Rawai sea gypsies test COVID negative in mass check campaign Rawai sea gypsies test COVID negative in mass check campaign PHUKET: The COVID test results of hundreds of sea gypsies living in the village in Rawai are in, and not one has been returned with a conclusive result confirming that any villagers are positive for COVID-19. Tuesday 4 May 2021, 02:25PM Medical staff process sea gypsies in Rawai presenting themselves to be tested for COVID-19. Photo: PR Phuket Rawai Mayor Aroon Solos announced the news last night (May 4). In announcing the proactive COVID-19 screening campaign at the sea gypsy village, it was explained that swab samples were collected from 300 villagers and subjected to RT-PCR tests.