Mandatory wearing of face masks in public areas is back on Phuket, just two days after the restriction was removed.
Governor Narong Woonciew on Friday signed an order rescinding a previous one dated May 31 which allowed people to take off face masks while in open public spaces provided they maintain social distancing of at least 2 metres.
No reason was offered in Friday's announcement as to why the face mask order was rescinded with immediate effect.
Governors act as directors of Covid-19 situation administration centres in their provinces.
In the colour-coded Covid-19 zoning, green zones indicate the situation is stable whereas businesses in blue zones are freer to promote tourism-related activities.
Phuket, one of the blue zones, became the first province to officially allow people to take off face masks until Friday's order.
