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Who pays her salary? As for China's covid numbers and outbreaks, well the entire world (WHO) knows about CCP transperancy. Salmon? Absolutely pitiful. The CCP will do anything to divert attention away from what they have done to the world. I don't like the implications but the CCP should be completely isolated from the global community, brought to it's knees and overthrown in an uprising against a totalitarian, abhorrent bunch of complete .... . Governments dependent on CCP money should get together and find out ways to lesson their withdrawal pains.

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

Use your imagination. Take your water pistol for each long weekend over 3 months.

Why would Songkran be so precious to farang or thai

You assume it will be a long weekend. Why? Apart from that Songkran is when families get together. It's the Thai New Year. Maybe this is why it's so "precious" as you say. Of course there is also a religious element to it and paying respect to your elders. 

"Why would Songkran be so precious to farang or thai"

Sad man. Don't know how long you have been here or if you are here but really. You have just insulted every Thai person in the world by saying Songkran isn't a precious time for them. Well done.

4 minutes ago, from the home of CC said:

You're correct, only about 20% have full blown alcoholism with another 20% classified as 'problem drinkers'. 

I think you need to study up on what defines alcoholism and alcohol dependency. It's not black and white. Knew a brain surgeon who would have one shot of vodka every morning. That was it for the day. Had to have that shot though. 

30 minutes ago, Bert got kinky said:

 

And nor will the alcoholics who need their fix.

 

This is just a childish comment. Maybe you've been damaged somehow by alcohol but please not everyone that drinks alcohol is an alcoholic.

Don't make light of this story. It's very serious. Impersonating a nurse is a capital offence in many countries.

1 hour ago, sandrew33 said:

I’m currently in a country Australia with virtually no cases and zero community spread. Almost no one has worn masks from the start. 
 

NZ removed all restrictions this week because zero cases. Very low mask usage throughout. 
 

Masks are one response in myriad responses to try and reduce spread but this doctor is simply trying to do a victory lap “I told you so”. 
 

 

Almost no one went outside either. Everything was pretty well shut. Distancing was pushed hard. If everyone wore masks it may have been over sooner. Both countries also closed their borders very early ingnoring the WHO. Australia also was the first country to declare it a pandemic well before the WHO.

Actually the advice from all or most experts was 8 out of ten. Being that it seems to be lessening and NZ saying eradicated one would think the 9 out or 10 which as the R naught number would now be somewhat reduced.

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The second action was conducting proactive testing to seek out new Covid-19 infections, he said, adding that this was the trump card in beating the virus.

 

"We need to find these patients so we can contain the spread of this disease as soon as possible," he said.

We all know that testing here was not very good so this is B*.

5 hours ago, webfact said:

"If 90 per cent of people act in line with the government [health] measures, I can confirm that we will definitely win the battle against Covid-19."

This statement doesn't support the covid numbers. Indeed travelling home I saw plenty of restaurants open with plenty of people. Probably they could drink water or Coke etc but not alcohol because as has already been stated drinking alcohol encourages the spread of the virus. Sit eating with family or friends and drink water is ok. Do the same with a beer or two isn't. This is just the ultra-conservatives in power forcing people to their ways which has absolutely no scienfic basis backed by a state of emergency . 

33 minutes ago, MJKT2014 said:

I thought schools open on 1-Jul ? Why don't they wait until after the long delayed Songkran Holiday?

Indeed. What this shows is once again an absolute inabilty for the empty heads running the show to apply even a modicum of logic. It will have already been 1.5 months missed so what difference will another 4 days make. Go back to school Wed 1. Then school Thurs and Friday. Then Songkran. Then come back to school Fri 10. Then Sat and Sun off. Then back to school on the 13th. This is when schools should open. July the 13th. I dout this will happen because it would be the logical thing to do. TIT. Think of the logical solution, reverse it and that's what will happen.

16 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

The delayed Songkran holidays from 7-9 July.

There are loads of people who have been working throughout the pandemic, they would like a holiday.

The state of emergency everyone knows has nothing to do with health and has everything to do with almost unlimited powers in the hands of one person. The so-called PM. 

This paper explains this very well and is worth a read. It's old and may have changed to give the gerneral even more power. Still you'll get the idea.

https://www.icj.org/wp-content/uploads/2005/08/Thailand-accountability-advocacy-2005.pdf

55 minutes ago, webfact said:

“Alcoholic beverages are a factor that worsens the Covid-19 situation,” he said. “Drinkers will have lowered immunity against the virus

Rubbish. Pure and simple and if you're drinking that much to lower your immunity then take supplements.

1 hour ago, webfact said:

drinking itself promotes public gathering

So does eating.

Complete and utter brainless empty headed fools.

Just now, Thailand said:

Or just forget it until next year, it has passed after all.

You have hit the nail on the head. All Thais I know think the same.