TAT update: Phuket orders all residents to wear masks when going outside

Bangkok, 07 April, 2020, at 13.00 Hrs. – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) would like to provide the latest update from Phuket province regarding its ongoing unprecedented measures to prevent and mitigate the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

In the latest move to intensify its COVID-19 control efforts, Phuket province took a step further and ordered all residents to wear either surgical or cloth masks when leaving their residence. The order also prohibits any activities deemed unhygienic that may pose a risk for the transmission of infectious diseases.

The order came into effect from today, 7 April, 2020, until further notice.

This followed several measures currently in place as previously reported by TAT including:

• – Karon and Rawai, assigns hotels for stranded tourists^[1], published on 6 April, 2020, at 10.00 Hrs.
• Phuket seals off Patong to contain the spread of COVID-19^[2], published on 5 April, 2020, at 09.00 Hrs.
• Summary of Phuket’s measures to combat the spread of COVID-19^[3], published on 2 April, 2020, at 10.00 Hrs.

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For constant updates of Thailand’s COVID-19 control measures for travellers, please visit https://ddc.moph.go.th/viralpneumonia/eng/index.php. This press release is published on 07 April, 2020, at 13.00 Hrs. All information is accurate at the current time but can be changed depending on the situation. The TAT Newsroom will not be updating this press release but will issue new updates as soon as further information becomes available.