures for those entering the island province, which includes requiring those travelling from 20 “red zone” provinces to self-quarantine for 14 days. Those travelling from “hotspot” and “high risk” areas are required to do a swab test. While measures were put into effect over the weekend, some people say nothing has changed.

The “required” self-quarantine, which is apparently monitored by the Mor Chana tracking app, might be more of a guideline than a requirement. Arrivees on flights from Bangkok to Phuket Sunday morning, just 24 hours after the new screening measures were imposed, were not required to self-quarantine.

The minimum required for all individuals travelling to Phuket is to 1) download the “Mor Chana” app on their smartphones and display them when the officer calls for inspection, and 2) register online through the website www.gophuget.com to inform officials of the travel details to Phuket.

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2 Comments

Ynwaps

Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 2:17 pm

Perfect balance of “yeah you can travel if you want to jump through these hoops” and “well I might as well just stay at home and wait this out again”.

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Jason

Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 7:29 am

It’s ironic that what Thailand did to international tourists, it is now doing to itself. Thais doing 14 days quarantine….

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Caitlin Ashworth

Caitlin Ashworth is a writer from the United States who has lived in Thailand since 2018. She graduated from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and media studies in 2016. She was a reporter for the Daily Hampshire Gazette In Massachusetts. She also interned at the Richmond Times-Dispatch in Virginia and Sarasota Herald-Tribune in Florida.

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