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Fortunately I don't need this thread, as my wife is Laotian and not imbued with all these Thai cultural niceties.

I certainly do. I'm 61 and won't get my 2nd AZ jab until October. Is there a reason why you can't get near a vaccine?

True. Most people will only understand if they are directly affected. More Thais would be affected by a long lockdown than by Covid, so I guess it's a political gamble. And easy to do in a country without genuinely free elections!

I don't think anyone believes or will believe the figures are accurate. Or anything the current government says!

Unfortunately schools in Bangkok have not reopened yet.

Yes, it does seem the corner has been turned. I am slightly, but pleasantly, surprised at the speed at which restrictions are being lifted. It even looks like some schools may be able to resume proper classes later in September.

Pattaya Memorial Hospital. But it was in 2015. Good luck!

I've still not heard anything definite about a reopening date for schools, so it may be a bit longer yet. If they wait for all children to be vaccinated they will never open again. I truly hope it will be before the end of September.

So lock down the provinces forever? I've got no time for this government but they've got this right. Now open the schools!

We paid around 60,000 baht as an upfront package to include all the pre-birth checks and scans and she ended up having a Caesarean delivery (2015 at a private hospital in Pattaya).

Not much. But things are moving in the right direction. Now they just need to change the government...

What about the under-12s? Can they go back now (please)?

You're quoting a Daily Mail article? ???? Have a look at the Daily Mail's history in regard to writing provocative, racist nonsense.

No. I have no desire to take the the thread off topic with racist stereotyping nonsense.

I think that was always going to happen. It's looking like schools may be allowed to open soon, too. Hopefully with sensible protocols in place, not the crazy ones suggested by the school in Phuket, which you posted last week!

Wow. So it's all the fault of immigrants. ???? Sounds like the type of nonsense some Thais might say about who to blame for Covid in Thailand!

Yes. Plenty of restaurant/bars have already quietly reopened around Sukhumvit soi 8 - not for Thai hi-so's though!

Just be grateful we're not in Australia!

Richard Barrow via his news site, is reporting that schools may be able to reopen next month, with some restrictions such as maximum of 25 students per class. Hopefully there will some official confirmation later. But it's looking hopeful!

I will get a Final Salary pension when I'm 65 (in 4 years) but as my wife is half my age, she will only get 50% of the widow's pension. Still, if she lives a long life it will do her quite nicely!

Have vaccinations been approved for the under-12s yet, anywhere?

I guess we'll find out on Wednesday.

Not yet. Maybe from Wednesday.

It really does seem that some sense of normality (even if it's a "new normal") is returning. Inter-provincial flights can start again from 1 September, and presumably buses too. Some people (like me!) need a holiday! It's also interesting to read the comments from restaurant owners this morning, regarding the new restrictions being more restrictive than the lockdown ones! Hopefully, the government will be forced to backtrack.

No, children will be exempt (if it happens at all).