Farangs who don’t wear face masks should be kicked out of Thailand says health minister

[Wullie Mercer]

Biggest hazard Thailand has to not containing the virus is the BIO-METRIC PADS AT AIRPORTS where everybody puts their hands on them, not cleaned after every time used ????

[Mick501]

Five years prison for every farang who commits the heinous crime of embarrassing a public official.

[Thaijack2014]

I don't agree with many things my ex-wife said, but this is so true and I never forget it:

 

If you point with ONE finger on others, you point with THREE fingers on yourself.

 

So how about it, clever minister, shouting while not wearing a mask.... at who are you pointing most????

[RJRS1301]

1 minute ago, monkfish said:

I went out shopping yesterday with the Mrs i was wearing a mask but only saw a few Thai's wearing one even those serving FOOD! No mask no gloves.

People rarely uses gloves correctly, they keep on them on handling food, money, blowing hteir noses, wiping tables. The hand hygiene and glove ettiquttte is almost zero not only in Thailand but in many countries 

[Tchooptip]

Anutin is the son of Chavarat Charnvirakul, former Minister of the Interior

Anuthin was formerly an engineer, and has worked in many private companies including the position of Managing Director of Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction Public Company Limited. His has over the years been a member of many political parties such as the National Development Party, Thai Rak Thai Party and as leader of the Bhumjaithai Party.^[3]

 

 You can see that he has all the medical skills necessary to be Minister of Health, so he knows better than all of  you why to wear a mask.????

 

 

[DannyCarlton]

10 minutes ago, raccos21 said:

He himself doesn’t wear mask and this epidemic didn’t start in the Farangland. Also Farangs are not the ones who brought this Coronavirus to Thailand. It is compulsory for the Chinese looking people to wear masks. He also looks like a Chinese to me.

Thai Chin as almost all of the Thai elite are.

[otaku00]

By the way, he was a former Thaksin supporter. Non-military but superrich entrpreneur, not exactly from the health field ...

[Ricebarnandrooms]

20 hours ago, Beggar said:I see the proactive stance of the Thai government as a positive approach. 

A positive approach would be to cancel the 17 flights to Chiang Mai From China today. How many are flying to Bangkok?? 
 

[Dice Man]

20 hours ago, rkidlad said:

So much wrong with what just came out of this little man's mouth. That was extremely racist and xenophobic. Very ugly to see a person of his stature in the government talking like this. 

 

I'm guessing some 'white people' said no when he offered them a mask. I'm guessing they may have refused to be in a picture. He's obviously lost face and just let words come out of his mouth in a fit of anger.

 

He asked Thai people to help kick out foreigners who don't wear masks. Let that sink in. A man who said this virus is like a common cold, who said stopping people coming in from mainland China won't make a difference, a man who's been seen in pictures with people who were ill not wearing a mask - has the audacity to tell people to help roundup people who don't accept his crappy masks and kick them out.

 

This man is one of the top men helping run this country. God help Thailand. 

 

 

 

 

Not fit to do his supposed job and ignorant on many levels

[tomacht8]

Just talked to my Thai girl about it.
She said she didn't take the mask either because he touched the masks with his bare fingers and she knows that many Thai men don't wash their hands after urinating.

[Tchooptip]

20 hours ago, rkidlad said:

So much wrong with what just came out of this little man's mouth. That was extremely racist and xenophobic. Very ugly to see a person of his stature in the government talking like this. 

 

I'm guessing some 'white people' said no when he offered them a mask. I'm guessing they may have refused to be in a picture. He's obviously lost face and just let words come out of his mouth in a fit of anger.

 

He asked Thai people to help kick out foreigners who don't wear masks. Let that sink in. A man who said this virus is like a common cold, who said stopping people coming in from mainland China won't make a difference, a man who's been seen in pictures with people who were ill not wearing a mask - has the audacity to tell people to help roundup people who don't accept his crappy masks and kick them out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This man is one of the top men helping run this country. God help Thailand. 

And God help us farang living under such people rules????

