Geoffggi

1 hour ago, webfact said:

when asked by Thai PBS World what he thinks is the most challenging factor in the latest wave of the COVID-19.

He should have replied "Leaving me in charge" ................LOL

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The new measure means easier access to hotspots like Pattaya, Phang Nga, Koh Samui, Krabi and the capital Bangkok, deputy government spokeswoman Traisulee Traisoranakul said, among 10 provinces that will welcome tourists with proof of vaccination against COVID-19 from Oct. 1.

I cannot speak for the other popular listed destinations but what are people going to do when they arrive in Pattaya? - IT'S CLOSED !!!!!!

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand's DPM and health minister Anutin Charnvirakul yester denied that the government were standing in the way of vaccine companies selling to the private sector. 

Sorry mate but your street credibility lapsed quite a long time ago .............

18 minutes ago, smedly said:

plus the fact (reported today) that a further requirement to allow authorities access to private medical records.

 

again why are they turning this relatively simple process into a complicated circus

 

If people have underlying conditions then it is likely they are already being treated by a doctor - why not let their own doctor administer a vaccine shot instead of this constant authoritarian power and control cluster F

 

Time to hand control of this over to professional medical people and remove incompetent leaders who are standing in the way while trying to manufacture opportunities to enrich themselves

Sorry, but I can only like once ..................LOL

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand aims to boost its vaccine order by more than 50% to 100 million doses this year in a bid to reach herd immunity, as surging local infections threaten to derail plans to reopen borders to tourism and reboot the economy.

It appears the report that the Chinese are not wanting to come until they have vaccinated the Thai people has spurred them into action ...............LOL

1 hour ago, webfact said:

He said initially, the purchases Thailand made were based on the situation at that time, when the country was successful in containing the outbreak, and the government did not want to put people’s lives at risk since some of the available vaccines used untried technology.

A bit like the story of the tortoise & the hare, they sat back & let Covid get the upper hand ..............LOL

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj Gen Pornsak Nuannoo has played down concerns over 30 officers at Chalong Police Station being ordered to self-quarantine after it became known that two people now confirmed as infected with COVID-19 had visited the police station on April 10-11.

Roughly translated as "Take a month off lads (with pay of course) and try not to get picked up at some shady place) .......................LOL

7 hours ago, webfact said:

All entertainment outlets in Bangkok, including pubs, karaoke bars and massage parlours, which have already been closed for more than a week, will remain closed for at least the next fortnight

Does this include the Hi-So establishments ............!!!

3 hours ago, webfact said:

As of Wednesday, at least 42 Thai provinces now have some form of entry restrictions for travellers from so-called high risk locations.

We have finally adopted the "Survival of the Fittest" approach !!!!!!

I notice the Mayor is keeping quiet this time ............. can't blame the opening of valves twice in a row  !!!!

5 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

The Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command, based in Phuket, has seized an Indonesian fishing boat for illegally entering Thai economic fishing zone waters off Phuket,

See, now say Thailand doesn't need submarines .....................LOL

2 hours ago, webfact said:

A new campaign called "Happy Songkran, Drive Safe and Far Away from COVID-19"

Better still, don't drive and risk contacting or spreading COVID-19 ...............!!!!

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

while the source of the British variant of COVID-19 in Thailand remained unknown

Let's get one thing straight, it is not a "British Variant", it is true this variant was first detected in Britain, but it has also been found in many other countries ....

2 hours ago, webfact said:

1,200 Road Checkpoints to Curb Drink-driving and Covid-19

Until there are some meaningful penalties enforced instead of a slap on the wrist nothing will change