China is shutting down tourist areas. Thailand isn't?

"Chinese tourism continues to be impacted by the spread of the virus.

Beijing is set to suspend all tour groups businesses, even outbound tours, from Monday, according to Global Times. It follows the closure of Shanghai’s Disneyland, and popular Sanya City shutting down all tourist sites."

 

https://www.theguardian.com/science/live/2020/jan/25/coronavirus-china-death-tolls-rises-to-41-as-france-confirms-three-cases

30 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

Sorry everyone but I am the first to get the vaccine. 

 

 

 

I am sure a full and complete list will be available for any one to see so every one will know exactly what might be in the vaccines......And I am sure this will all be backed up by independent testing.....

Edited January 25, 20206 yr by fforest1

29 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

Sorry everyone but I am the first to get the vaccine. 

 

9 minutes ago, Roy Baht said:

I'm waiting for the enema

I'm getting my prostate checked!

15 minutes ago, Roy Baht said:

China is shutting down tourist areas. Thailand isn't?

"Chinese tourism continues to be impacted by the spread of the virus.

Beijing is set to suspend all tour groups businesses, even outbound tours, from Monday, according to Global Times. It follows the closure of Shanghai’s Disneyland, and popular Sanya City shutting down all tourist sites."

 

https://www.theguardian.com/science/live/2020/jan/25/coronavirus-china-death-tolls-rises-to-41-as-france-confirms-three-cases

So no more flag followers then?

5 minutes ago, FarFlungFalang said:

 

I'm getting my prostate checked!

Jeesh man,   you just did that yesterday.

Just now, samuttodd said:

Jeesh man,   you just did that yesterday.

and the Alzheimer test

17 minutes ago, Roy Baht said:

China is shutting down tourist areas. Thailand isn't?

"Chinese tourism continues to be impacted by the spread of the virus.

Beijing is set to suspend all tour groups businesses, even outbound tours, from Monday, according to Global Times. It follows the closure of Shanghai’s Disneyland, and popular Sanya City shutting down all tourist sites."

 

https://www.theguardian.com/science/live/2020/jan/25/coronavirus-china-death-tolls-rises-to-41-as-france-confirms-three-cases

 

the early Chinese reponse is impressive, but the efforts done by Chinese seem to indicate their scientists estimate that virus to be really *extra* dangerous.

the safety measure taken by the Chinese government seem very drastic.

That's what worries me.

1 hour ago, manarak said:

the early Chinese reponse is impressive

Well yes. They did manage to cover it up quite impressively, as usual. Commies are good at that.

Edited January 25, 20206 yr by DrTuner

Percentage of Wuhan who come to Thailand since virus outbreak?....and it’s already here. I reckon the true infection rate must be way more than stated.

4 hours ago, dcnx said:

The PM will solve this in 5 days.

With an instruction for the army to prevent it by using martial arts Kung Flu?

the good news on this is that those who have died seem to be elderly and those with weakened immune systems.

 

3 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said:

And in Bangkok. I wonder if it's crowded in Yaowarat tonight, cough cough, a place i would avoid in any case.

what you really need to avoid is touching things like escalator hand rails and subway handholds, then rubbing your eyes, and mouth, or picking at your teeth with your finger or anything that you have been touching. masks work as a reminder  to keep your hands away from your face. most of us are touching our face throughout the day without realizing it.

 

being in outdoor crowds is far safer then being in an office, or confined space like a restaurant, subway or coffee shop. you want that air circulation and breeze around you like a safety cushion.

Edited January 25, 20206 yr by fhickson

Coronavirus is out of control....just wear a mask and avoid crowds.

3 hours ago, manarak said:

 

the early Chinese reponse is impressive, but the efforts done by Chinese seem to indicate their scientists estimate that virus to be really *extra* dangerous.

the safety measure taken by the Chinese government seem very drastic.

That's what worries me.

You think they're overdoing it this time, to make up for mishandling SARS?

37 minutes ago, Roy Baht said:

You think they're overdoing it this time, to make up for mishandling SARS?

 

The Chinese have already messed this one up. First reporting of a new virus was 31. Dec. 2019 and they announced it as being under control. 

