Phuket logging about 100 new Covid cases a dayPeople wait for Covid-19 tests at Kohsirae School in Muang district, Phuket, last week. (Photo: Achadthaya Chuenniran)PHUKET: This southern tourist island has recorded about 100 new Covid-19 cases a day for about a week, nearly all of them members of vulnerable groups. Dr Koosak Kookiatkul, Phuket health chief, said on Wednesday there were 158 new cases the day before -- 156 Thai people and migrants who lived in Phuket, and two foreign participants in the Phuket Sandbox reopening project. Dr Withita Jang-iam, epidemiologic expert at Vachira Phuket Hospital, said all the Covid-19 patients were elderly, had chronic diseases or were pregnant. Phuket governor Narong Wunciew said the Phuket Sandbox project would continue as Covid-19 was still under control there.

Source: Bangkok Post August 25, 2021 10:30 UTC