Over 100,000 Chinese tourists still in Thailand, according to Immigration Bureau

[rooster59]

Over 100,000 Chinese tourists still in Thailand, according to Immigration Bureau

 

 

There are currently more than 100,000 Chinese tourists and long-stayers in Thailand, including 2,038 who came from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, and 91,688 from Guangzhou, which is close to Wuhan, Pol Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang, Commissioner of Thailand’s Immigration Bureau told a news conference today.

 

1,004,067 Chinese people arrived in Thailand between January 1st and February 6th, and 889,567 have already returned home.

 

During the same period, there were 23,933 arrivals from Wuhan and, of these, 21,895 have departed.  Of the 103,944 arrivals from Guangzhou, 91,688 have already left Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/over-100000-chinese-tourists-still-in-thailand-according-to-immigration-bureau/

 

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[rooster59]

Coronavirus: Immigration chief reveals extent of Wuhan Chinese in Thailand

 

Image: Daily News

 

Thailand's Immigration Bureau chief Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang said yesterday that there were around 100,000 Chinese people in Thailand around the time the news of the coronavirus broke. 

 

He revealed yesterday at his Suan Phlu HQ that since January 3rd 2,686 people came into Thailand from Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak. 

 

In addition since that date 12,256 people had entered Thailand from Gwangzhou, another major Chinese city high on the Thai watch list. 

 

He said that the IB were working closely with health authorities and had set up monitoring centers both in and outside Thailand. 

 

He said that all land, sea and air borders in Thailand were being closely monitored.

 

Everyone who contacted immigration in any way was asked about their movements.

 

Cleaning of aeroplanes is taking place and work is being done with the Thai tourist police to promote mask wearing by drivers of public vehicles.

 

In addition fines for those overstaying after being stuck in Thailand are being waived.

 

Source: Daily News

 

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[bluesofa]

8 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Everyone who contacted immigration in any way was asked about their movements.

Do they need to supply a stool sample?

[SkyNets]

Perfect storm.

[NCC1701A]

there are still many Chinese tourist in Hua Hin.

 

 

[bluesofa]

Just now, NCC1701A said:

there are still many Chinese tourist in Hua Hin.

Have you been working your way through the females - are you being cautious and wearing a respirator?

[mtls2005]

And if they're smart, they're not going back home.

[Assurancetourix]

3 hours ago, rooster59 said:

there were 23,933 arrivals from Wuhan and, of these, 21,895 have departed.

how many thais and farang did they infect during their stay in the land of smirk?

I repeat, silent incubation from 1 to 14 days ...

 

But other than that, everything is under 1000% control  

[Assurancetourix]

2 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said:

But they are all wearing face masks.

not easy to spit everywhere  

[ratcatcher]

and 91,688 from Guangzhou, which is close to Wuhan,  10 h 43 min (982.4 km)    Close enough.

 

 

[trainman34014]

100,000 too many and they should stop a single person further from coming.  If we end up with a major outbreak in Thailand it will be the fault of the Brainless Nerks in Government House and i just hope they are the first to be contaminated !

[legend49]

So USA has made a stance. The US cruise ship company Royal Caribbean has announced that would-be passengers and crew with Chinese passports will be banned from all of its cruise ships – regardless of when they were last in the country at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak.

 

But here its come on over many Chinese we need your money.

[Deli]

Get them out and don't let a single new one in. Not really complicated, isn't it ?

[garygooner]

Chinese tourists will continue to be welcomed to the LOS & we all know why. Let's just hope that soon all tourists from Wuhan will be back where they belong for the time being. It took 6 months for SARS to blow over. 

[Traubert]

2 hours ago, Assurancetourix said:

how many thais and farang did they infect during their stay in the land of smirk?

I repeat, silent incubation from 1 to 14 days ...

 

But other than that, everything is under 1000% control  

Thais - 4

Farang - 0

 

Read it again. Pay particular attention to the dates.

[Traubert]

22 minutes ago, legend49 said:

So USA has made a stance. The US cruise ship company Royal Caribbean has announced that would-be passengers and crew with Chinese passports will be banned from all of its cruise ships – regardless of when they were last in the country at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak.

