Prayut self-isolates after Phuket exposureVeerasak Pisanuwong, the Surin Chamber of Commerce chairman, poses for a photo with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha during the Phuket reopening ceremony on Thursday. (Photo from Veerasak Pisanuwong Facebook account)Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will stay at home for a week after he came into close contact with a person who later tested positive for coronavirus during events held to mark the reopening of resort island Phuket to vaccinated foreign tourists. “The result are not known yet since tests have just been conducted on him,” Mr Anucha said in a statement. The decision came after Veerasak Pisanuwong, the Surin Chamber of Commerce chairman, confirmed he had tested positive for the virus after attending the Phuket reopening ceremony with Gen Prayut on July 1. Gen Prayut and several of his cabinet ministers were in the resort island on that day to welcome the first group of vaccinated foreign tourists, who will not be required to quarantine.

Source: Bangkok Post July 05, 2021 11:48 UTC