Caldera

Let's hope these test kits work.

"She had no money to buy another ticket as her friends could not make transactions because of the pandemic in their country"

That excuse quickly gets old. There have been no restrictions on money transfers whatsoever.

If this is true (and I hope it's not), let's enjoy the peace and quiet while it lasts.

Yet another irrelevant test in a lab setting. Monkey kidney cells, for crying out loud! Who funds that nonsense? What we need to know is how long it survives in real-world scenarios. Door knobs, in the air, the likes.

"The West initially did not accept wearing masks, but they do now. We, Thais, had adopted wearing of masks earlier"

True, credit where credit is due.

I kind of understood why they banned alcohol sales over what would have been the Songkran holidays. Along with cancelling the holidays and making public transport unavailable, it probably helped prevent social gatherings and thus the spread of the virus.

I just don't see any real benefit in extending the sales ban. As people need to remain locked down at home for quite some time, let them have a drink at their leisure!

"If the test results show that this set of drugs is effective, it will be sent to the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Medical Sciences to check the quality of the drug"

So they buy the ingredients before they even know that the drug is effective. That doesn't sound like the proper approach to me.

3 hours ago, Paul Laycock1 said:

As my 90 day trip is due soon at Savannaket that’s exactly what I thought.

I reckon they are open for trucks, fuel tankers and the like so why not cars.

I hope you're joking. You will be able to buy booze within Thailand LONG before you'll be able to cross into Laos and back.

I know Tom Hanks and Boris Johnson.

On a more serious note, as of now I don't know anyone personally who has been infected, at least to my knowledge.

2 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

https://preview.mailerlite.com/j1n8q0/1393119062061486333/g9e3

This test is available for 2,000 baht in Bangkok. 

They claim it is an anti-body test. Fake Chinese marketing or real?

 

Looks like a cleverly relabeled pregnancy test to me!

So my guess would be, fake.

3 hours ago, EricTh said:

I thought a while back that Thai government require each 'tourist' to have at least 20,000 baht. This should be enough for at least two months if they don't go to massage places.

 

Unless these people have been moonlighting on teaching English at private schools.

I can see how it can happen even to a bona fide tourist. Blown their holiday money while things were still okay, ready to fly back but their flight got cancelled. Some even booked another flight only to have that cancelled as well, still waiting for refunds.

That said, however, international bank transfers work just fine. Instead of becoming a burden to the locals, some affected tourists should - in my opinion - try harder to get funds sent from family or friends back home.

Considering that there are almost no buses that are still operating, it's not really surprising that the bus terminal is deserted.

10 millions out of 38, many of whom don't have substantial savings but a lot of consumer debt - that's a very scary prospect!

I appreciate that Thais go out of their way to help stranded foreigners. That will be remembered.

But considering that there's a lot of hardship among Thais as well, I think stranded foreigners should try very hard to get funds transferred from family or friends back home. Accepting handouts from locals really should be the very last resort.

Give it a year, or two. This virus is going nowhere anytime soon.

About time that he gets released, I hope the failed state that's locking him up will eventually see the light.

What are the chances? Less than 1% would be my guess. Nobody wants the peasants to revolt, and that applies to each and every country. Much easier to keep printing money and thus to defer the problem by increasing inflation. Worked a treat before. ????

My goodness, what a train wreck.

4 hours ago, cyril sneer said:

I understand them cancelling Songkran, but cancelling the public holidays so people still have to work is taking the p***
 

A few days off work might have helped slow the spread (not including South Thailand)

You're probably right from today's point of view, with all those inter provincial travel restrictions (and lack of public transport) now in place. When they cancelled the public holidays outright, I assume that their main objective was to prevent people from traveling home.

I'd guess he doesn't have a Thai work permit for his "unregistered business in California", so he might get problems beyond getting sued by Fakebook.