Health officers in Phuket are urging tourism operators to be extra cautious and cling strictly to disease prevention measures as Omicron instances rise. Koosak Kookiatkul from Phuket’s Public Health Office says companies should avail of antigen checks frequently to display for new infections. The Bangkok Post reviews that the island has now detected 144 cases of the highly-contagious Omicron variant.
According to the report, lively case-finding alongside Patong’s notorious Soi Bangla on December 28 resulted in 11 Omicron cases. Koosak says it’s crucial that companies in the space implement strict Covid-19 prevention measures to curb the spread of the virus. It’s understood businesses alongside the favored Soi Bangla have 300 antigen take a look at kits for use on tourists each week and all employees are fully vaccinated. However, Koosak says they have to still adhere to measures including social distancing, mask-wearing, regular hand-washing, temperature-checking, and contact-tracing.
The Bangkok Post reviews that Weerawich Kruasombat, who heads up the union of Patong leisure venue operators, has urged all members to strictly adjust to Covid-19 prevention measures to fight the spread of the virus.
“Bangla Road is essential to Phuket. For this reason, I would like to ask for the cooperation of householders, managers and different staff to have an ATK check each 7 days at the car parking zone behind Hollywood Phuket to cut the chance of contagion.”
Meanwhile, in jap Thailand, Chon Buri governor Phakarathon Tianchai has expressed concern at a rise in Omicron instances there, saying many people have dropped their guard because of reports that the variant is milder. Basic is looking on everyone to be more cautious as infections surge. Further tests present that 80% of recent cases in the province are the Omicron variant.
Phakarathon says eating places and tourism operators in Chon Buri should proceed screening each employees and clients before entry. He has warned that failure to do so could see them shut down.
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