Phuket authorities confirmed today that six international travelers who recently arrived on the island have COVID-19.
They had been coming into Thailand since the Phuket Sandbox scheme began on July 1, according to Phuket health chief Koosak Kookiatkul. The infected travelers were an American, an Emirati, an African, a Swiss and three from Myanmar.
Three of them, a 45-year-old Burmese, a 28-year-old African and a 13-year-old boy from Switzerland, were confirmed to have the infection after second swab test results came out this morning. Health officials will trace their movements since arriving in Thailand, Koosak said.
Since July 1, nearly 4,000 travelers reportedly entered the country via the Phuket Sandbox scheme. Inbound travelers were required to take three COVID-19 tests, download an alert app in their mobile phones, and turn on location-sharing…
