8 hours ago, webfact said:

One of the group had been in contact with someone from Hong Kong who has since left Thailand

 

7 hours ago, webfact said:

adding that a tourist from Hong Kong had been the source of the infection

 

really?  did they actually track down the hong kong someone to confirm they had the virus?

 

or did they just assume "it must have come from the chinese tourist," and then ended their search for the source?

4 hours ago, Grumpy John said:

One glass...one cigarette...11 guys!  555 Hang on till I reposition myself on the banana lounge so you can pull the other one! ????

You have two?? Well I never.....

3 minutes ago, emptypockets said:

No problem your insurance will pay. 

You do have health insurance......don't you?

with the amount of Corona claims going in will the health insurance companies survive?

4 hours ago, sahibji said:

surely you all could have asked service manager to provide serving spoons.

He cant,. Only been here thirty years but never had time to learn the language.

18 minutes ago, ChouDoufu said:

really?  did they actually track down the hong kong someone to confirm they had the virus?

 

or did they just assume "it must have come from the chinese tourist," and then ended their search for the source?

Ah get with the program, it's always imported, propaganda 101.

3 hours ago, peterkroll said:

 

That's what the German government says. Lets get over it quickly, let's gt 70 % people immunised. Better spend the money and help those who need help.

How did the German government immunise 70% of the people when there is no vaccine for this particular virus?

3 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

That would not only be an act of benevolence, but it would show that they actually cared about the masses. The lives, well being, and safety of the masses are only a consideration, as far as how it might impact the image of the nation, and the fortune the army makes off of tourism. It ends there. South Korea has a real, and competent government. 

How does the army make a fortune off tourism? Day tours of the barracks must be popular with overseas visitors.

1 hour ago, Tropposurfer said:

The disparity in responses and actions across the world, both Govt and NGO's is interesting, no?  

No

The epidemic is shooting up in Northern Europe very fast and guess what, those countries are now at the Coronavirus optimum survival temperature zone of 5-15 Celcius.

Be interesting to know the true story.Thais make the most stupid stories up to cover up.And they think we believe them.They realy do think we are that stupid.

10 minutes ago, Timwin said:

The epidemic is shooting up in Northern Europe very fast and guess what, those countries are now at the Coronavirus optimum survival temperature zone of 5-15 Celcius.

20K+ us troops are on the way to europe to join 17K from various countries for large scale exercises.  exercise will be conducted in six northern countries thru june.

 

 

2 hours ago, Traubert said:

The clue was 'on arrival in HK....'

Not according to Hong Kong press https://www.hongkongfp.com/2020/03/12/coronavirus-hongkonger-infected-11-thais-virus-authorities-say-declares-pandemic/

8 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Not according to Hong Kong press https://www.hongkongfp.com/2020/03/12/coronavirus-hongkonger-infected-11-thais-virus-authorities-say-declares-pandemic/

did you read the article?  it merely reprints what reuters said that "thai authorities said."

 

thus far, there has been no reporting that an infected hong kong tourist returned to hong kong and was confirmed to have the virus.  nothing but a statement by "thai authorities" blaming a foreigner.  you'd think if true, they'd track him down and test him.

 

and now perhaps there's a potential source(s) of infection running around bangkok being ignored.

 

 

2 hours ago, ChouDoufu said:

 

 

really?  did they actually track down the hong kong someone to confirm they had the virus?

 

or did they just assume "it must have come from the chinese tourist," and then ended their search for the source?

Or better yet ... let's talk about the plane flight he returned home on ..... 

7 hours ago, ThaiBunny said:

Reports where?

I read it on Zero Hedge blog then on the Daily Mail website. A team of Chinese scientists used a bus with cameras on board to identify everyone, where they were seated, etc. The guy with the virus passed it on to several passengers who were in his own airspace, he never touched them. The conclusion is that the virus is transmitted airborne. So the poster wasn’t posting an urban myth.

10 hours ago, cornishcarlos said:

Yet the Australian F1 this weekend is going ahead !! 100,000 fans in attendance....

 

Is the rest of the world over reacting or are F1 just trying to limit financial losses by running this race ??

F1 was never known for ethics or social responsibility. Look at who its  biggest financial  interests are.

11 hours ago, webfact said:

In the report by Daily News, there were no details as to the exact location in Thonglor

 

In more civilised societies, the place would have been named, contact tracing is carried out immediately and everyone who has been to the venue will be asked to be in self-quarantine. But this is Thailand. So greed overrides all considerations, even if public safety and health is at stake. And only 70 cases with this indifferent attitude and all the faffing about? You guys are really doing a fantastic job! You should share your best practices with your neighbours Malaysia and Singapore.

