Mike E

It must have been the alchohol that infected them at the party!   Hmmm  Very small parties where at least 1 person had to already have covid to infect the others.  Meaning somewhere around 10% of the people at these small parties had covid.  Extrapolate that out and we have the potential that 10% of the people in Bangkok have covid.  Maybe some random mass testing IS in order to see how bad it really is!

12 hours ago, VBF said:

But this thread is about travellers, not people currently in Thailand.

 

I'm in UK, longing to go to Thailand again - i have one problem with the vaccine - I can't get it today and need to wait my turn!

The more a country vaccinates its people, and the more evidence (hopefully) emerges to show vaccinations assist in at least  reducing transmission, the sooner countries will start to relax their restrictions.

Personally, i would love a Covid vaccine stamp to be added to all my other vaccines in my yellow book, alongside Yellow Fever, Polio, Smallpox, Tetanus etc etc

If that helped me to travel, what's not to like?

Maybe you missed it, but my post was in response to a post by sammieuk1,  who I quoted and according to his profile, lives in Thailand.

Isn't that kinda like closing the barn door after all the horses got out?

2 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Enjoy your Vacation and holiday, as obviously tourism is nearly non-existent, and if you can afford it, then splurge to your hearts content. Thinking of taking a ride down to Hua Hin myself from here in BKK, to enjoy empty locations.

Well, if you're going down on the first and want company, I'm available!  LOL  ????

I've booked a taxi and the company said they just delivered a passanger to Hua Hin with no issues and no checks so shouldn't be a problem.  I'm planning on taking Kitesurfing lessons and not that interested in the bars but glad the restaurants are open.  Nearly deserted means that it won't be crowded out in the water so hopefully I won't be running into anyone as I learn to Kitesurf!  ????

Thanks for all the help!

If your numbers of how many people are entering are accurate, it makes a little more sense.  I haven't seen any reports of how many so it's hard to tell.  I only could tell based on my flight in which was maybe 20% full.  If that.

More than 1000 obviously?  Why Obviously?  I don't think the number of ASQ hotels is necessarily a good indicator of how many people are actually IN them.  But maybe.  I haven't seen any numbers that tell how many people are actually traveling to Thailand right now.   If someone has symtoms, (many Thais come home once they feel sick), they are not allowed to fly.  I think the infection risk on flights actually IS fairly negligible.  Everyone is tested before flight, everyone has to wear a mask, flights are generally not very full so quite a bit of social distancing, airlines have instituted pretty strict cleaning and air circulation standards.

I don't know if they give a certificate or anything at this point.  I'll let you know when I complete.  

Also, is all of Bangkok in the red zone?  I thought it was only the south districts near the fish market.  And I didn't think Hua Hin was in the red zone at all.

I'm regularly suprised at the number of people who test positive while in quarantine.  First off, how many people are actually in ASQ?  Secondly, all those people in ASQ were tested negative within 72 hours of leaving the country they were in.  Thirdly, people in ASQ get tested twice, not daily, so even if there are say 1000 people in ASQ at any given time, only maybe 150 get tested on a daily basis.   When you get 12 people testing positive in ASQ on nearly a daily basis, that would be like 10% of everyone in ASQ being positive.  (I may be completely wrong on those numbers as I have no idea how many people are in ASQ).

The numbers just don't seem to make sense to me.  People in ASQ should be some of the least effected people I would think. 

After completing my quarentine, I'm hoping to head to Hua Hin on Feb 1.   I've rented a condo and I'm planning on renting a taxi for the trip once I check out of the ASQ and not spend any more time in Bangkok.  I've seen mention of needing some sort of travel permission.  Do I need to get permission from some agency to travel to Hua Hin?  Are there any official rules that I need to follow to travel there?  Thanks!

Thanks for all the suggestions!

I'm currently in Thailand for I'm hoping about 3 months.  This will be my first extended stay here while considering moving here permanantly.  While here, is my best option for access to cash to just take money out of an ATM with my debit card?  I've got access to WorldRemit, Western Union, or Bank transfers.  Any reason to open a bank account for a 3 month stay?  I'll probably be paying for rental stays with cc if I rent through airbnd.

5 hours ago, Jeffr2 said:

Flat Earthers hurt no one.  Anti-Vaxxers do.  Which is tied to conspiracy theorists.  Like Pizza gate which cost the life of one person.

“Like Pizzagate which cost the life of one person”.  See?  One more conspiracy theory that some people still believe. 

Should Liars and Deniers be blocked?

OR In Other Words

all those in favor of the Minisrty of Truth, raise your hands!

So, I'm about to enter Thailand in a week.  Does this now mean that after I finish my quarantine in Bangkok, if I want to go to any other province, I'll have to do another quarantine at the new province?!?!?!?