[Thingamabob]

Farangs who understand Thailand and Thai culture would have accepted the offer of face masks even if they had no intention of wearing them. To refuse an offer of this kind is considered boorish and rude, and causes loss of face. 

[Airbagwill]

5 hours ago, mike787 said:

He does not care about the virus, he cares much more about telling us foreigners how he really feels and his wish to see us either die or get out of thailand...

"Does not care" - unfortunately this is a baseless remark.

 

What is miuch more likely to be the case is that like som many politicians in Thailand, he has achieved his position through methods other than merit and is simply not up to understanding the situation.

 

There is stupid, very stupid and then there is racist.

It is also unfortunate that so many of the posts on this thread have lowered themselves to this level too......

 

Never argue with an idiot, they will bring you down to their level and they are much better at it.

 

[transam]

44 minutes ago, Daniel55 said:

Another corrupted, racsist ignorant who hates white people. If Farrang people will leave Thailand, Thai people lose income. 

 

BTW, why Thai government will not cut connections with China and will not "kick out" Chinese people from Thailand? Finally China is responsible for this disaster, not Farrang people.

Huge number of Thai folk are of Chinese descent...????

[Tchooptip]

20 hours ago, graemeaylward said:

 

I think that I would prefer to follow advice from medical experts such as the World Health Organisation rather than this ignorant little man

I would gladly send that on his own Facebook page If I don't do it, it's just for fear of retaliation!

[Stevemercer]

And how did he make his money? Nobody seems to know.

 

I do know that is an Australian Minister had said the same about Thai tourists in Australia he would have been forced to resign.

[rech]

and ministers who are so stupid should be sent to jail !

[Rancid]

This is very bizarre, but perhaps just an honest outburst of how the current government actually does feel about "farangs". The way the visas have been tightened, the 24 hour tracking, the signs of being unwelcome have been there for a while. Most of the badly fitting masks people wear are all but useless, I bought some proper fitting N95s but for the disgusting Thai air pollution.

 

The jury is still out on how dangerous this virus will be, the media and governments all have so much conflicting information, wherein lies the truth? We were meant to fly into Thailand next week but have cancelled. Not due to fear of catching the virus, but to worries of not being to get out again later, if Thailand does indeed follow China then travel from this country could also get banned. I simply base my actions on the massive lock-down in China, I seriously doubt this, with the massive economic damage they will suffer, would have been undertaken lightly.

[cheshiremusicman]

19 hours ago, mrwinner said:

Well this is the icing on the cake for me. Me and a group of friends were planning on a trip to Thailand some time this year having visited for the last 20 years however we won't be coming back if this is how they see us Europeans. I say we all boycott Thailand for good. It is clear that Thailand do not welcome Europeans anymore - we are seen as 4th class behind Chinese, Asians and even Indians. 

Good for you and your friends. Go somewhere, where you will be welcome and treated with respect. Have a nice holiday.

[MaxYakov]

Every resident of or visitor to Bangkok should be wearing at least an N95 respirator with a one-way exhale valve and have air purifier(s) in their residences. The focus has been taken off the pollution, which is rarely at an acceptable level by WHO standards/guidelines, and placed on the corona virus.

 

The medical masks most people are wearing including the health minister and people around him in the OP image, are ineffective against both health threats, yet the government is pushing them. My estimate is that 90% of people on the street are wearing this type of mask.

 

 

 

Edited February 8, 2020 by MaxYakov

[eggers]

Health Minister needs to get up to date, WHO advise face masks are ineffective! Health Minister Anutin needs to do some proper research b/f ‘sounding off’ or ‘PULL-HIS HEAD IN!’ 

[metempsychotic]

3 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

Ummm, that qualifies as "wearing"?

 

Can I keep mine in my pocket?

 

 

Where did I say he was wearing it correctly?

[Tchooptip]

In this country never an ambassador dares to make the slightest remark, they do not give a damn about everything concerning their fellow citizens, it must be too good a hideout to be ambassador in Thailand unlike some other countries.????
 

[monkfish]

21 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

Farangs who understand Thailand and Thai culture would have accepted the offer of face masks even if they had no intention of wearing them. To refuse an offer of this kind is considered boorish and rude, and causes loss of face. 

