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That's what it says. That wasn't the case previously. Ridiculous! About time they started accepting lateral flow tests for the second test but of course, not enough money to be made on this!
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Thailand should stop publicizing Covid numbers by April
madmitch replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News Headlines
One of Thailand's main problems during the pandemic is not having a single mouthpiece announcing anything, thereby creating confusion and confliction. And what we have here is another example of a single person being quoted in the press probably in no official capacity whatsoever. Saying this, Thailand's figures are skewed. In that people with mild symptoms are simply staying home and not reporting it, and that's those that bother to take a lateral flow test -
Covid-19 Could Become Endemic in 2022, Says DDC
madmitch replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News Headlines
Thailand seems to me to be a lot further behind many other countries in allowing this disease to be designated endemic. Where we're seeing many European countries adopting a more relaxed approach, there's still a paranoia existing in Thailand with its field hospitals and alcohol restrictions. -
I don't understand why they suspend the test and go but allow the sandbox. Newly arrived tourists are allowed into the local community in the sandbox scheme and can therefore pass on covid to Thais and enceother tourists who could subsequently travel and spread it. To me it makes no sense. Either open with test and go or quarantine all arrivals.
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Thai hotel threatens customer with ฿3m lawsuit over bad review
madmitch replied to webfact's topic in Isaan News
Paragraph 1, yes. Paragraph 2, no way! -
Thai hotel threatens customer with ฿3m lawsuit over bad review
madmitch replied to webfact's topic in Isaan News
Very surprised the OTA removed the review. They will generally only do this if there are blatant lies or if the review is obviously inaccurate, i.e. a client accidentally reviewed the wrong hotel (yes, that does happen!). I would guess the OTA was also threatened with a lawsuit. -
COVID cases on the rise in Phuket, 167 Omicron infections detected so far
madmitch replied to webfact's topic in Phuket News
From what I gather, looking at @xylophone's posts on the Patong Wake thread and my daughter's friends, many people with symptoms are either not testing or if they have a positive test, not reporting it. Thailand's unique hospitalisation policy will possibly exacerbate the covid situation, though from various other reports, this may be a good thing. Here in the UK over 200,000 new cases were reported yesterday, mostly omicron, yet life in London goes on pretty much normally, with pubs and restaurants open, live entertainment and sports continuing, shops open and doing a decent trade. There's even talk of scrapping the PCR test for arrivals from overseas. I really hope the Phuket Governor doesn't overreact as this any type of lockdown or closure of bars and restaurants will be a disaster for the slow recovery of the tourism industry. -
Restaurants Report 100% Earnings Increase From Last Year
madmitch replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News Headlines
Double <deleted> all is still <deleted> all in many cases! -
Thailand to introduce 500 baht tourist entry fee from Jan 1st
madmitch replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News Headlines
Anyone know what happened to this? Or has it quietly been shelved? -
There are always posts about Anutin's lack of qualifiacations to be a health minister. Is that any different to the rest of the world? Sajid Javed, the UK equivalent, has a degree in politics and economics and a career in banking. Government ministers are really spokespersons and overall managers for the departments of which they are in charge, the real work being done by the civil servants. However, Anutin does give the impression of being a maverick that comes up with these decisions himself, in the same way that unelected provincial Governors who also lack experience in the health sector also seem to make uninformed decisions based on a whim. This latest announcement is not unexpected but again screws up the holiday plans of many tourists, not to mention many businesses reliant upon these tourists, often small businesses who have shamefully been totally unsupported by the Governement. But, of course, this is Thailand where announcements are not co-ordinated and are often overridden within a day or so. Nothing should be taken as fact until it has been formally announced by the CCSA.