Fisherman alarm just 'fake news'Phuket officials yesterday insisted that a fisherman who suddenly turned up at a local hospital was a Thai man, not Indonesian, as widely reported. Dr Thanit Sermkaew, director of the Phuket Provincial Health Office, said the story that had gone viral online about an Indonesian fisherman who sneaked into Phuket was "fake news". "This fisherman is not from an Indonesian fishing crew and above all, he is not infected with Covid-19." Dr Thanit insisted the fisherman was a Thai national named Kamol Chaitonchueak, who had been staying in Phuket ever since the pandemic struck early this year. Dr Thanit insisted the Phuket province had strict anti-Covid measures in place.

Source: Bangkok Post July 14, 2020 22:52 UTC