TRAT: About 10,000 travelers stay on Koh Chang as authorities there get ready for a flood of arrivals from the closed down beaches and bars around Pattaya, after their require the province to be locked down versus Covid-19 was turned down.
Saksit Mungkang, secretary-general to the Trat provincial tourist market council, stated on Thursday the environment on the traveler island was more sombre than it was 2-3 days earlier, when a minimum of 1,000 travelers were getting here every day, Thais and immigrants.
The number had actually dropped all of a sudden, by half, Mr Sangsit stated.
There were still about 10,000 travelers, mainly immigrants, on the island. There were likewise about 10,000 organization operators and personnel, and around 8,000 long-term locals.
Inquired about reports that foreign travelers from Pattaya would flock to Koh Chang now Chon Buri provincial authorities had actually bought the closure of beaches there, he stated Koh Chang authorities had actually currently made preparations to handle the possibility.
” Tourists who come to the island after April 5 will have their travel record strictly inspected. If they are not Trat locals they will be asked where they are from and will be carefully kept track of. Public health authorities will keep a close eye on them throughout their remain on Koh Chang,” stated Mr Sangsit.
The provincial contagious illness committee fulfilled on March 31 to think about a letter from tourist operators and regional leaders on Koh Chang for a lockdown of the island and the province from April 5, Post Today reported.
They chose versus it, feeling it was unneeded due to the fact that up until now there were no Covid-19 cases in the province.
Trat guv Wichian Limwongyoo, who chairs the provincial contagious illness panel, was anticipated to go to Koh Chang on Friday to fulfill the regional leaders there.
