Huge traffic crunch in last-day race to enter Phuket under free rapid test

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Photo: Tha Chatchai Police

 

By The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: A huge traffic tailback saw long delays for people coming onto the island by road yesterday (May 15), the last day of free rapid antigen tests for Thais wanting to enter Phuket.

 

A long tailback started forming at the checkpoint onto the island yesterday morning, and was already causing delays by midday.

 

According to Google Traffic, a 49-minute delay was expected even at 9pm last night.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/huge-traffic-crunch-in-last-day-race-to-enter-phuket-under-free-rapid-test-80024.php

 

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[Deli]

What happens now to commuters and delivery trucks ? No information ever supplied.

[Burma Bill]

Huge traffic crunch

Strange choice of words:-

 

[LivinginKata]

1 hour ago, Deli said:

What happens now to commuters and delivery trucks ? No information ever supplied.

 

 

Clearly have to be vaxed. Easy enough in Phuket. Or covid test every 3 days.

[Cake Monster]

All these people were queuing up to go see Anutin, Phiphat , 3 Island Governors, and a whole host of the Hoi-poloi, receive a message from the Czar.

[Deli]

2 hours ago, LivinginKata said:

Easy enough in Phuket

 

Not for non Thais, though.