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I don’t believe a word ! If this was true , it would be breaking news and Headlines all over the world ! Not a peep !

Don’t let panic overcome where you start  buying tests and medicines that do not work ! Panic will only make you anxious and unhappy. Listen a bit to the worlds specialists on virus and contagion. 
Social distancing, washing hands especially when you come back home , don’t touch your face. If you are ill, have a cough , sore throat, sneezing, do not go out . Get a neighbour to do some shopping for you. This is what we are doing in Europe. Do some home exercise and try to eat healthily. 

1 hour ago, Chazar said:

cant  imagine why the declared infections are so  low???

There have been numerous warnings in France and the rest of Europe that some of the  tests  being used and sold are not suitable / viable. They have been tested and they give erroneous results, meaning, declaring someone not contaminated by covid 19 when they are. So which tests have Thailand, and others , been using ? 

Some info for people in Thailand, or anywhere else, who want to get back to their home country.

This comes from a travel expert on ITV this morning. This applies to all nationalities.

 If you  want to regain your home country, leave at once if you can. If your flight has been cancelled, take any other flight you can find. Travel agencies or insurances will not help you at the moment, you sort that out once you are home. There are hundreds of thousands of holiday makers/ business people abroad who are stuck. 

Unfortunately , you have to pay for the flights you find yourself, or get family/ friends to help you. There will be no rescue flights.Many countries have banned flights in or out,´or both.  Most flights will be business class seats , so expensive.First come, first served basis. If you can’t find a flight from where you are, try neighboring airports/ countries.

I think this advice is the best , as the situation will only get worse before it gets better, everywhere. It could cost you a lot of money and heartache if you were blocked in a foreign country with no financial help. Apparently, Embassies and airlines are not responding to calls as they are overwhelmed. Good luck.please circulate to other forums if possible as I’m not sure how to do it myself. Thanks.

OKF is right. I brought my flight forward and am back home in France. 

I think that very soon the only foreigners left in Thailand will be the retired expats and a smattering of foreign workers. The situation is very grave , and people will not be travelling anywhere for a while. 
There will be a reaction, hotels, restaurants catering to holiday makers will be empty, condo rentals and sales will stop, shops of all kinds will not have any customers. Plus, who knows what the situation will be with health care, hospitals etc ? A lot of Thais will loose their jobs, it’s all very sad. With no help from the government , how will the Thais manage ? In Europe we have all sorts of social care and help, and even people who are at home instead of at work will not have their salaries frozen. The reaction will not be good for normal Thais. 

The health minister has just announced this, for the coming weeks. 

1 hour ago, KhaoYai said:

Where do you get that from?

 

Its hogwash!

Just heard on the BBC 9 am news, that they are considering self quarantine on every person over 70 . For 4 months ! 

1 hour ago, Traubert said:

I might give you half a point for the press, but Facebook? Really?

Travel forums, travel agencies, television , websites, social media, insurance companies. That’s where you get your info from , and help, when needed. When you are refused reimbursement on a trip/ airline etc you let the world know. Regularly ,on the many television programs, travel is advised against at the moment. 

Call the airline offices , some have them in BKK. Go on their websites and look under Travel Advisory/ Advice.

I always do a tm28 when I arrive. My condo office does the tm30.

I stay more than the 60 days allowed on my visa, so need the tm28 , otherwise Jomtien will refuse the extension 30 days. 

First I think you have to ask for a working visa, as the Australian immigration do not take kindly to tourists turning up looking for jobs .Certainly get the appropriate visa first. I suppose that’s what this thread is all about. 

I’ll be flying with Emirates BKK ,Dubai, Nice France. I think I’ll wait a day or two then call them.

So, if true, what is the goal of such Chinese presence ?

Thailand lost its shine a few years back now. The strong baht and the corona virus is just the cherry on the cake.

Sorry mistake above, I meant one single ticket is nearly the same price as a return !

A return ticket cost will not be much more than two single tickets. If you’re not sure of your return date, buy a ticket that allow change of date. Usually change costs about 150$
Also, these days, most airline companies won’t let you embark without a return ticket, or a ticket out of Thailand to a neighbor country. Buy online tickets as cheap as 35/40 $.

Yuiop , thank you. But that’s why I went to the hospital at first, just to check. I know the symptoms of pain are similar. Also, as I have a monitor at home, I check once a week or so or when I feel I need to. Always handy. 

Absolutely disgusting. Any person seen/ found doing this to any animal should be locked up . How can anyone , individual or government condone this cruelty ?