lamyai3 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 1 hour ago, ukrules said: Who pays if you get ill? Travel insurance won't cover it as it's an epidemic which are pretty much always excluded. Good question. And if quarantined, who gets the bill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Vincent Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 25 cases the taxi driver has passed on ‘ 200 baht person 5,000 baht earned... remaining 24 will receive a hefty hospital bill ???????? reports vary on a weekly basis. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51403795 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orang37 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 2 hours ago, AndrewMciver said: I'm completely unaware of the system in Thailand - but are these definately real figures, or could there be grounds to say they are hiding true figures? There are no real figures here: they are all distorted figures created by use of girdles, trusses, spandex, underwires, thongs, sutures, etc., and then re-touched in PhotoShop, or presented as seen in distorted mirrors. Look at the figures carefully: you can see they are so tightly bound they almost can't breathe. ~o:37; 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steven100 Posted February 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 7, 2020 oh dear ! 25 confirmed cases in Thailand. yikes ! i'm going to Vietnam for a holiday and get away from this virus. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieBob18 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Every cloud has a silver lining. The baht has dropped a little bit. Long way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
englishoak Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Dont get too cocky Thailand “For those patients who have been cured, there is a likelihood of a relapse,” Zhan Qingyuan, the director of pneumonia prevention and treatment at the China-Japan Friendship Hospital, said during a Friday press conference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBOP Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 2 hours ago, ukrules said: Who pays if you get ill? Travel insurance won't cover it as it's an epidemic which are pretty much always excluded. I asked my insurance provider April and they said I'm covered for coronavirus. But have to read the fine print. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdog Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Anyone know where these 25 patients were when they got sick... all in Bangkok? What sections of BBK? Chiang Mai? Only one we know for semi sure is Bangkok taxi driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Salerno Posted February 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 7, 2020 (edited) 25 in the whole of Thailand ... 61 (so far) on the cruise ship in quarantine in Japan. Edited February 7, 2020 by Salerno 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post overherebc Posted February 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 7, 2020 2 hours ago, Canuck1966 said: Here are the real figures from 6 days ago in China. https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3871594 I'm sure the Thais are being told to suppress to, which they will definitely do to appease their Chinese masters I have been told by a local Thai that if we stop talking about it it won't be so bad. She refused to say any more on it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 2 hours ago, ukrules said: Who pays if you get ill? Travel insurance won't cover it as it's an epidemic which are pretty much always excluded. Not the case. There may be some policies with such an exclusion but certsinly not all. And it is nowhere near being an epidemic in Thailand. China yes, but not here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlover Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 3 hours ago, webfact said: 70-year-old tour bus driver, who also has tuberculosis, That's a bit disturbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarFlungFalang Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 2 hours ago, PatOngo said: How long is a piece of string? As long as you want it to be! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarFlungFalang Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 45 minutes ago, steven100 said: oh dear ! 25 confirmed cases in Thailand. yikes ! i'm going to Vietnam for a holiday and get away from this virus. You can run Steven but you can't hide.Apparently Vietnam now has a confirmed case of human to human transmission. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001272 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 49 minutes ago, steven100 said: oh dear ! 25 confirmed cases in Thailand. yikes ! i'm going to Vietnam for a holiday and get away from this virus. Can you take Uncle Tu with you as well? Feel free to fly about 2,000 km further north east. I'm sure there are many people who will chip in and help with the airfare. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend49 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 3 hours ago, AndrewMciver said: I'm completely unaware of the system in Thailand - but are these definately real figures, or could there be grounds to say they are hiding true figures? You could definately see why they would be motivated to downplay everything. You wont find any spare private rooms in CNX hospitals they are full of Chinese currently my wife has tried getting her mum into a private room after her operation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Another 41 people aboard the Princess Cruises ship anchored in Yokohama, Japan, have coronavirus, it has been confirmed. That is more than double the number of known coronavirus patients on the boat. Sixty-one people aboard the Diamond Princess have the deadly virus and another 3700 passengers are effectively trapped on board. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Off-topic post reported and removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyril sneer Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 sounds like the regular flu is more dangerous so far 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayaout Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 5 minutes ago, steven100 said: Another 41 people aboard the Princess Cruises ship anchored in Yokohama, Japan, have coronavirus, it has been confirmed. That is more than double the number of known coronavirus patients on the boat. Sixty-one people aboard the Diamond Princess have the deadly virus and another 3700 passengers are effectively trapped on board. Cruise ship are like floating petri dish. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 5 minutes ago, Tayaout said: Cruise ship are like floating petri dish. whats a petri dish ? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayaout Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 1 minute ago, steven100 said: whats a petri dish ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, Tayaout said: ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarFlungFalang Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 6 minutes ago, cyril sneer said: sounds like the regular flu is more dangerous so far So far the fatality rate outside of Hubei is similar to "regular" flu.By the way the "regular flu" has other strains of corona virus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHTel Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 (edited) Start of another day in the 'End of the World' saga. Figures updated at 07:53 Thai time today:31,481 confirmed cases ( up 3,205, (4,824 (15%) in critical condition)Deaths: 638 (up 73 same as yesterday)1,563 recovered. (up 391) And should be noted that 98% if these stats are in the Hubei province. Edited February 7, 2020 by HHTel addition 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmaxdan Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Certainly the Thai government have (supposedly) had a reputation of bending the truth in the past over certain matters just to save face. But what would they actually gain from lying about the current number of confirmed cases? Containment of the virus is the ultimate goal here for everyone and the only way that can be achieved is to regularly relay accurate, truthful and up to date information to the general public so we can all learn and adapt as necessary. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAppletons Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, Dmaxdan said: Certainly the Thai government have (supposedly) had a reputation of bending the truth in the past over certain matters just to save face. But what would they actually gain from lying about the current number of confirmed cases? Containment of the virus is the ultimate goal here for everyone and the only way that can be achieved is to regularly relay accurate, truthful and up to date information to the general public so we can all learn and adapt as necessary. Unfortunately, your entire premise is based upon your last sentence. The ultimate goal for those in Thai government is to remain in power for as long as possible while simultaneously enriching themselves at the expense of the majority of the Thai population. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 1 minute ago, Dmaxdan said: the only way that can be achieved is to regularly relay accurate, truthful and up to date information to the general public so we can all learn and adapt as necessary. Good one. Have you been here more than a few months? Keeping the "general public" well-informed isn't very high on the PtB's to-do list here. The less the masses know the better. Best to keep them dumbed down, and on the farm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 58 minutes ago, FarFlungFalang said: As long as you want it to be! Half the length it would be if it was twice as long, is actually the correct answer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertson468 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 4 hours ago, AndrewMciver said: I'm completely unaware of the system in Thailand - but are these definately real figures, or could there be grounds to say they are hiding true figures? You could definately see why they would be motivated to downplay everything. Not only are these real figures, but where the hell are they!? Typical half ar**d reporrting from Thailand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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