jmccarty

What is needed, is very clear instructions how to wear and remove the mask safely so you don't expose yourself and others to the virus droplets if they do get on the mask somehow and not on the rest of your body or clothes.  Without that, the masks are providing a false sense of security.

The 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic affected younger people conversely to this C19. 

How H1N1 affected Thailand in 1st wave

I'm not educated enough to make any comparison. But 2009 was a serious bug!

As someone above mentioned, Index has a nice selection. Sometimes they have some very nice wool carpets.  Feel like magic on the feet and to lay on.

Expect the global supply chain is very tight.  Hope it does not get worse for all of us!

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-52041709

Current estimates from Imperial College London are that the death rate is almost 10 times higher than average for those over 80, and much lower for those under 40.

10 time higher than not having C19?  Not sure this clarifies?

How could they sanitize that?

Beg the topic!

This is getting off topic and would like to know what the state of emergency measures will be.  Not that I am more than impressed by some of your personal visa issues, but this topic is a lot more important to us.

I was here in Thailand when the airports were closed by demonstrators and the military had to take over. I was here, but a tourist on a holiday at that time. The rest of the world was not in crisis.  Like it or not, we have the Junta in charge again, they have done the right thing by the many in situations that were blown up by a few wealthy egos then.  I sincerely hope all of your visa issues are the least of your concerns today!  Stay safe and listen to medical practitioners that have been dealing with this or have studied it with enough education to advise.  The death of the people that catch this and die within a few days has been experienced before by the world.  That WHO, CDC and others are refraining from calling a spade a spade is beyond understanding now.  Hope to be here in a few months when this is clarified by them. 

6 minutes ago, bwpage3 said:

You need to learn how to read and comprehend.

Thank you for pointing that out.

11 minutes ago, bwpage3 said:

Living in Florida. The current situation is there is no lock down of any type, people are free to move around and many are still having to go to work. Those that are able to work from home, many companies are allowing them to do so. Some major attractions like Disney and Universal are closed temporarily. The supply lines to the groceries stores are holding up well, there was a temporary shortage of toilet paper and other things (hoarding mentality), however I have always found the major food items to be well stocked. The price of gasoline has dropped to its lowest point in a couple of years. Lots of fast food restaurants have the drive thru and carry out open, but no sit down service. Lots of food home delivery options. Beaches closed off the parking lots, however people park elsewhere and are still on the beaches. All schools and colleges have gone to online classes for the rest of the year. Includes our son's college. He is now doing it online from home. The media seems to drive an excessive hysteria, pulling out horror stories here and there that fit their marketing needs. (paid news) when the numbers of cases versus an entire population, are much lower than the common flu. The common flu killed 80,000 people last year with not one story making the news? You have to really question that? People for the most part seems to be aware, most of the stores have taped X's on the floor of the checkout registers to ensure people don't stand to close together (social distancing). US Government is trying to pass a CV bill that the democrats have stalled that would get every person $3,000. If you understand the numbers, the odds are greater getting struck by lightning than this virus. To add one more thing? You hardly see anyone anywhere wearing a mask at all.

 

This is actually SARS2, not the flu.

Bickering over this is going to help everyone!  <deleted> do us people do if this becomes lawless?  Anyone have armed security on 911?

I get my beer and booze delivered and watch netflix amongst others.  Social distancing has be normal with the missus for past 8 years, not change for me. 

Not clear on this guy.  If this is in fact SARS 2 Covid.  The emperor has all his clothes on indeed.

Thank you Rooster! I don't see an advantage to faking the numbers with this either way.  Like it or not, this is a threat to life as we know it.  Statistically, a low threat unless we don't take it seriously.  The hot spots doing what they are doing fits no other pandemic pattern. 

I wonder if customs officers handling courier overnight and same day delivery have training and protection from what they are handling?  If it's from handling a passport from an infected person, there is a lot more hands on action to package an object or delivery and little time for it to expire on the surface.. Stay positive, I'm sure postal related workers are well trained and protected! 

2,000 baht per Chinese tourist?

No working crystal balls since this is not Hogwarts.  These international schools have the same information as available when available.  I can only thank this school's management and others that responsibly take action when they do see the need to.   Its very easy to forget that time passes at the same rate for all of us.

I recently purchased such a short trip policy from IMG called "Patriot America" which of course broadly excludes any pre-existing or other condition that can be linked to a pre-existing condition.   Caveat emptor as with any insurance you are buying with no group economy of scale. 

Get him to please ask all to fight global seasonal influenza as well which has already killed ~500,000 in the past 6 months.  Google it via WHO or any other credible source!

There is a great need to take child psychology, the way they treat each-other, view themselves, to a better degree than we do adults.  Not an easy answer to this either.  If you were ever bullied as a child, the best solution in your child's mind's eye would be erasing the bully from the day. 

Aside from bar workers, do people that live here plan to stay out till 4 if the bar is open till then? I don't know anyone that stays out past 10:00pm. 

If for tourism, it would go some way to make up for those days the tourists arrive to no alcohol days and/or try and purchase beer at 7/11 between 14:00 and 17:00 every day and get turned back empty handed.  That afternoon siesta makes for more energy to party all night for visitors!