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Lorry

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  1. Because in China 250 million cases were reported. 250 million is more than 1 million.
  2. One of the last persons I would ask anything about the origins of covid. Too much involved in gain-of-function research and the unsavory collaboration of Western virologists with squeaky-clean Chinese high- security labs (Chinese are generally well-known for their cleanliness). These things were discussed in 2020, forgotten by 2023?
  3. My sister's bf did the same to my sister. She is just recovering. Some people are really unbelievable
  4. Yes, that's true, and no, it isn't: Pattaya is the most honest place in this country, it's the real Thailand and the low-lives (Thai and foreign) there are brutally straightforward. Phuket is a lot more fake, the people there (Thais and foreign) are in no way better. It's way more of a rip-off, a national disgrace.
  5. That 50% figure was my guesstimate before i read it here. Chinese government sources last week talked of 250m infected, that's 1/6 of population, rising fast. The infected are in the cities, it's not yet in the countryside. People from the cities are the ones who travel abroad. So 50% sounds reasonable.
  6. I went by myself, paid for Express Service (800b instead of 400b). Their website says there is no Express service for legalization of translated foreign passports, but there is. I had to wait 1.5 hrs until it was my turn. If you choose an appointment earlier in the morning you don't have to wait so long (I chose 11.30). Then it took 1.5 hrs from application until I got my legalization. I used the latter 1.5 hours to do 90days at nearby immigration (used motorcycles).
  7. I run into the same problem as OP about 2 months ago. I called MFA and was told to go to CW. So that's what I did. Not very happy.
  8. I know. That's why I was wondering whether anyone knows an agent who can do this (in Bangkok)
  9. Does anybody know an agent in Bangkok who can do it 3 months before?
  10. Thanks a lot for all the suggestions. I really have to check out the park mentioned next time (there is another one on the other side of the terminal). Does anybody know more about them ? As for my niece, the trip from Austria took almost 24 hours (Qatar airways), and the rest of the trip to Koh Lanta would take about 16 hours more - they rented a place in the capsule hotel instead of meeting me.
  11. I wouldn't bet on it. There are circumstances where someone isn't fit to fly but he doesn't need inpatient treatment. He may even be refused boarding at the airport, and in this case the whole story would be credible. If the medical extension is handled by a reputable hospital, it might work. Of course, immigration could always say just use a land border.
  12. In my home country, police will not reveal the nationality of criminals if they come from a muslim country. (We don't have many Chinese)
  13. Answer to the OP: no, it's not true. There are many errors and half-truths in the video. Just 2 points, at the beginning he mentions Switzerland and Dubai for cancer treatment. Switzerland is one of the countries that "has healthcare" in his terminology (every resident in Switzerland is obliged by law to buy health insurance). Dubai is a place with a very rudimentary healthcare system, they send their patients to many countries (eg Germany) that "have healthcare". Dubai is not a good place for cancer treatment.
  14. Don't teach people bad words. They might use it and get problems.
  15. Arriving from Europe, my niece will have to wait 8 hours for her domestic flight. I would like to meet her, and would prefer a location where we can sit outside. Any ideas would be appreciated.
  16. Neeraman says there is no language test for citizenship anymore. (I have no idea whether he is right or not)
  17. I read your posts about fitness and health with great interest. I agree with a lot of things, and I can learn from your posts. From a diatribe like this, I learn nothing, unfortunately. Please write more posts that will educate your readers (I don't think I am the only one who learns something from your posts) and don't waste your energy. Thanks a lot for posting
  18. That's very wrong, unfortunately. Diet is no substitute for resistance training. Only resistance training can slow the inevitable loss of muscle when you age. You need the muscles to stay independent and to prevent falls. Falls in old age often lead to death.
  19. The French embassy used to have a list of donors. If I remember correctly, the person who updated the list was Louise. This information is more than 10 years old, I will try to get more information tomorrow.
  20. I asked them 2 days ago, they still do PSA without seeing a doctor
  21. He served 20 years in prison in India and 19 years in prison in Nepal. That's 39 years in prison.
  22. In the blog quoted by OP, they recommend SBET if you cannot have your blood checked within 12-24 hours. There is no place like this in Thailand. Maybe some extremely remote Islands in Indonesia or the Philippines, maybe somewhere in Myanmar. Even in Laos its hard to think of a place like this. Having said that, SBET is easily available in Europe. Many European tourists here carry a pack of Malarone (for a beach holiday in Phuket!), completely unnecessary and potentially dangerous.
  23. Hb 13.5 is nothing to worry about. I think in my lifetime I have only once had a Hb higher than that. Eosinophils 7.2 is unusual. I had this once. Yes, I did worry about worms. At the next CBC it had disappeared. A single unusual lab value doesn't make you sick. You can check it again in a month if it worries you. More important: Do you have any symptoms? If no, then you are a good example that shows why "annual health checks" for 31 year-olds are useless screening.
  24. Not necessarily. You have had 5 exposures to COVID-19 antigens, that's pretty good. AZ gives longer lasting protection than mRNA. Infection, too. I am in a similar situation, my last antigen exposure (it was an infection) was in February (I also had AZ). So I had my antibodies measured (quantitative test can be done at Camillian Hospital, 900 B; I also wanted the neutralizing antibodies tested, they did both tests at Vejthani Hospital for 2500). The test results showed that I have very good protection. I talked with their infectious disease doctor. He explained to me, that I have very good protection (yes, I knew this from the test results already). So I asked him whether I need one more shot right now. He said yes, because according to the (American) CDC everybody needs 3 mRNA shots. I had only 2. I found this answer not convincing for 2 reasons: AZ has never been available in the US, how can you just ignore the AZ I had? Second, I cannot think of any rich country that handled Covid19 worse than the US (maybe Russia?), look at the death toll, look at their inability to provide masks or tests for their people. I would completely ignore what the American CDC says. I am a firm believer in vaccines. But I don't want one every 6 months for years to come. Numbers here are stil relatively low. I practice social distancing, wear a mask, have easy access to good treatment, and I don't mingle with the tourist crowds. But in spring I have to go to 2 countries with much higher case numbers, where people don't practice social distancing. I have to fly there, flying seems to be a very high risk activity. So I will get my next shot 4 weeks before my first flight.
  25. I didn't say that i myself have been refused emergency care lots of times. I think my post was detailed enough. And before you say it's hear-say: no, it's not
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