Phuket’s popular vegetarian festival is being held under strict safety measures from Wednesday until October 14 to curb Covid-19 from spreading further.

Phuket provincial public health doctor Phadungkiet Utoksenee said the province has implemented measures to contain the spread of the disease, such as limiting the number of Chinese temple officials and visitors, conducting tests on officials using antigen kits, reducing the ceremony process and refraining from selling firecrackers (except raft-type ones).

He said the festival is being held as usual, but authorities have implemented Covid-19 preventive rules in a bid to reduce crowding.

“All Chinese temples in the province have acknowledged this and are ready to use measures to contain the spread of Covid-19,” he said.

The Nation