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I thought the COVID-19 insurance should cover your complete stay in Thailand.

Yes, I agree that Deutsch and Dutch can easily be mixed up. I am sure when a German will not say I am Deutsch when asked in English. The usual reply is I am German. My point is, the Pattaya newspaper must have taken the news from the Phuket News and they still cannot get it right.

It's all about the money. Even more so in this pandemic time.

Huh? I was referring to the accuracy of reporting. That's the standard of news reporting in Thailand.

Its not a Dutch couple but German couple. German tourists rescued after kayak blown off Phuket https://www.thephuketnews.com/german-tourists-rescued-after-kayak-blown-off-phuket-81150.php

If you are using your laptop at home and not for travelling, I suggest you buy an external monitor and hook it up with a HDMI cable. I am using this arrangement currently and I get to use a bigger monitor than the laptop monitor. Depending on the size of the external monitor, the cost is less than 3000THB. Plus there is not worry about the technician mess with your system and data.

If herd immunity is true and you have achieved it, then there is no worry. It will become like the common cold.

If you don't have enough HDMI ports, you can also try using HDMI switches to add more boxes.

Recently, it was announced CAAT has approved chartered flights from Phuket to BKK for Phuket Sandbox tourists.

With the Delta variant spreading in Thailand (including Phuket), it will be a good face-saving excuse to close the "Phuket Sandbox" scheme. If/When the covid situation improves, the scheme can be re-introduced in the high season when traditionally more real "winter tourists" are coming from Europe. They usually stay longer and the hoops that they have to jump through are more palatable.

Do you still believe in herd immunity? Royal Navy flotilla reports Covid outbreak with 100 cases despite all sailors being vaccinated https://sg.yahoo.com/news/royal-navy-flotilla-reports-covid-070851623.html