 

The sudden lockdown of several cities shows that they clearly have found out, that this is way more serious. Maybe the virus has already mutated or we do not know the true facts and numbers from China. Them closing entire cities is kind of worrying.

 

If people can carry and transfer the virus without symptoms, then this could get really bad. In theory hundreds/thousands of Chinese tourist could be running around right now in Thailand each spreading this to 3-4 other people.  I guess the next few weeks will tell, how bad this really is.

hopefully when this is over we can sit the Chinese down and have a serious talk about the <deleted> they eat.

live rats, fully grown bats with skin on in soup....

4 hours ago, fhickson said:

the good news on this is that those who have died seem to be elderly and those with weakened immune systems.

 

 

median age of those that have died is currently 49. of those many were healthy at the time

 

10 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

Coronavirus UPDATE: 15 Chinese cities are now in lockdown

 

https://thethaiger.com/news/world/coronavirus-update-15-chinese-cities-are-now-in-lockdown

GET  OUT  NOW..............while  you can............I  have a spare  guest house down at Pranburi,  you  will need the disinfectant bath before entering and of course  the  full  body cavity search.......Ill stop at the elbow  ok, Ill  leave the lungs alone

2 hours ago, JHolmesJr said:

hopefully when this is over we can sit the Chinese down and have a serious talk about the <deleted> they eat.

live rats, fully grown bats with skin on in soup....

Tigers

A post using a comedy video has been removed. 

Since Thailand is attracting the Chinese to come in as many numbers possible. We, western tourists have to come sooner or later to the crowded airport to go home and maybe bring the Thai airport virus, acquired from the attracted Chinese, home with us... Because, as in so many cases, the Thai government does nothing, just wait and see what happens...

3 hours ago, Teddy3943 said:

Since Thailand is attracting the Chinese to come in as many numbers possible. We, western tourists have to come sooner or later to the crowded airport to go home and maybe bring the Thai airport virus, acquired from the attracted Chinese, home with us... Because, as in so many cases, the Thai government does nothing, just wait and see what happens...

Don't not panic and enjoy your holidays

 

12 hours ago, samuttodd said:

Jeesh man,   you just did that yesterday.

What can I say? I like to be regular!

13 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

Sorry everyone but I am the first to get the vaccine. 

 

 

 

I've already been twice you can't be to careful

if it get serious and you HAVE to get out for 90 day activation, you think you will get an exemption, loooooooooooooooooooooooool

Could not find this here yet:

China stops international flights an tours completely from monday on.

The real test will begin after Chinese new year finishes and they all fly back to the countries they reside in...if the gestation period really is undetectable by the end of Feb it will quite possibly be the worst pandemic since Spanish flu.

 

What is rather concerning is the death/survival rate .. the total cases will resolve one way or the other but it currently stands at 2000 + infected 56 dead and 90 cured ( more like recovered ) if accurate that would make it around 30% mortality rate with current infected persons outcome yet to be added to the data. Spanish flu for ref was around 25% death to survival rate.

 

 

Edited January 26, 20206 yr by englishoak

6 hours ago, GeorgeCross said:

 

median age of those that have died is currently 49. of those many were healthy at the time

 

That's not accurate, at least according to this Guardian article. It says 49 is the median age of those infected, not those who have died.

 

 How did Wuhan victims become infected?

 

According to the medical experts quoted in the Business Insider article below, the median age of the fatalities is 75.

 

Wuhan coronavirus

16 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

This is just going to get much, much much worse I'm afraid to say. I hope I am wrong.

I have a terrible feeling you are right.

 

The figures of 50 or so deaths, 2000 cases (approximately) don't warrant this huge lockdown of so many cities, urgent building of hospitals, censorship of social media, ban of tours and whatever.

 

I think there must be a huge cover up in China and the situation is far worse than we can imagine. I have just searched "China cover up corona-virus" and the results were quite scarey.

 

Please let me be wrong.

Kind of makes you wonder, "What about the people in Wuhan?"

 

 

17 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

Following the announcement, all hotels in Hua Hin have been instructed to check the passports of any Chinese tourists arriving at the hotel, with staff told to immediately inform health officials if any tourists appear sick or show flu-like symptoms. 

Isn't this what the government is supposed to do upon them arriving in Thailand.......???