spidermike007

How is someone getting on a bicycle putting people in harms way? This virus is NOT airborne. And if someone had Covid symptoms they would not be on a bike ride. So, how are they making it harder on people, or putting people at risk? People should be allowed to recreate. Bicycling by it's very nature consists of automatic social distancing. Sure, it would be better if they wear a mask. I bike regularly, and I wear a mask. Not for my own health. But, to make the Thai people feel more secure.

This ignorant panic and zombie mentality has to stop. It is not healthy for society. There is barely any Covid here. It is burned out. Let it go. Let people get on with their lives. Let the people go back to work.

16 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

He can afford it from his pocket change.

No matter. He is doing it. Many very wealthy people, especially here in Thailand, are continuing their cheap, stingy, tight fisted (ตระหนี่มาก) ways, and utterly refuse to help their own people, despite proclaiming to love their nation like no other. Same elsewhere.

Some are stepping up. And kudos to the ones who open their hearts to the plight of the lower income folks, who are getting their butts kicked by the insanity of this prolonged economic shutdown. 

1 hour ago, balo said:

The average IQ is a bit lower here in Thailand , maybe that's why we hear so many stories like this. Then again it also happens in the West.  Never mind, 

In this day and age, I could say the same thing about the US, and it would apply! 30 years of gorging on reality TV, carries with it a high price indeed. 

Scamming is universal. 

The concept of a refund is more applicable to some areas, than to others. It is simply not a common practice here, with the exception of the big box stores. Immigration? Best of luck.  

1 hour ago, dinsdale said:

You are aware that this is potentially fatal for people in their 20's, 30's, and 40's. People who are healthy with no underliying medical issues have succumed.

People who are likely obese, eat a terrible diet or are otherwise susceptible. It is all about the body's natural immunity. Even young people have compromised systems. Heavy drinkers, heavy smokers, heavy people, and other factors. Age alone tells a very small part of the story. 

It is likely that this administration will only listen to the booze industry lobbyists. Money talks. So, hopefully they will be able to talk some common sense into these guys. After all, now many nations worldwide imposed an alcohol ban? Greenland, South Africa and one province in France. And Thailand. What can one even say? Punish the people with a lockdown, and a curfew, and then deny us the comfort of a drink. I am not a big drinker, but I am also not a big fan of Uncle Somchai telling me what I can and cannot do, and telling me that having a drink somehow puts the nation in jeopardy. Yes, I have heard all the social distancing stuff. All of that can easily be applied, and common sense can be applied too. 

2. Controlled: Low-risk businesses are allowed to reopen and some international travel allowed, resulting in 40 to 70 new infections daily (bringing the total confirmed cases to around 4,661 in June which is acceptable);

3. Outbreak: No measures in place for both domestic and international travel resulting in uncontrolled transmissions with 500 to 2,000 new cases found daily (bringing the total number of confirmed cases to around 45,596 by June or July).

This is a stunning degree of nonsense, and panic mongering. If Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin (spokesperson for the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration) were not a government official (meaning he is above the law) I would suggest having him arrested and imprisoned for his stupendously irresponsible predictions of the number of potential new cases. First of all, new international travel would never be allowed at this stage, without significant screening, and prevention measures in place, health certificates showing the passengers have been certified as Covid free, etc. So, that makes these numbers even more inane, alarming, panic inducing, apocalyptic, and beyond stupid. 

Extending the lockdown at this point is a power grab by the administration, and is absolutely punitive to the Thai people. They have already demonstrated their unwillingness to help these folks, with the insufficient aid plan, which had over an 80% rejection rate. If they were serious, they would simply require a Thai ID. You show up, present your ID, and get your check. Or better yet, your cash.

4 minutes ago, sjaak327 said:

Fully Agree with this. The time has come. What people are forgetting is that if social distancing measure are being practiced, the spread of the virus will be limited. These social distancing measures have been implemented too late in many countries, hence the enormous spike in cases back in say Europe and the US. When the curve has been flattened, it is time to gradually re-open countries, but leave social distancing measures firmly in place. yes, there will be new cases, but the steep curve should not happen with these mitigation measures firmly in place. Thailand's numbers certainly indicate the curve is flat. 

Absolutely correct. And also the incubation phase is well past. We had millions of tourists here in January and February, similar to Italy. Yet, it never blew up here. Personally, I think it was well managed, and the heat and humidity, combined with the Vitamin D we get through our skin (that has been proven to promote immunity) helped alot. If this thing was going to blow up, it would have happened 4-6 weeks ago. Let it go. This is not the zombie apocalypse. Covid is nearly gone from Thailand. Time to get back to work. It is only fair to the Thai people. They need this. Extending this shutdown would be punitive for them, and cause alot more suffering, and perhaps make the "economic startup" far more difficult. 

I would love to learn Seagal's "slap em a hundred times with both hands in under one minute" technique. It looks very useful. Also alot of fun to watch! Amazing that this guy is still doing two or three films a year. All straight to streaming, I guess. 

2 hours ago, Sheryl said:

It is now being reported that CAAT has extended the ban on incoming international flights through end of May.

That makes total sense. Thailand is well insulated and the numbers are wonderfully low. The rest of the world looks likes Zombieland in comparison. Why risk that? And who would be coming anyway? Likely only returning Thais and a few expats, and the restrictions would be significant. 

Many are now suggesting that by isolating people within their homes, they are eliminating any resistance to the virus, weakening immune systems, and creating a likely scenario for a second wave. I happen to think a lot of what these doctors are saying is accurate, and makes sense. Especially, if like me, you believe that the damage done by the worldwide economic lockdown, will be 200 times worse than the virus itself. 

A voice of reasoning in the wilderness of panic and fear of the zombie apocalypse. What they are saying makes total sense. There is an astonishing amount of bad information out there, and alot of medical personnel who do not know what they are working with, are unwilling to break normal influenza protocol (therefore killing alot of people, inadvertently) and listening to Fauci, the CDC, the FDA, and the WHO way too much, and not thinking outside the box, and dancing on their feet. As this guy says, theory and reality are not always the same.  

https://www.facebook.com/KGET17News/videos/537566680274166/

Kudos to him for stepping up. Although they were rather vague about the rest of the super rich within Thailand. I wonder how many are really putting their money where their mouths are? Anyone heard any stories of others?

Charoen Pokphand Group patriarch Dhanin Chearavanont, Thailand’s richest man with a net worth of US$14.1 billion (456.8 billion baht), has spent Bt100 million of that money to build a factory making 100,000 free surgical masks per day for healthcare workers. Several of Dhanin’s wealthy peers have also donated expensive medical equipment for the treatment of Covid-19 patients, particularly ventilators and negative pressure isolation rooms.

22 hours ago, treetops said:

Hotels.  At Government expense.  If you believe this from the site we're not allowed  to quote:

 

The Public Health Ministry would initially pay for the accommodation of returnees at hotels and the Defence Ministry would help sponsor it later, he said. In the future, there might be different classes of quarantine hotels for returnees who could afford to pay, he said.

There is no question that this pertains only to Thai returnees. Why would the government pay for a returned ex-pat? They do very little to support us, and if anything they seem to want us to leave.