 

25 minutes ago, outsider said:

 

In more civilised societies, the place would have been named, contact tracing is carried out immediately and everyone who has been to the venue will be asked to be in self-quarantine. But this is Thailand. So greed overrides all considerations, even if public safety and health is at stake. And only 70 cases with this indifferent attitude and all the faffing about? You guys are really doing a fantastic job! You should share your best practices with your neighbours Malaysia and Singapore.

 

 

You guys dont get it. These 11 people probably spent days/weeks since getting infected in BKK. They would have visited more than 1 place. There are probably lots of infected places, not just that one spot. There are probably others without symptoms that have already been infected.

 

Avoiding that 1 bar isn't going to do much

1 hour ago, AlexRich said:

I read it on Zero Hedge blog then on the Daily Mail website. A team of Chinese scientists used a bus with cameras on board to identify everyone, where they were seated, etc. The guy with the virus passed it on to several passengers who were in his own airspace, he never touched them. The conclusion is that the virus is transmitted airborne. So the poster wasn’t posting an urban myth.

I saw this too, and it was around 4.2 metres away or something? 

70 cases in Thailand, around 1.600 in Germany! Who is counting in Thailand? Probably the CEO of TAT. ????????????

6 hours ago, DrTuner said:

Elbow works fairly well:

Couldn't disagree. Already knew that but enjoyed the Mythbuster show.

 

Now, beside washing your hand they should write, and teach on school : Wash your hand and elbows thoroughly with soap (and alcohol).

????

12 hours ago, Chrysaora said:

I have been warning many that the stupid amongst us will be the ones who spread this out of control.

 

I present .... Stupid on steroids, and notice no face masks worn.  

 

 

I'm not sure how this indicates "stupid." Most common masks are not effective in stopping a person from getting the virus. These masks are also hard to come by. The masks that do prevent an individual from catching the virus are more expensive and may also be hard to find. 

 

In addition, wearing a mask all the time becomes boring...

I guess they had the new AOT app-they seem to know exactly how and they what happened ????????

Edited March 12, 20206 yr by Redline

That's the current situation in Udon Thani province:

 

Test done / Waiting for results = 103 Udon Thani / Amphur Phen 53 / Bandung 15 / Ban Phue 45 / Thungfon 45 / Nong Han 52 / Chaiwan 25 / Wang Sam Mo 29 / Si Trat 12 / Nong Saat 20 / Kumphwapi / 28.

16 hours ago, NatureFilm said:

What frustrates me most is no disinfection spray to buy.

Huh?  You can't find sanitizers?

Make your own.  2/3 91% alcohol to 1/3 aloe vera gel for hand sanitizer.  Final solution needs to be 70%+ alcohol.

 

Spray sanitizer: bleach+water.  

Area surfaces: 1/2cup to gallon water

Food surfaces: 2 teaspoons to gallon water

16 hours ago, SCOTT FITZGERSLD said:

it is a waste of time indeed . you can't protect yourself from this virus.

it is all nonsense of the WHO and idiot doctors who think that the 

world is their laboratory.

you can sanitise busses and streets, you can't wipe out subway railings and

hope it will "kill the virus". those are mostly useless desperate acts. 

this virus will spread around until it disapears. no mask and no quarantine will help.

Not true.  In this graph which I posted in another thread you can see how Singapore and Hong Kong with early, effective containment measures, especially social distancing, reduced the rate of spread of the virus.  By avoiding overwhelming the healthcare system, the number of deaths has been reduced.  Wuhan delayed such measures for six weeks and paid a big price, while Chongqing took the necessary steps in the first week and also kept the death count low.

 

Thailand should quarantine everything right now, before the virus explodes.  But maybe the Thai government's measures are effective, since the virus hasn't exploded yet.  Hard to say.  But containment works if started early enough.

 

17 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Even the virus can't catch Hamilton!

Let us hope it isn't him that catches the virus!

8 hours ago, ChouDoufu said:

did you read the article?  it merely reprints what reuters said that "thai authorities said."

 

thus far, there has been no reporting that an infected hong kong tourist returned to hong kong and was confirmed to have the virus.  nothing but a statement by "thai authorities" blaming a foreigner.  you'd think if true, they'd track him down and test him.

 

and now perhaps there's a potential source(s) of infection running around bangkok being ignored.

 

 

Indeed and that was my whole point, the Hong Kong press was just regurgitating what what was reported from Thailand.

17 hours ago, SCOTT FITZGERSLD said:

hmmm...what kind of cigarette was it?...

African Woodbine

8 hours ago, AlexRich said:

I read it on Zero Hedge blog then on the Daily Mail website. A team of Chinese scientists used a bus with cameras on board to identify everyone, where they were seated, etc. The guy with the virus passed it on to several passengers who were in his own airspace, he never touched them. The conclusion is that the virus is transmitted airborne. So the poster wasn’t posting an urban myth.

This guy seems to know what he is talking about and also confirm it's mainly transmitted via breathing (airborne?).