DungeonMouse

Yes, the ban on wholesalers is the kicker...they may have actually thought this through...although they couldn't organise a <deleted>-up in a brewery, seems they know how to ban one!

Hope it doesn't get extended beyond the 30th...even those who stocked up may feel the pinch

Got to love the Mom and Pop stores here...

Every country has its' own method of reporting cases. 

The UK uses the wording 'who died after testing positive for coronavirus'...

Germany allegedly doesn't do post mortem testing.

Japan tried to hide its' cases while there was still a chance of the Olympics taking place.

Before a universal standard of testing is in place, the stats make it look like different strains have mutated (possible but as yet unproven)

And before we China-bash too much...please consider the death toll wreaked upon native populations of the Americas by European explorers with smallpox etc...though syphillis in return wasn't nice either ????

Getting my new playlist together....In the Ghetto, Ghetto Heaven, Village Ghetto Land...etc etc

One point about extending all tourist visas to the same date mentioned as April 30 then May 30 etc, would be an exit strategy...the whole tourist population would then either need to leave or visit immigration on the same day once the amnesty is over...surely they mean extend the current date of expiry by 30 days for each tourist??

Regarding the tourist category for proposed automatic extensions...my 60 day tourist visa was due to expire April 3 but I went in to extend it for 30 days on March 25...

Does the March 26 date refer to the date the extension was applied for or the date the visa was going to expire?

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Will be gutted if I miss this for being a damn pro-active early-bird...hehe

The virus is already in the community...allowing a few more infected in is only pissing in the river anyway...it's all about image and saving face now...As other posters have pointed out containing individual cases and tracking contacts is only relevant before the virus is in general circulation...

Some of this hotel closure stuff seems to be to allow staff to be laid off and be able to claim unemployment benefits.  Makes sense as big hotels want to pass on the costs of 'unnecessary' staff due to occupancy rates back to the government.  I'm guessing/ hoping family owned and run hotels will be more likely to stay open than corporate hotels as they live in the hotel anyway etc.  My hotel is run by a guy at the desk and a lady that cleans the room who are related to the owner...

I know of a visa agent with a 'sister' in the immigration office offering 90 day Covid visas at an inflated price...hope this decision gets made before I part with my money...

Temperature checks at the gate would be better than at the door.  People lining up for 2 hours before the temperature check gets done....