Tonypandy

7 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Charts looking ugly and reflects an even uglier reality that the virus has overwhelmed Thailand having been left to spread by poor control measures. Lets all hope the new semi lockdowns that are now coming into effect do something to flatten the curve. They should certainly help to do that but my fear is that Thailand is now stuck in a dark tunnel and has a long way to go yet.

 

Keep safe everyone and RIP to the increasing number of those dying each day from covid.

 

Covid deaths are now more than double those of road accidents each day.

 

Rolling 7 day average (up to 8th July only) which includes prison cases and bar chart of community cases.

https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus/country/thailand

More like overwhelmed Bangkok and surrounding provinces. 

7 hours ago, Ireland32 said:

I flew USA last week got my Moderno yesterday , Timing is Everything 

So why is it Moderna never had FDA approval for any of its previous drugs. I read about people saying it's the best, but how do they get to that conclusion? 

On 7/8/2021 at 2:21 PM, cocoonclub said:

You’re right. They did the same mistake as all other countries did before them. Didn’t have the balls to make a tough call and lockdown when things started to get worse, hoping instead that things would not get worse. Now you’re in the unpleasant situation other countries have been before, you know you have to lockdown but you also know that a short lockdown won’t be enough. 

The only country to have had a real lockdown was China. People were not allowed out of thier condo unit yet alone complex. 

15 hours ago, LennyW said:

Just put a ring around Bangkok, dont let anybody out!.....oops .....too late!

It's another cockup, they only need to lockdown the most affected areas such as Bangkok which is the real problem, but it seems that if the capital is affected then everywhere else in Thailand must accept the force 

3 hours ago, BobinBKK said:

And having your vaccine choice being substituted with SinoGarbage is total BS!!!

The vaccine is free, why should you have a choice? In China people there believe all the western vaccines are garbage. 

8 hours ago, tonray said:

Wow...that easing didn't last long

Should never have been eased in Bangkok in the first place. It really should be locked down for 2 weeks and then the possibility is we will see the case numbers reduce. 

8 hours ago, Pottinger said:

Quite a turnaround from just a few weeks ago when a similar percentage wished for Thailand to remain hermetically sealed until the Second Coming of the Buddha.

 

The money is running out

On 6/17/2021 at 8:11 AM, jacko45k said:

It is called 'trials' and certification. 

Yeah yeah

The Chinese have learned very quickly that investing in property in Thailand is not like investing in China. In China the property rise is usually quite substantial, in Thailand there is no to little gain in the price and very difficult to sell at the best of times. In reality the China property boom in Thailand is over. 

they could have even left the system design just as it was, and only collected a person's first name and appointment time!  Why did they need email, phone, first and last names, passport, date of birth....?

There's a lot of people out there who would be happy to pay for such information, that's why

14 hours ago, JamieM said:

If it is visible on the clearnet it is not hacking.

Exactly 

4 hours ago, vandeventer said:

I know it's bad for some, and people in many countries are suffering. The vaccines are the cause of this problem which we should of had a while ago. And I am not letting WHO and ccp China off the hook either but we have to start vaccinating more people with vaccines that work and restrict tourism for awhile. Anything else is foolish.

Tourism already restricted for over a year, restricting it for longer will be the end for many in Thailand. How do you know which vaccines work and which don't? 

7 minutes ago, Exploring Thailand said:

No, you have to have it in a bank account in your own country before you apply for the visa. It has to be there for either one or three months, I can't remember which. After that you can take the money out and do what you want with it.  You don't need any money in Thailand at any point.

So there is the answer OA don't need to have money in Thai account, if they are sick in Thailand insurance covers them. 

8 hours ago, tonray said:

Good Question...and why do they continue to punish OA Visa holders and leave O Visa holders unscathed ? Extensions now are absurd...because my OA obtained in 2017 needs insurance(s) and the guy in the booth next to me does not , all other requirements being equal ? 

Do OA visa holders have to have 800,000 baht in a Thai bank account? 

2 hours ago, vandeventer said:

We are living in a world where nobody cares anymore. Why would you want to open the flood gates to tourist, many from China with their cheap vaccines? Spreading the virus to many who have not received a good vaccine. This is just crazy.

Maybe because people are becoming jobless, companies closing down, it's creating poverty in Thailand. More like this is just crazy

4 hours ago, BobBKK said:

wow! MASS vaccinations! while UK and USA are discontinuing masks and administered 100s million of vaccines Thailand is still 'negotiating' to buy some - I wonder why that is?

You can only negotiate if you have money.. If you have money then you must be willing to part with it. 

On 6/1/2021 at 12:40 PM, richard_smith237 said:

I wonder if this will be carried forwards to International Schools, which theoretically fall under the umbrella of the Ministry of Education. 

 

Last year 50,000 Baht was discounted from the following school year’s T1 fees (18%) - This year, so far, no such discount has been offered.

 

I can’t see any schools offering a full refund of the term - thats just too costly or the school. 

 

So, I see schools offering anywhere from 10-20% just to comply with the order. 

 

 

 

In Chiang Mai one Cambridge School gave a return of 5% last year and offering 7% on this year's on line learning. However they still increased fees last year and this year's planned increase which is very substantial is currently under investigation by the Ministry of Education. To add to this they have also dropped Cambridge at Primary level. 

On 6/1/2021 at 12:40 PM, richard_smith237 said:

I wonder if this will be carried forwards to International Schools, which theoretically fall under the umbrella of the Ministry of Education. 

 

Last year 50,000 Baht was discounted from the following school year’s T1 fees (18%) - This year, so far, no such discount has been offered.

 

I can’t see any schools offering a full refund of the term - thats just too costly or the school. 

 

So, I see schools offering anywhere from 10-20% just to comply with the order. 

 

 

 

You were very lucky with your refund 

6 hours ago, scorecard said:

 

One interpretation, perhaps the US is using this to cozy up to Thailand and limit Thailand's closeness to China? 

To late

12 hours ago, dinsdale said:

and now have 2 new variants the Thai variant and now found in Vietnam a mix of UK and Indian. This is described as airborne and highly infectious. No real reason to rule this mutation out here. How will the vaccs cope.

Where is this described as airborne and dangerous? 

7 hours ago, dinsdale said:

88 deaths in two days. Thailand now number 84 on the covid charts up 35 spots in around a month and a half. Victoria, Australia about to go into a 7 day maybe more lockdown with an outbreak of 26 positives and numerous infection sites. Bangkok and surrounds, community transmission 2-2.5k every day. Around 200x the infections of Victoria in one day (yesterday Victoria found 11 new cases which makes up the 26 day before was 15) with around 3-4x the population. No lockdown. 

Locking down a city for 26 cases is ridiculous 

2 hours ago, malibukid said:

i am in no hurry, get the vaccine to the most vulnerable

Agreed

14 hours ago, Phuketshrew said:

There was a plan?

If you don't plan your planning to fail, history will show

15 hours ago, Artisi said:

How about you go first, then you won't be one of the foreingers complaining about no vaccines. I can arrange it for you if you don't know how. 

The Government want to vaccinate everybody with Sinovac. 

Even in China they are not vaccinating anyone over 60 with Sinovac