TaaSaparot

Steak & Co. will now operate out of its sister restaurant Smokin Joes next door.

Makes sense.

10 hours ago, nrasmussen said:

 

Since the hospitals are applying for import licences, it would seem that they have solved that problem.

No, as Moderna pointed out this week, vaccine companies will only sell to Governments at the moment.

9 hours ago, WaveHunter said:

The way I see it, we'll probably be able to get the western vaccines through private hospitals maybe as early as August but more likely by October.

Only if the Thai Government sells to them.

And that is very unlikely.

25 minutes ago, nrasmussen said:

 

I don't know; I'm not in the vaccine business. But since the hospitals are complaining that they so far have not been able to obtain import licences, I would assume that they have procurement plans in place; why else would they apply for licences?

The bigger problem is getting a vaccine company to sell to them.

5 hours ago, Jingthing said:

I totally agree with you that private hospitals should be allowed to do a different track. However if they did I think it should be ethical. In other words high risk people first and not to begin before the public free program begins.

Another explanation can be found in today's news of the purchasing of Moderna vaccine.

"Moderna like other vaccine companies do not sell to the private sector"

3 minutes ago, nrasmussen said:

However, what I do resent, is that the government so far has been unwilling to give the private hospitals permission to independently import vaccines. I have no idea of why that is, but it is completely unacceptable.

Image.

2 minutes ago, nrasmussen said:

I don't think that it's surprising if a government thinks about the welfare of its own citizens first

You mean like not calling it a lockdown, so they don't trigger handouts to their own citizens?

6 hours ago, jacko45k said:

I seem to recall  'gathering' was not permitted before 1st May.

They actually taped off the beach during that ban.

1 hour ago, kingofthemountain said:

Unfortunately it seems it's a total ban on people on the beach.

Yep, it started out as a ban on drinking and eating on the beach, but now its no sitting either .... why?

What gets me is that its groups of officials telling groups (Families) that they can not sit on the beach.

Dove Club in LK Metro will be a new opening, once the restrictions are lifted.

10 hours ago, GrandPapillon said:

20 people, jesus, that's still a nice little cluster for spreading COVID

The reality is, its 20 people, for things like funerals, weddings, food handouts, immigration offices etc.

Everything else is pretty much already covered.

20 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Fair point about payments but it's not a lockdown.

 

You're allowed to leave your home as you want.

 

Malls are open. 

 

You can shop for groceries any day of the week.

 

You can take long walks including on the beach.

 

You don't have to get a government pass to leave your house.

 

Similar to the UK's "Lockdown" then.

3 hours ago, Thaifly88 said:

All closed except for 

- restaurants

- coffee shops 

- gyms

- malls

- supermarkets 

If you can survive with that list then it’s still open:)

Nope, only Malls, Supermarkets remain open from 1st of May, and Restaurants for takeaway only.

Dine-in services and gathering of more than 20 people banned in Bangkok, Chonburi, Chiang Mai, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, and Samut Prakan.

Taco Taco have closed until May 17th, "due to coronavirus"

You got to laugh, when the Doom Mongers get what they have been looking for LOL.

9 hours ago, piston broke said:

Looks like Witherspoons, Soi Bukkou have thrown in the towel ....

 

Received an offer on the place, so have sold up, and moved to the R-Con S-Bend.

Thought I posted this a couple of weeks ago?

On 4/24/2021 at 1:07 AM, TaaSaparot said:

Good to see Ewan McGlashan is back in town.

 

Has taken charge of Steak & Co. which might save it.

New opening on the Darkside today.

3 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

I don't believe they are yet being used.. but accept they are a very good resource sitting there. 

As I said, when it comes to Governments, image will come first.

5 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Well the image cannot do much about a lack of resources and competence. The system in Thailand is already creaking under the policy of hospitalizing all positive cases. 

I don't see the Private Hospitals creaking.

8 hours ago, jacko45k said:

I think the UK has a far better Health Service and facilities that clicked together well. It would be optimistic to expect Thailand to do as well. Some people live in places without roads. 

Not sure about that.

As with a lot of countries, governments are more concerned with their image than anything else.

Good to see Ewan McGlashan is back in town.

Has taken charge of Steak & Co. which might save it.

Any vaccination news about Pattaya?

Is the beach closed?