 

But here its come on over many Chinese we need your money.

Yeah but everyone knows that America is a hotbed of bigotry and racism.

 

It's not to be admired.

[Gweiloman]

21 minutes ago, legend49 said:

So USA has made a stance. The US cruise ship company Royal Caribbean has announced that would-be passengers and crew with Chinese passports will be banned from all of its cruise ships – regardless of when they were last in the country at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak.

 

But here its come on over many Chinese we need your money.

Hard to believe. Link?

[tifino]

They dilly dailies too long in enforcing the ALLforeigners get a Trackable SIMCHIP. .. SthAustralian police are currently actively tracking specific Chinese 'tourists' movements here.

 

 - it is too late to worry about privacy. 

[ExpatOne]

3 hours ago, trainman34014 said:

100,000 too many and they should stop a single person further from coming.  If we end up with a major outbreak in Thailand it will be the fault of the Brainless Nerks in Government House and i just hope they are the first to be contaminated !

And if you get sick you’ll only have yourself to blame for being brainless and not leaving sooner. If you were paying attention you would also know the first to be contaminated has already happened. 

[NemoH]

Thailand Is a prescription medication country with drugs being sold over the counter. It is impossible to know who is seriously ill as society is in self-help medication.

 

Due to the above, the viral infection maybe under reported or not reported at all.

 

Take care everybody.

[shackleton]

Just read the Bangkok post announced 7 more cases of the virus today

3 Thais and 4 Chinese

And they are still letting Chinese tourists in 

Expect the numbers with the virus to increase

[mfd101]

It would be reassuring to hear from the Thai Government on a number of issues:

- What is their plan for stopping the inflow of tourists and other visitors from China once even the government is convinced of the need?

- What is their plan for supplying high-quality and middling-quality face masks at reasonable prices to ALL the peoples of Thailand, not just central Bangkok?

- What is their plan for increasing the testing-for-contamination capability of the Thai laboratories from the present half-a-dozen a day to 1000 or 5000 or 10,000 a day if required in the next 3 or 4 weeks?

 

Still dreaming.

[AlexRich]

No one will know if novel coronavirus has taken a grip in Thailand until it reaches the point where it can't be stopped ... if uncontrolled it will take around a month to become obvious to everyone. So I'd take special care to avoid crowds and shop during low traffic hours. I wouldn't be to much until the situation becomes clear.

[ChipButty]

OK Somchai, how many Farang left? going down daily

[Brunolem]

2 hours ago, Deli said:

Get them out and don't let a single new one in. Not really complicated, isn't it ?

Yes, but first they need to catch a 78 year old Swiss grandmother who has overstayed by 12 hours!

[Brunolem]

7 minutes ago, mfd101 said:

It would be reassuring to hear from the Thai Government on a number of issues:

- What is their plan for stopping the inflow of tourists and other visitors from China once even the government is convinced of the need?

- What is their plan for supplying high-quality and middling-quality face masks at reasonable prices to ALL the peoples of Thailand, not just central Bangkok?

- What is their plan for increasing the testing-for-contamination capability of the Thai laboratories from the present half-a-dozen a day to 1000 or 5000 or 10,000 a day if required in the next 3 or 4 weeks?

 

Still dreaming.

Here is the answer you might expect from the Administration: what is a plan?

 

Is that a farang thing?

[spiekerjozef]

But they have done their best...

[alzack]

5 hours ago, bluesofa said:

Do they need to supply a stool sample?

Only 1 million arrived? no need to worry then, with  1% infection rate thats only   10,000 infections, no worries

[justin case]

8 hours ago, rooster59 said:

including 2,038 who came from the Chinese city of Wuhan

and that f. up health minister is barking at one FARANG, while 2000+ possible infected WUNAN-NERS are roaming the country

[Thunder26]

3 hours ago, Traubert said:

Thais - 4

Farang - 0

 

Read it again. Pay particular attention to the dates.

I think the latest news informed us that 9 Thais had been infected so far. It is a matter of time when farangs will be having.