So now booster shot required to get back i to Thailand? 

Great. 

Can ANYONE tell me where/how to get a booster?  It seems like neverending beauracracy just to travel!

9 hours ago, NanaSomchai said:

Because as it was said repetedly over and over again, being fully vaccinated doesn't grant you immunity to the COVID-19, it merely boosts your immune system fighting the disease the next time you catch it (again).

 

And by the look of things, it seems there is always a next time, it's like catching herpes, it's a gift that keep on giving... we all should be prepared to get used to live with COVID-19 because it ain't going nowhere and no amount of vaccination or social distancing or washing your hands, etc, etc, is going to change that.

 

It's a survival out there, adapt and learn to live with it or else...

 

What is even MORE worrying is that there are still people out there who don’t understand the mechanics of vaccination. How many times do we have to say vaccinations do NOT stop you catching COVID,?  Does an annual flu vaccination atop you catching flu? No, but it does ensure the flu doesn’t KILL you. Maybe the world needs a SERIOUS education program? 
 

Racism in the extreme. Question - what, if anything at all, are our respective Ambassadors doing to protest against this discriminatory action of the Thai Government. 
Many countries have Dual taxation agreements, dual trade agreements etc etc. is it now time to threaten with a dual vaccination policy- along the lines of if it’s done to our nationals in Thailand then the same treatment to thai nationals in our home countries? Just a thought. 

II never cease to be amazed by the amount of COVID expertise we have in a Thailand , and all of them TV members toboot! Someone should call WHO and let them know there’s a deep deep pool of knowledge here that they’re not tapped into. They could save BILLIONS and n research by just asking the lads on TV ! Why waste all that dosh? 
We could also generate vast sums of money while entertaining the world with reality shows such as “Covid Uneversal  Challenge”. Where the “open Thailand to tourism” college could challenge the “ COVID vaccinations don’t work” College. 
????????????

12 hours ago, doctormann said:

Clear as mud!  travel within red provinces or between red provinces?

If you travel nowhere, don't have the app, but still get infected, somehow, you would have no travel history but might go to jail anyway?

The alternative at all public establishments is to sign the paper and give contact number on entry and exit timing noted. Doesn’t THAT constitute a travel history. And before we say what about traveling THROUGH a red district? - if we don’t stop we don’t infect. Get a grip guys, let’s contribute positively to this effort not just be negative and look for faults huh? 

5 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

Just bring along a paper from the hospital.  Should be OK.  But who knows.  I'd love to hear from someone who's been though a check point.  Today.

Thnx. Me too. 

Live in Hua Hin. Arguing with wife that certificate WILL be needed for any travel to Bangkok ( passes through Samut Sakhon) even for her medical appointment in Bangkok. She says not I say absolutely. Am I correct or ( God forbid) is she? 

13 hours ago, meechai said:

 

Silly rabbit you have not seen errors till you see the mess only starting now in LOS

 

The fact they were only testing new arrivals & not the greater infected population for months & months was the tip off.

 

As for shutting it all down? Heheh ever see how Thailand buys their food daily? Ever see how the majority of Thai's eat

from common bowls? etc etc etc

 

Consider COVID what it always was...like smoke released into a room. It was released in Thailand same as everywhere else in the world..... last winter

"Shutting it down" does nothing to remove the smoke

 

 

Here we go again. If it’s been here since Christmas last - albeit untested- why so few deaths recorded? Does this virus differentiate between tested and untested population and only kill the tested ones ? Thailand has a death per thousand population rate of 0.09! One of the lowest in the world , regardless of lack of testing! 

7 hours ago, Pravda said:

These are good promos. I'm thinking about booking an extra week in quarantine. 

EXACTLY. Hit the nail on the head here. 
buy two nights in quarantine and get one night free. Correct me if I’m wrong but I would suggest even WELL HEELED tourists are not coming to Thailand to spend time in quarantine. The law demands 14 days quarantine. They will buy 14 days - period. In which case they will be paying for 9 of them and getting 5 free. Isn’t that just a DISCOUNT incentive ?  So call it what it is why don’t you? 
on another note I really don’t believe there are people holding their collective breathe until the government will allow them to get never that spare USD million they have under the mattress or n return for a work permit are there? Dreamers. Do something practical not whimsical. 

