ChiangMaiCal

I would recommend following WHO advice. Mind you, they (and many governments), have been painfully slow in accepting the benefits of masks, and the hazards of using high-rise hotels with sealed windows and ducted air-conditioning, as quarantine facilities, for a virus that was always “airborne”. And now they insist people gather in huge numbers at testing sites rather than distributing Rapid Antigen Test kits to the population as a first indication so people can make an informed decision. Once again, they will see the light, eventually.

Does anyone have any information about whether the vaccine makes the recipients infectious to others? I have not heard anything about requirements to isolate for a short period after vaccination.

Has anyone heard anything about banks sanitising atm screens and keypads, door handles, banknotes, on an ongoing continuous basis? Or is that being left to individual customers to do? Gives a whole new meaning to Money-Laundering...

Are these Royal Bees the same species that is also known as the “Tiger Head Wasp” and the “Giant South East Asian Hornet”? Because that insect is apparently responsible for a number of fatalities throughout the region each year. And they are huge.

If you want to really scare yourself about what might be around the corner, check out this article from the Daily Telegraph UK

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/pandoras-box-disaster-open-doctors-reveal-horror-indias-double/

14 hours ago, Moonlover said:

Back in July it was reported that Thailand had 209 test centres throughout the country. Should we reach the projected level of 18,000 per day, which I very much doubt, that will average out at 82 tests per centre per day.

 

I'm sure they can cope.

 

Sorry, I can't post the reference of the source because it was in the Bangkok Post, but it's easy enough to find.

I believe you have overlooked the fact that to identify 18,000 positive cases, they will need to test anywhere between 20 to 50 times that number. Per day.

Actually if you look closely you will notice that infections are detected mostly among people already in quarantine. I see three reasons for this: (1) those people may have arrived from a Covid hotspot, and have very likely traveled in confinement of public transport. (2) They are virtually the only ones being tested. (3) Being placed in quarantine facilities that limit fresh air and impose breathing recirculated air conditioning just increases the exposure that was experienced in item (1). If travellers were allowed to self-isolate in their homes under police monitoring like in Australia, or if the choice of hotels included some smaller places with windows that open and are cheaper or at a beachfront resort, then I feel numbers of returnees would rise. 

On 7/20/2020 at 4:59 PM, Brunolem said:

The so-called state quarantine is not stupid. 

 

It has prevented a resurgence of the virus inside Thailand, with dozens of quarantined Thais being tested positive and treated accordingly. 

 

If Thai people accept the quarantine, for their own good and the good of their country, foreigners would be wise to do the same. 

 

Just a handful of visitors have escaped quarantine, notably the Egyptian soldiers and the Sudanese girl, and this has already caused a disaster. 

 

No need for more... 

Thailand requires intending visitors to produce 2 "Covid-Free" certificates, each not more than 72 hours old. First one is part of the documentation required to be submitted to the nearest Thai Embassy, along with other documents, to apply for a Certificate of Entry. Second one is required at point of entry into Thailand, along with other specified documents.

My problem is; in Western Australia, testing is only available at about 7 locations throughout the State, and requires a Medical Referral from a General Practitioner indicating suspected Covid 19 symptoms in the patient! So one is immediately red-flagged as an infected person!

So how is that going to work?

I fear that unless they start testing those who are about to gather in "bubbles" like ships and planes, then we won't get a lid on this. This testing would need to be arranged by and paid for, by the relevant industries and their workers and clients.

One option is the just-mentioned testing, followed by 24 hours monitored lockdown in the departure country, pending the results, and an appropriate stamp ("found positive - must not travel" or "found negative okay to travel") on their Certificate of Entry from the local Thai Embassy. It could also be followed by some humane quarantine arrangements on arrival in Thailand, that include beach-front chalets / hotel windows that open to provide fresh air and relief from possible recirculated pathogens / and access to alcohol for those of us who feel the need of it. Then some tourists might be willing to try it.