Derek B

13 hours ago, Rookiescot said:

Every time this comes up I always think its not for us westerners its for the Chinese.

...and Taiwanese 

15 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

leaving Monaco to live in Surin and shop at Lotus?

LMAO

11 minutes ago, James105 said:

The less time and opportunity you give people to buy food, the more people will of course be in the same place at the same time to buy the food.   

Agreed. 

11 minutes ago, James105 said:

The more I see, the more convinced I am that covid has now mutated into a member of government and is continuously devising ways to get more people in close proximity with each other so that it can continue in its quest to infect more and more humans.   

Maybe so - the perfect virus storm out flanking the vaccines relying on human nature to help destroy humanity so in this respect the Covid virus is redundant.

I recall back in March 2020 you could not get into a 7/11 without passing an employee with IR gun, gel & noted tracking info. NOW that was a business led initiative long gone.

Same in the mails - many customers breeze pass "security" not conforming to the posted instructions. 99.9% are wearing masks though.

As for open markets - masks mostly on otherwise guidelines ignored.

Not a Yellow shirt (or Red or Brown or Dark Blue or Camo shirt) in sight. Basically just no enforcement - TIT.

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The spokesperson for the CCSA, Apisamai Srirangsan, said at a press conference this afternoon that people were not taking overnight “stay at home” restrictions in Bangkok and other areas seriously enough and many people continued to gather, socialize, gamble, drink alcohol, and other behaviors that could continue to spread the Covid-19 virus.

These issues were the original concerns with the spreading of Covid-19 in March 2020. This surely now is an issue of poor enforcement. Kindly shame the offenders as happened before (Remember those initial cases?) and place the offenders in strict HiSo proof quarantine for 14 days with no smart phones or alcohol. (No TV would be counter productive.)

1 minute ago, Derek B said:

How many French Nationals are there in Thailand ?

With more than 800,000 French tourists a year, Thailand alone receives half of the French tourists in the Asia-Pacific region. Together with Singapore, Thailand has the largest resident French community in South East Asia (nearly 13,000 registered, about four times more than in 2000) with between 32,000 and 40,000 French residents. France receives on average 101,000 Thai tourists annually.

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I read recently AZ covid-19 vaccine is made in Korea and that plant's production is approved for export to the EU.

Perhaps Thai Gov can obtain the AZ vaccine from Korea.

On 7/14/2021 at 9:37 AM, utalkin2me said:

How did the delta variant even get in? The borders are closed. I would love to see that actually addressed.

 

The most likely answer… the people who make the rules can travel, so they do, and brought back the delta variant. 

You just need a few un-vaccinated kids flying with a family fully vaccinated.

Good idea - send all the plastic junk up and save the oceans.

18 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said:

They have plenty of great rocket scientists in Isaan. 

Brilliant..........................can make it rain anywhere in the world. Raining Cats & Soi Dogs in particular.

46 minutes ago, Caldera said:

Leaving aside what I think of the Thai government's actions, there might be a chance that AstraZeneca can fill the gap from production sites elsewhere, due to a number of Western countries discontinuing the use of this vaccine.

 

Agreed - the first lot shipped from Italy I think.

UK switching to Pfizer for 18-40 age group. So maybe AZ can be released by Boris if he wants to leverage overseas trade deals like the Chinese are said to be doing.

2 hours ago, sandyf said:

It may come as a surprise but the vaccine will do little to reduce the "thousands of it own people are dying like flies", primarily RTA.

RTAs followed by the Flu & RSV infections that cause bronchiolitis. 

Need more vaccine type options - should have mRNA on hand already.

Start to construct more production plants in Thailand (using fully vaccinated Thai labour IMHO) or partner with South Korea to produce for ASEAN.

Variant D is the game changer.

Variants will dictate the form of vaccination policies globally.

On 6/22/2021 at 7:44 AM, ThailandRyan said:

On 6/22/2021 at 7:44 AM, ThailandRyan said:

Looks like they will be importing the vaccine themselves, possibly coming in by a French Attaché with a courier crate.  I would think that in order to ensure it is done as greed upon they would then need to send a representative to each of the hospitals partnered up with and with the vaccine in hand on the day of the vaccination jab to ensure the French Nationals get the J&J  and not sinovac....just my view

 

..........................to ensure the French Nationals get the J&J and not the Brits or Yanks.............just my view

I feel an email to Boris (BJ to his pals at Eton) is coming on copied to the Sun Newspaper and Aberdeen's Press & Journal.

11 minutes ago, Speedo1968 said:

I don't have a Thai ID card although I have lived and worked here for 20 years.
I tried at my local govt. drop-in clinic but was told my ID ( UK Passport ) does not have enough digits i.e. 13 ( as on the Govt form ) so they were unable to register me.
I have yet to try the online Govt form.

New Gov form for foreigners should be okay.............................what happens with the data to assign appointment dates is not so clear.

Registering was a breeze. Super fast.

FYI if needed:

2021 Songkran re-run ....... village elders won't be happy

3400baht = 77quid = 106usd ....................... and most old codgers with insurance will get it refunded to some degree - say no more.

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6 hours ago, Shuya said:

3'400 THB for 2 shots, plus 2 x health provider fee, 2 x nurse fee, 2 x hospital fee, 2 x certificate fee, 1 x travel pass fee, 1 x vaccination pass fee, 2 x administration fee.... great deal. pay now 3'400 and later another 3'400. 

"PHA chief Dr Chalerm  Hanphanich said that the price of 1,700 baht for each of two jabs will include the vaccine, service fee and insurance. "

I read that as 3400 for two jabs all in.

14 hours ago, webfact said:

Public Health Ministry............................delivered 500,000 doses to the BMA during the first week of June

500,000 would not last 2 days.

On 6/3/2021 at 2:11 PM, Moonlover said:

At least they do stop, unlike here. And don't forget the Chinese are used to stopping on the right to look at their phones.

I thought that Chinese motorcar drivers were banned in border provinces - maybe that was in Laos though.