1 hour ago, MasterBaker said:

who are those academics i am hearing every day about? is it better just to close all stores and lay off all workers? hello, academics, what do you think?

That’s not the right question. Even if CP don’t buy that doesn’t necessarily mean Tesco Lotus would close down. There are other alternatives, one- broken up and sold to smaller investors. ( this would increase their cost of operation and thus their attractiveness. Two- sell enbloc to another single buyer in completion with CP 

So the CORRECT question is - was their any OTHER buyer. 

12 hours ago, CorpusChristie said:

You seem quite joyous about it , as do quite a few people on this forum .

I agree TV warriors are notorious for basking in negative news unfortunately.  But I hope it’s only a

minority of the expats out there that voice the negativity and I also believe it’s not a case of their being happy about a COVID case within Thailand, rather it’s their overwhelming need to shout from the rooftops “ I TOLD you so”!!  Sad huh? 
let’s all wish the best for the containment efforts, after all

it’s in EVERYONES interest that this thing goes away. Our TV heroes will be  even more negative should there be a resurgence and their beloved bars get closed again. 

You guys on VISA kill me. 
There were only two possible outcomes of this enquiry - either corruption was involved or corruption wasn’t involved. Whichever was the outcome our loyal TV warriors would have switched into the usual vitriol. 
Give the government SOME credit for listening to “ the people” and even holding the enquiry. 

as to the guilt of the Boss- that’s a separate issue and one TV can have their fun with for the rest of time ????
 

37 minutes ago, M71 said:

There is no such thing as Covid-19 it's just a strain of seasonal flu as shown by all of the independent doctors and virologists speaking out over the last month.

 

The figures point to it being even less dangerous than common flu with less deaths than a common seasonal flu around the world.

We have all been fooled folks, it's not a complete hoax but it sure has been blown waaaay out of proportion - ask yourself, are we going to do this again when next year's seasonal flu comes around ?? Are people really that stupid ? Use your grey cells.

 

Wonder what this is really all about - anyone have any ideas?

Now THERE’S a first ( for me at least) , a conspiracy theorist asking everyone what the conspiracy is???? Get a grip, buckle down, do your time, this is by no means a hardship posting for lockdown. Count your blessings, would you rather  be standing outside number ten protesting Dominic’s guilt or lying by your pool with the sun on your back sipping a cold one? 

Well said Hot and Sticky. 
The lack of human kindness on this forum never ceases to amaze me. I hope it’s only the vocal minority and not the silent majority that think this way, for their OWN sakes. 
As people age we inevitably loosen our grip on reality, while we are still working and in the Midst of life it’s easy to keep that grip, at seventy something, things change, we may lose our life partners, retire from our life careers and The result is our whole perception of things change. I can see how it would be very easy to think this exotic female in front of me wants to take care of me and be nice to me. But that may also be because I don’t immediately assume the whole world is out to screw me of my life savings, while by no means am I naive, I have some level of faith in human nature. I reckon maybe I should get some lessons from our TV cynics before I hit 86 then. 

More TV warriors at play! Isn’t it amazing that In UK Boris is being lambasted by Sir Kier for not locking down quickly enough and killing tens of thousands needlessly, and here in Thailand Prayut ( who’s NOT on my Christmas card list by the way) is being lambasted for locking down early and only losing 56? 
everyone who DIDNT have yo make the decisions is now an expert. Well done guys. 

I can recognize and indeed love, statistics. 
( No generalised statements from members  about  statistics being humbug please, it just shows collective ignorance of logic)
The  video from the two SoCal PRACTICING immunologists has very strong arguments for opening up lockdown which are based purely on international statistical comparisons,( that I can identify with) 

but here’s the kicker that I’m hoping somebody can answer in this forum hopefully without conspiracy theories or flippant remarks. - IF these Doctors are even HALFWAY correct and we COULD possibly control the inevitable deaths at 0.1% rather than the current 0.3%, through SELECTIVE precautionary measures, then WHY is total lockdown the preferred government route when politicians,  of ALL people, would know the bankruptcies,  to individuals, to businesses in general and to whole NATIONS for a generation to come that it will cause. ? Do we hate big business SO much? 

Very glad to see the administration doing a thorough job. The last thing we want is more fake news. It seems everyone is becoming an expert on Coronavirus now. I just wonder how come all this expertise is not translating into an effective antivirus.