This is very true and i suspect maybe the reason he was angry, my Mrs accepts every handout even if she doesn't want it just as not to hurt their feelings.
It's a bit strange but true. However he was out of order to say those things with no excuse and should apologize.

Edited February 8, 2020 by monkfish

[Subin Boston]

This man is facing his worst nightmare:

• there is a dearth of good information about the disease, and a lot of disinformation
• he is responsible for the well-being of his nation, and will be measured on how well he did

He seems to believe that the masks, which are designed to keep sick people from spreading germs, will be effective in reducing infection from someone else's germs.  Western authorities advise that washing hands is useful, but these masks are not.

 

He claims masks are being handed out, but I have yet to see any of that, perhaps because I am not in a tourist area.
 

I can understand an outburst like this when provoked by the big worry he faces, but as an official, he should be more balanced to be effective in his job.  Meanwhile, Thailand's number of cases remains at 25, most of whom were Chinese, and a few Thais, but no others, so his anger with farang is misplaced.  Kicking them out will not likely improve the disease numbers, but will hurt the economy even more.

Edited February 8, 2020 by Subin Boston

[mberbae]

If "Farangs" were to include ALL foreigners - Buddha himself would have been

kicked out of Thailand.  In the mean time - Chinese are still Welcome.

TIT.

[Froggybanrai]

Apparently the Health Minister was giving away the masks holding them with his bare hands... This is reported by comments in thai language in Facebook and other sites (and by the way the pic shows the minister indeed not ewearing any gloves). 

[tom223]

What a plonker! And these guys are running Thailand? Lord help us.

[jobas69]

This little racist shouldn't be in a position of power hes obviously a Chinese puppet 

[MayPutThai]

20 hours ago, Beggar said:

This is correct. VERY many Farangs do not use a mask. Are they too stupid or immortal? And as hard as it might sound - such ignorant and naive tourists pose a danger to others in Thailand. 

My Dear, it could be that those Farang who don't wear that mask are a bit smarter than your Minister of Health in Thailand. What is his Education to qualify him for this position or was it just money?

Checkout from which nation the infected people come from: China and Thailand. Any Farang here infected? No, only those from your very preferred tourist from China because they spend money. This is the only thing what most of you Thai see in Foreigners. Money Money Money, go and pick it up from the foreigners.

This mask don't protect for the virus itself. It can't my dear because the virus are much smaller than the filter size. You will breathe in that after a while anyway!

Therefore it is senseless to wear, you got it?

The WHO , where Thailand also signed to follow, recommend to wear mask only if you are ill for what ever respiratory illness (cough, sniff etc) to avoid that you spill your infected drops around everywhere. Also on Handrails, Door or Elevator Knobs, whatever you touch in public.

If you have the corona virus, I expect that you wouldn't run around but be under isolation at home or better hospital.

It help much more to disinfect or at least wash your hands with soap more frequently over the day, especially if you walk outside.

The better speech what this man could do to support shut down the corona virus were, telling the Immigration to push up the procedures at the Immigration Counters to faster.

Why do I have to wait in a very dense mass of people for around a hour and finally must put my clean fingers on the dirty finger scanner?

This is the most risk I have, to get infected from other people! 

The other point is that every year many tenth of thousand Thai people die because of lung cancer. Would you also sign that is only from the smoking Farang?

In your eyes it has nothing to do with the millions of small waste burners behind every house where they burn plastic and other non biological stuff with a low temperature and produce the Dioxin all around? Google for Seveso desaster! Another point of health is your traffic in bigger towns. The millions of old cars which burn more motor oil than diesel due to not well maintained motors, because of no money. But it must be a 4 liter diesel pick up for the neighbors only to show! 

Your Government had done a first small step to clean the towns from the cars/pick ups/truck which has visible poison coming out from the exhauster.

Does this mean, if you can't see something, it don't exist? That would be a typical but very stupid thinking of non educated Thai people.

So, don't kick out the last friends of Thailand from Europe or US who support your very weak tourist industry by requesting silly things.

My mom teaches me: Stupid and Proud grow from the same ground. Think about this.