Did you go to the Full Moon Countdown on Koh Phangan? Take a take a look at for Covid-19, if you haven’t already. Some individuals who went to the countdown occasion have made posts and comments on social media saying they tested positive for Covid-19. Several others say they obtained sick after the get together.
One foreigner is in the highlight after she posted a video on TikTok exhibiting three antigen Covid-19 exams, all with optimistic outcomes. The video learn “you’re in all probability wondering how I ended up in this situation,” after which flashed to videos of her partying in crowds on the 2022 countdown event by Haad Rin’s Drop In Bar.
After criticism, with many saying she was irresponsible, the traveller wrote in a pinned comment saying “everyone who goes to such parties is aware of the risk! It’s my very own fault!! Stay secure ppl.” Some folks even commented on the video saying they have been at the Full Moon Countdown and also tested constructive for Covid-19.
Another woman who was additionally at Haad Rin’s Drop In Bar, however it’s unclear which night, posted a video of her positive Covid-19 check result and then movies of the celebration at the seashore bar, which was full of people round a fireplace leap rope.
While there has been hearsay that many people examined positive for Covid-19 after the Koh Phangan Countdown Event, the native health division has not reported a cluster of infections from the occasion. Today, the Surat Thani Provincial Health Department reviews 3,630 active Covid-19 cases in Koh Phangan and neighbouring islands of Koh Samui and Koh Tao. These infections have been reported to or detected by well being officers and confirmed with RT-PCR checks.
Hundreds of expats and foreign travellers flocked to Koh Phangan for its well-known countdown occasion. Crazy at Surat Thani’s Donsak pier was packed with so many people headed to the island that round half of the passengers have been sitting on the ground. There was no room for social distancing, and contained in the ferry, there was little air air flow. Proof of vaccination was not required and there was no Covid-19 verify to get on the island. (There has been a check prior to now.)
On the night of the massive New Year’s event on Haad Rin, officers from the Ministry of Public Health had been on the major entrance to the seaside, requiring partygoers to point out their vaccination information or their Thailand Pass. The Thai authorities basically gave venues throughout the nation a free move for the evening of New Year’s Eve, permitting eating places and approved venues to serve alcohol until 1am on January 1, but beneath “Covid Free Setting” measures.
After the large events, taking an at-home Covid-19 check turned the “norm.” Many individuals who went to events have been posting their outcomes from ATK checks on social media, like TikTok and Instagram. Some went to events in Phuket and Pattaya..