Thailand Requires Chinese Tourists to Show Medical Certificates

[tlandtday]

46 minutes ago, overherebc said:

Is it possible that 'some' of the eateries they are herded to may be chinese owned and the bill is paid by the chinese tour operator, not by the customers, the chinese owner then filters profits back home.

I'm not saying that's how it is, I'm just asking the question.

of course they are chinese owned even the food distribution is now being bought by the chinese it will soon be a situation where the chinese use the thais to feed their people and the thais won't be able to afford to buy their own food just look at the food inflation as of late if you need proof...

[ThaiBunny]

7 minutes ago, Wongkitlo said:

It is a bit illogical. If two people get on the plane in China and one has no certificate and the virus and the other has a certificate and no virus by the end of the flight probably the virus would have spread throughout the plane. I doubt having a certificate is going to help the person  newly infected on the plane  to stop them spreading it.

You misunderstand the bureaucratic mentality. They need a piece of paper in the right format. It's having that piece of paper which guarantees that the correct procedure has been followed. That's all that matters

[ChipButty]

Chinese family asking me about this the other day does every other nationality have to have this certificate I was honest with them and said no only Chinese they were not happy that the Thai government are making them get one, I guess that will be all over the internet in China soon

[Just Weird]

2 hours ago, overherebc said:

16 hours ago, Just Weird said:

Really?  How do they exist while they are here if they don't spend any money?  There's lots of Chinese in restaurants, do they get the food free?

Is it possible that 'some' of the eateries they are herded to may be chinese owned and the bill is paid by the chinese tour operator, not by the customers, the chinese owner then filters profits back home.

I'm not saying that's how it is, I'm just asking the question.

So the money would still be being spent and going into the economy, yes?  And, if the tour operator pays the bill where does he get the money from...the tourists!  If a group of people go to a restaurant, who pays the bill there is irrelevant as long as it gets paid.  Just a suggestion.

[spidermike007]

How up to date do these certificates have to be?

Since the virus can take up to 14 days to incubate, without showing any symptoms, would a test be able to determine if one was already infected?

Thailand has to say something to defend their open door policy to the Chinese. What else are they going to say? 

[DrTuner]

15 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Since the virus can take up to 14 days to incubate, without showing any symptoms, would a test be able to determine if one was already infected?

Sure, a PCR test. Which would be available for about 0.00000000001% of the tourists (those that work in a biolab themselves). Other than that, well, I'm all for taking a full blood screen on each Chinese and not letting any one with anything deviating from the median by more than 0.05% in anywhere in the world.

[Raymonddiaz]

Money is more important than the health of Thai people. Sick people  are very expensive.....lawang na.

[Number 6]

Because after you get the certificate down at the corner clinic for 7 Yuan you're immune.

 

Genius!

[observer90210]

A bit late to scan the Chinese now......considering for non immigrant Visas, since years, Thailand is ruthless with the rest of the world regarding medical certificates to produce and the hassles around the mandatory health insurance issue..

[berrec]

Thailand immigration - fast track for Chinese tourists - Visa and Medical Certificates available on arrival.....

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

On 2/5/2020 at 12:50 PM, spidermike007 said:

 

Thailand has to say something to defend their open door policy to the Chinese. What else are they going to say? 

 

Learn the Love the Virus!   

[NoComment]

Not the best idea.

The powers that be seem to be forgetting the 14 day incubation period, the face that the normal,everyday, hard working Thais want nothing to do with the Chinese and the rest of the world are avoiding them like the plague (which is what it is).

The Generals are trying to cling on to a strong baht for as long as possible.

The amazing Kingdom and Thailand people should be thought of first and foremost.

 

[englishoak]

On 2/5/2020 at 3:51 AM, tlandtday said:

of course they are chinese owned even the food distribution is now being bought by the chinese it will soon be a situation where the chinese use the thais to feed their people and the thais won't be able to afford to buy their own food just look at the food inflation as of late if you need proof...

 

Sadly theres a lot more truth in this than people might realise. 

[scorecard]

On 2/4/2020 at 8:25 AM, Captain Monday said:

Will they be selling these at the departure lounges?

Or just get an agent on arrival to go throught the special process for an instant certificate, easy.

[Huckenfell]

On 2/4/2020 at 6:05 AM, Somtamnication said:

Why not? Teachers need to show syphilis-free certificate!

When i got my last visa i had to get Dr certificate proving that i did'nt have "Advanced Syphilis"

[Huckenfell]

On 2/4/2020 at 7:29 AM, steven100 said:

I think this is a good initiative done by the government. At least it's one way of assisting in stopping the spread and it's better than nothing at all. 

Have you not heard of the 14 day incubation period. How will this certificate work.

[Huckenfell]

On 2/4/2020 at 7:40 AM, steven100 said:

TV whinges & moaners brigade are out this morning I see. At least this idea will go some way to help stop the virus from entering Thailand. 

But hey, there are some farang you just can't please .....  

OK Steven    tell us how will this certificate work,  will one have to see a doctor about 14 days before it is signed due to the incubation period, or what ?

[Huckenfell]

People from China are flown into Australia and put straight into Quarantine.   People from China are flown into Thailand and go straight to cities and beaches. Why the difference Mr Prayuth. Are the Aussies crazy ?

[Huckenfell]

Will there be special ques for arrivals from China only at Thai airports.

[Oxx]

4 hours ago, Huckenfell said:

Will there be special ques for arrivals from China only at Thai airports.

There already are at Suvarnabhumi.

[boonrawdcnx]

Why would that still be necessary ? Haven’t they announced a few days ago with great fanfare that Thai doctors have miraculously found the cure for the virus and patients where cured within 48 hours? They don’t even believe that BS themselves don’t they?

[EricTh]

6 hours ago, Huckenfell said:

People from China are flown into Australia and put straight into Quarantine.   People from China are flown into Thailand and go straight to cities and beaches. Why the difference Mr Prayuth. Are the Aussies crazy ?

What are the numbers going into Australia versus Thailand?

 

Chinese tourists 11 million to Thailand versus 1 million to Australia.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Thailand#Top_25_arrivals_by_nationality

 

Do you think Thailand have the resources putting 11 million in quarantine?

 

You might as well quarantine those people from Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia because these have high number of cases too.

 

Do you think it is practical?

[3NUMBAS]

the brit guy infected in singapore didnt have any symptoms and he was a super spreader

[gk10002000]

On 2/3/2020 at 6:05 PM, Somtamnication said:

Why not? Teachers need to show syphilis-free certificate!

Heck Expats need to show some medical stuff when applying for their first visa, Non O A I think

[Traubert]

Didn't ask me for one yesterday at BKK. Didn't turn me back either.  Not one question. I guess your face either fits or it doesn't. Nor the 100 or so Chinese on the plane I came in on.

 

Sleep tight. ????????

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Just out of curiosity, I thought I'd check the website of the Thai Embassy in Beijing for any mention of medical certificates being required of Chinese citizens coming to Thailand via Visa on Arrival.

 

Maybe the Embassy is slow in updating their webpages like many Thai government entities. Or maybe there's a mention hidden away in some Chinese language only page that I can't find and Google won't translate. But for the pages I can find, I don't see any mention of such a requirement being imposed.

 

https://thaiembbeij.org/th/thai-service/visa/

 

[metisdead]

Some inflammatory posts and replies have been removed. 

[FruitPudding]

How many nationalities has this extended to?

 

I just read an article published 8 hours ago that said it will extend to other nationalities, including British and American.