ChrisY1 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Oh dear, nothing surprises any longer!.......the government themselves appear to have been stockpiling face-masks.....being able to hand out 45,000 at a blink is likely seen as a good pr exercise for them....when in fact they are possibly creating shortage of equipment problems....what else have they hoarded..apart from cash of course? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabas Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 8 hours ago, Moonlover said: I'm living in rural north east Thailand and I couldn't less about corona virus. And no one else around me seems bothered either. People on the world's most remote Pacific islands and in the Arctic, died of the Spanish flu. -- Bye, see u! post soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post roo860 Posted February 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 7, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said: I had asked my wife to call around and check, and at least as of today, the only government GPO pharmacy that had any regular paper masks in BKK was the GPO pharmacy at the BKK CW Immigration building, and the staff there told her by phone that they had people queuing up.... But only paper masks, no N95 available. I've found these to be very cheap and an effective option. Edited February 7, 2020 by roo860 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabas Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 8 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said: The Blue Flag (Thong Fah) stores normally, as I recall, are for low-income Thai people who have registered and qualified for that government-sponsored program.... So one question here would be -- are the future mask sales thru the Blue Flag stores only going to be for targeted low-income Thais, or are they going to be open to the general public? Try your pink card! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Moonlover Posted February 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 7, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said: I think the current degree of coronavirus concern around Thailand is probably directly correlated to the extent of Chinese tourists and tourism in that particular area. I agree. However a lot of Thais are likely to be laid off in those tourist areas ans I wonder how many of them will return to their villages to be with family. It only takes one infected person. My wife's daughter came home from Koh Samui a few days ago. She works in a well known hotel down there which caters mainly for Chinese and is on Holiday right now. She asks me if I was worried about the coronavirus. I jokingly replied 'I wasn't until you came'. (I haven't of any cases on KS) Edited February 7, 2020 by Moonlover 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 38 minutes ago, ChrisY1 said: 9 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said: An image from Wuhan, according to one of the UK tabloids: I don"t think even these are available in Thailand :)) Of course they are. You can buy sanitary towels nearly everywhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlover Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 (edited) 16 minutes ago, rabas said: People on the world's most remote Pacific islands and in the Arctic, died of the Spanish flu. -- Bye, see u! post soon. This is true of course, but I think the world is a lot better prepared than it was back then. And there isn't a world war going on to help spread it around. However, do see my earlier post. (#35) Edited February 7, 2020 by Moonlover 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayaout Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, Moonlover said: I'm living in rural north east Thailand and I couldn't less about corona virus. And no one else around me seems bothered either. I live in rural western central Thailand and it's the same here. My mother in law think I'm crazy to have bought 6 months of food for all the (extended)familly. She said the virus cannot come here. Maybe she forgot one of her friend is a taxi driver in Bangkok and he come back every week. Edited February 7, 2020 by Tayaout 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 11 hours ago, Thian said: At the immigration there were 2 empty pumpbottles for the sanitizers...and we had to be there for 3 hours while nobody around us was wearing mouthmasks.....terrible and very unprofessional. You're in luck; there are two empty bottles but it only remains to fill them ... In 99% of establishments where you can eat in Thailand there is no bathroom to wash your hands before eating. Have you already seen them in chic restaurants in Thai malls? me never ... You must walk sometimes 400 or 500 meters to find the toilets of the Mall ...where there is often no soap and nothing to dry your hands ... (street food, and it's really dirty, you just have to look at where and how plates and dishes are washed, it immediately makes you want to run away, but before without needing to be lucky you can take out your camera to take pictures of the rats roaming among the dishes and cutlery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluesofa Posted February 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 7, 2020 7 minutes ago, Tayaout said: I live in rural western central Thailand and it's the same here. My mother in law think I'm crazy to have bought 6 months of food for all the (extended)familly. She said the virus cannot come here. Maybe she forgot one of her friend is a taxi driver in Bangkok and he come back every week. 'She said the virus cannot come here.' Sorry to appear rude, but she must be quoting the medical law that states the thicker the skull, the more difficult for diseases to penetrate. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 10 hours ago, connda said: Interesting. I'm living out in the sticks in rural Northern Thailand and the local grocery has plenty of masks. hush .... too late now ... ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayaout Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 (edited) 1 minute ago, Assurancetourix said: hush .... too late now ... ... There is plenty of mask in my area too but no N95. They probably never sell them in the first place. Edited February 7, 2020 by Tayaout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 5 hours ago, bluesofa said: Hmm, reminds me of this: It reminds me strangely of what the Japanese were doing to the irradiated people in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. If they managed to make a thousand paper crane in a single day , they would have (note the conditional) a few chances to survive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend49 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 11 hours ago, YetAnother said: this whole thing presumes thai can understand the problem and the various real solution paths; ok; 0.1 % There was a farang here a few days ago who tried to buy hand wash from a Thai pharmacy, the owner denied to sell him the product as its alcohol based and he was purchasing outside the ridiculous time zones to buy alcohol. I asked my Thai pharmacist yesterday about this and she laughed; she said you can buy the hand cleaners anytime, yes they are ethyl alcohol ( drinkable type) but they put a dye in the product to stop people drinking it. Example of a simple understanding problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben2talk Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 11 hours ago, connda said: Seeing that they seem to only sell Ethyl alcohol instead of isopropyl alcohol, you end up smelling like you've taken a bath in booze. I got a litre of isopropyl locally online last week, so it seems that they do seem to sell it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, ben2talk said: I got a litre of isopropyl locally online last week, so it seems that they do seem to sell it. I take it you didn't order it between 2pm and 5pm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben2talk Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 30 minutes ago, Tayaout said: I live in rural western central Thailand and it's the same here. My mother in law think I'm crazy to have bought 6 months of food for all the (extended) familly. She said the virus cannot come here. Maybe she forgot one of her friend is a taxi driver in Bangkok and he come back every week. The main fear comes from what they call 'superspreaders'. Just one person with no symptoms... and these spreaders are probably going to be working in a hospital or taxi - or 7-11. