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I'm interested in this too.

2 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Maybe one of these so-called experts needs to tell Thais that face masks are for protecting others more than yourself and when you sneeze don't pull your mask down to do it. Idiots. As for the numbers they are now and have always been massively under-reported. What we have now is a virus that has indeed an exponential increase. Numbers in Thaiand down from yesterday. I don't think so. Thing about Omicron is it spreds very fast so the peak comes quickly and Delta is pushed out. I'm guessing end of the month should see peaks happening although these peaks will of course be different in different provinces. BKK and Phuket will more than likely be early to peak. Looking at Kalasin info something very odd in the numbers. Definitely not showing the doubling rate experienced elsewhere. Difference may be masks wearing.

http://www.kalasin.go.th/t/index.php/th/covid-19.html

 

 

I certainly won't be sneezing in my mask ever. I will pull it down and sneeze in a tissue. 

29 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

It is expected to surge. That is the nature of Omi. The surge means little unless it is accompanied by a large increase in deaths. This thing will just burn itself out quickly.

 

The surge is good, not bad. Stop the panic and stop the nonsense. 

I agree. There is worldwide hysteria over what has become a rather ordinary illness now. I'm not a Covid denier and that was not true of previous strains but this is what I've read and seen first hand. I think at this point many either profit or enjoy the societal control Covid panic fosters and want to keep the party going as long as possible. There is nothing stopping most places including Thailand from reopening and reaping a huge economic benefit other than paranoia and delusion at this point. Covid has melted the brains and reasoning of millions. 

When I flew from BKK to HKT Vaccination cards were required. They were not required from HKT to BKK though.

But was there a dancing elephant logo on the boat to insure quality?

They think they will test their way out of the pandemic. All the while increasing restrictions and throwing the economy in the dumpster. Meanwhile the rest of the world recognizes Omicron is the end game for Covid and are gradually easing restrictions and moving on with their lives. Everyday a new set of rules from germaphobe control freaks who should not be in tactical decision making rules. 

very doubtful this manic testing puts even a small dent in omicron. Furthermore better to let it rip and get to herd immunity. Tests can be wrong. People are flawed, you cannot control the uncontrollable.

38 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Sheer amount of plastic being created for testing kits is just insane with billions of test kits used daily. I wonder what nation could be profiteering from this pandemic with test kits and ppe sales

I have stock in several companies that make covid tests and they have consistently gone up all year and will probably do so for the next 12 months too since you can always count on people panicking and acting like buffoons. In spite of the steady gains I'd love to see these tests go away in the meantime I'll keep cashing the check.

If you're curious the company tickers are

ABT DHR LH PKI

14 hours ago, aussiexpat said:

^^ I thought one of the main benefits of Thai Elite visa was that  they sorted everything for you and made life easier in Thailand....and yet here you are asking for help on a Thai forum...

 

Great advertisement for Thai Elite lol

I have Thailand Elite and generally very pleased with it, but their inability to provide a solution to the TM30 requirement other than reminding you about it is a frustration I have with them. I know immigration and not they made the TM30 but it seems like they both should work together to have a better solution than print outs which can be hard to come by. We should be able to report any address changes to Thailand Elite and they should handle it from there. 

13 hours ago, tonray said:

Why doesn't immigration have a way to look up your TM30 records.. seems ridiculous

They are still addicted to print outs and it makes no sense and is inexcusable but this is Thailand TiT so to live here and enjoy the many pros of it we must accept the cons too.

Here is a little more information about domestic Phuket entry requirements. Proof of vaccine as one of the methods is clearly noted. I looked for information like this before and didn't see it but nevertheless good to know.

Screening Measures for Domestic Travel to enter Phuket – Royal Vacation (royalvacationdmc.com)

2 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

Sorry, but that's on you.

 

Proof of vaccination is required for domestic flights.

 

There is surely an announcement about it somewhere but I didn't see it noted anywhere in our boarding requirements or in any recent news I read. Though ignorance of the law is not an excuse to break the law so yes, on us.

My wife and I who are both US citizens were asked for proof of vaccination before boarding a flight from Bangkok to Phuket today. My booster which I got 3 weeks ago in Bangkok was saved in the Mor Phrom app. We did bring our little paper cards with the first two vaccines from America. They wanted to see those and the third one in the app, though if I hadn't mentioned it they might have been satisfied with just the cards from America. We received no heads up this would be required and it was only asked for right before boarding the plane. If we didn't have the little certificates from America with us I'm not sure what would have happened though I do have a copy saved in my phone

Most of the other passengers were Thai and they were not asked for proof of vaccination. I can see some logic to that since it's a scientific fact that only dirty farangs can transmit covid to Thais and not the other way around

The whole thing was redundant since neither of us could have gotten in the country without proof of vaccination in the first place.

Sometimes seems like they are just throwing stones in the dark as far as fighting covid here and in the rest of the world.

That said the covid precautions in Phuket have been extremely relaxed. 

1 hour ago, Sheryl said:

Hospitals in many places are filling up. In some places there is little ICU capacity left.

ok

The worldwide reaction to Omicron is complete hysteria and political theater. I am not a Covid denier and have taken it seriously throughout, but the media and government outlets conveniently ignore the latest news that this is not a dangerous variant, may actually help end the pandemic, and instead revert to their comfortable stance of controlling the population for the sake of acting like they are doing something rather than helping anyone at all. Thailand in particular has gone full retard since the pandemic began. Making the wrong decision at every turn while congratulating themselves regardless. Every action is either an under or over reaction but not never a measured and sane course. The shutdown of Thailand Pass has already done much more economic damage than protecting a single person's health. I am lucky that these clowns have no effect on me personally but it is sad to see.

guard up or down won't make a difference because everyone will catch the virus at some point. This is just setting the stage to blame people for the inevitable. But given it's low virulence and hospitalization rate catching it is not a cause for alarm. But the media worldwide can't resist a good crisis even if it must be created.

The only test that is needed an MRI to see what is wrong with our Glorious leader's brain.

Song Kran in it's current filthy water gun festival incarnation should be permanently canceled. Worst time of year to be in Thailand both for the nasty water getting splashed in your eyes and the road carnage.

Yep high PM 2.5 levels is a magnet for high end high rolling tourists though they could just Photoshop the skies blue in their ad campaigns