News Forum - Another 300 hotel quarantine rooms set aside for infected tourists in Phuket

[Thaiger]

As Covid-19 infections continue to rise in Phuket, the southern island is creating more self-isolation facilities for infected foreign tourists. According to a Nation Thailand report, cases are surging on the island, with new infection numbers rising from 238 last Wednesday to 742 on Sunday. Most infections are cases of local transmission, but infections are being reported in sandbox tourists and those arriving through the now-suspended Test & Go system too. Around 1% of foreign tourists are testing positive on arrival, while 4% are found to be infected after the second test. Meanwhile, the Phuket Tourism Association says a number […]

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[Alavan]

Would be nice to know which hotels.

[Artemis080]

"Around 1% of foreign tourists are testing positive on arrival, while 4% are found to be infected after the second test."

So test positive after 5-6 of wandering around the island. Nice...Let's hope omicron stays dominant and harmless.