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 12 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Thailand’s health authorities on Thursday encouraged people to make hand sanitizers and masks at home to guard against the spread of the new coronavirus. But Thailand can produce 100 million masks a month if need-be.... but every outlet is sold out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elkski Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Dont worry we are 100% prepared and it's under control! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 3 hours ago, ChrisY1 said: Oh dear, nothing surprises any longer!.......the government themselves appear to have been stockpiling face-masks.....being able to hand out 45,000 at a blink is likely seen as a good pr exercise for them....when in fact they are possibly creating shortage of equipment problems....what else have they hoarded..apart from cash of course? Dont forget the apparently large cache of medical supplies including masks that the government just shipped off to China courtesy of you know who...the unmentionable ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 3 hours ago, Moonlover said: I agree. However a lot of Thais are likely to be laid off in those tourist areas ans I wonder how many of them will return to their villages to be with family. It only takes one infected person. Absolutely... Right now, though, as best as we know, there hasn't been much Thai to Thai transmission of CV... But we'll find out in the coming weeks if that manages to remain the case, or if things begin to spiral downward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roo860 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 2 hours ago, legend49 said: There was a farang here a few days ago who tried to buy hand wash from a Thai pharmacy, the owner denied to sell him the product as its alcohol based and he was purchasing outside the ridiculous time zones to buy alcohol. I asked my Thai pharmacist yesterday about this and she laughed; she said you can buy the hand cleaners anytime, yes they are ethyl alcohol ( drinkable type) but they put a dye in the product to stop people drinking it. Example of a simple understanding problem. My local gym have a hand sanitizer, by the smell of it I reckon they've mixed in fish sauce!!! ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 14 hours ago, connda said: Interesting. I'm living out in the sticks in rural Northern Thailand and the local grocery has plenty of masks. My wife's family is in a medium sized city in the Northeast. Yesterday, she called around to check with a number of pharmacies in her home town. They had none. YMMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graemeaylward Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 World Health Organisation advice re masks. There are many scientists who state that they are ineffective in preventing catching virus, but useful to prevent spread if worn by those who already have virus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodyholly Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 13 hours ago, DrTuner said: I do love the smell of Pattaya in the mornings. Cue ‘Ride of the Valkyries’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony125 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 14 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said: I think the current degree of coronavirus concern around Thailand is probably directly correlated to the extent of Chinese tourists and tourism in that particular area. Called my brother in Boston, MA USA and told him to get some masks at local drug store and give them to a friend of mine who was coming over Wensday. Called back and told me all the local stores were sold out becaause of the Corona Virus scare. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Tony125 said: Called my brother in Boston, MA USA and told him to get some masks at local drug store and give them to a friend of mine who was coming over Wensday. Called back and told me all the local stores were sold out becaause of the Corona Virus scare. I looked on Amazon, Walmart, a few other retailers the other day.. And with the exception of a few places with EXTORTIONATE pricing, all were sold out... And that's in a situation where there have been what, 11 or 12 confirmed cases thus far in the entire 327+ million population U.S.???? I gotta believe, someone's hording them and/or buying them all up beyond just individual citizens... Dunno if it's China, or governments/government health authorities, or 3M cutting off its normal distribution channels to sell elsewhere.... But the unavailability of masks even in places with very little CV problem is crazy! Edited February 7, 2020 by TallGuyJohninBKK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
URMySunshine Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, DrTuner said: First I thought that ethanol wouldn't be available because you can drink it if untainted, but then I checked lazada and sure enough, food grade ethanol 95% being sold and very cheaply, 290b/1L. Can't be taxed at that price... Dr Tuner you must be ammasing industrial quantities of kit at this rate ! This would be better than nothing and cheap and easy to make. But seriously if this gets as bad and profoundly life changing as some people fear then nothing short of a sterile hospital environment nothing will really protect you. One could easily argue at that all this emphasis on paraphernalia is to stop folk feeling out of control and panicking at what they fear maybe coming. Also if it does get that bad then a 25kg bag of rice, and a few hundred waters might not be amiss. Edited February 7, 2020 by URMySunshine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
URMySunshine Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Just watching the live news feed from China on the outbreak. They are reporting that 85% of the fatalities are over 65 with underlying health conditions such as diabetes or respiratory issues. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGW Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 13 minutes ago, URMySunshine said: They are reporting that 85% of the fatalities are over 65 with underlying health conditions such as diabetes or respiratory issues. Thats about 98.3% of us here on TVF 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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