Deputy National Police Chief Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapas chaired a meeting with National Police Region 1-9, and related authorities via a video conference about using the 191 police hotline as a secondary COVID-19 hotline after 1668 and 1669, said the report.
Of note, Phuket Provincial Police are overseen by Region 8 Police, whose headquarters are stationed at the northern end of the island.
According to the Deputy National Police Chief, there are around 1,200 lines on the 191 hotline available 24 hours a day to facilitate the needs of COVID-19 patients.
However, 191 is positioned as a secondary line, and citizens are asked to call 1668 and 1669 before calling 191 as it is still mainly for emergencies and crime, he said.