Official urges people to avoid inter-province travel

The official reiterated the government's plea to people to avoid travel between provinces unless it was a necessity.
Meanwhile, officers at border checkpoints will continue to check passengers and drivers according to health guidelines.
Reacting to public concerns that people travelling between provinces might be detained in state quarantine for 14 days, he said that the travellers would need to provide evidence and explain the reason for the visit, such as going to court or hospital. He denied that all travellers would be detained for 14 days every time they cross provinces. People who have temporarily stayed in another province must perform home quarantine, he said.
He informed that of some 100,000 non-locals, 50,000 wanted to leave Phuket during the relaxation in closure. He said most of these people had lost their jobs and had been forced to stay in Phuket due to the lockdown measure in effect until April 30.
He clarified that not everyone was allowed to leave since three out of 17 subdistricts still had new infections in the last 14 days. Only 3,600 people have been allowed to leave Phuket of whom 70 per cent had a hometown in nearby southern provinces.