Phuket marks new infected case from abroad
Phuket marks new infected case from abroad
PHUKET: Phuket officials marked one new COVID-19 infection yesterday (June 6), that of a foreigner who arrived in Phuket by boat.
Image: PPHO
The Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) confirmed that the new infection had arrived in Phuket from a foreign country, but has yet to clarify which country the boat last departed.
The PPHO reported that the person was now observing quarantine on board the boat.
No other details were made available.
The PPHO marked zero new local infections on the island for yesterday, after reporting just one infection each day for the previous three days (June 3-5).
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