Phuket requires Covid-19 vaccination or 72-hour test

1,458 new Covid-19 cases and 2 deaths were reported today in the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration’s daily briefing, stabilising the recent upward spike of new infections since the outbreaks at nightlife venues in Bangkok. Since April 1, 17,780 Covid-19 cases and 16 deaths have been reported by the CCSA.

The 2 additional Covid-related deaths today were a 56 year old Thai woman from Bangkok, who suffered from diabetes, kidney disease and obesity, and a 32 year old Thai man from Nonthaburi who had allergies and lung disease.

There are 17,162 people receiving treatment for Covid-19, an active case count far higher than the last peak in February which topped at 7,181 active cases. Since the start of the pandemic last year, the CCSA has reported a total of 46,643 coronavirus infections.

The English-language spokesperson for the CCSA, Natapanu Nopakun, says they hope the the…