Hotel blamed after panic over Norwegian with coronavirus proves groundless

 

Image: Thai Rath

 

Thai media reported that the Bang Saen beach area of Chonburi was thrown into panic after a hotel reported that a Norwegian man had apparently come down with coronavirus and was refusing treatment and potentially spreading the virus over the area.

 

It proved to be complete nonsense. The man was more likely suffering the effects of drinking alcohol and hardly any food, said an unhappy trader.

 

The S2 Hotel posted that a Norwegian guest at the hotel who had flown direct to Thailand was coughing and went to Burapha University Hospital with a suspected lung infection. The hotel added further that the man refused to be admitted.

 

He was told that he was not welcome back at the hotel whose management went so far as to warn other establishments in the area about him and put up a picture of the Norwegian at the hotel.

 

There were fears that the foreigner would spread the virus on popular Bang Saen beach where he had been spending much of his holiday.

 

Later the hospital said that the foreigner had no fever and was fine. He refused to cooperate and checked himself out. He was due to fly home that day.

 

The S2 Hotel had to post that they got it wrong and he didn't have Covid-19.

 

Reporters from kaoded77 went there and found cleaning going on in only one room.

 

Khwanjai, a food seller opposite the hotel, said that the foreigner had been in Thailand for a fair time and used to come in and have a plate of krapow and fried egg every day.

 

He would drink several bottles of alcohol per day and wouldn't eat much.

 

This, she said, was why he wasn't feeling too good. She criticised the overreaction that created a panic in the area.

 

Source: Kaoded77

 

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9 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Bang Saen beach area of Chonburi was thrown into panic

 

Yup, everyone of the 7 people at the beach, in the photo, look like they are panicking !!

Yeah that  hotel will hang pictures of their farang hotel guests of whom they estimate to have corona.
Now who could be the owner of such a hotel? ????

 

Just now, rooster59 said:

Khwanjai, a food seller opposite the hotel, said that the foreigner had been in Thailand for a fair time and used to come in and have a plate of krapow and fried egg every day.

 

He would drink several bottles of alcohol per day and wouldn't eat much.

 

This, she said, was why he wasn't feeling too good. She criticised the overreaction that created a panic in the area.

 

There's a riot going on .... 

Just what happens when hard drinking Harry Nordski goes on Holiday.  

11 minutes ago, cornishcarlos said:

 

Yup, everyone of the 7 people at the beach, in the photo, look like they are panicking !!

Haha, but you missed the 3 lottery ticket vendors, the 2 massage ladies, the fake watch seller and the shrimp lady who ran like heck and didn't stop until they got to Chachoengsao. 

This virus is really bring out the stupidity in some people

2 hours ago, LomSak27 said:

 

There's a riot going on .... 

Just what happens when hard drinking Harry Nordski goes on Holiday.  

And soon there will be an outburst by the health minister that all farangs are alcoholics and therefore bad people.

They should put that hotel under lockdown, teach the morons a lesson, not to follow the dumb health minister...

 

3 hours ago, pmarlin said:

This virus is really bring out the stupidity in some people

The stupidity has always been there.

5 hours ago, rooster59 said:

The S2 Hotel posted that a Norwegian guest at the hotel who had flown direct to Thailand was coughing

Could've been worse .. especially if his name was Blue .. 

 

sounds like a solid defamation case to me

7 minutes ago, smedly said:

sounds like a solid defamation case to me

more  like a "misunderstanding"  case when it  arrives at court, besides he was probably  smelly and shabbily dressed

5 hours ago, rooster59 said:

He would drink several bottles of alcohol per day and wouldn't eat much.

Several SangSom bottles keeps the virus away.

That Norwegian man should sue the hotel for damage to personal image.

He checked out the day he was due to fly home ? Something fishy here !

Or maybe he did have the virus and the hotel plus hospital were given the word by Puyai to change their story.

5 minutes ago, phantomfiddler said:

He checked out the day he was due to fly home ? Something fishy here !

People dont normally do that do they?

5 minutes ago, Sakeopete said:

Or maybe he did have the virus and the hotel plus hospital were given the word by Puyai to change their story.

Has been known to happen my lips are sealed

A few post on Trip advisor would sort that hotel out

So the hotel owner puts a picture of one of his guest saying that he had the virus and it turns out he didn’t have the virus wow I guess thais can do anything here to Foreigners TIT

4 hours ago, pmarlin said:

This virus is really bring out the stupidity in some people

Especially none from those filthy farangs. So the Thais that spread this fake news above are to be charged???

6 hours ago, rooster59 said:

He was told that he was not welcome back at the hotel whose management went so far as to warn other establishments in the area about him and put up a picture of the Norwegian at the hotel.

defamation ???

I find it hard to believe that a hotel is groundless. I thought that all that electrical stuff had been sorted.

17 minutes ago, TheFishman1 said:

So the hotel owner puts a picture of one of his guest saying that he had the virus and it turns out he didn’t have the virus wow I guess thais can do anything here to Foreigners TIT

Other countries one would have the hotel for not only defamation, but breach of privacy and medical confidentiality

6 hours ago, rooster59 said:

The S2 Hotel had to post that they got it wrong and he didn't have Covid-19.

See, the hotel is the real victim here. How dare the farang not have virus.

All farangs alcoholics? Only the ones in pattaya...

32 minutes ago, phantomfiddler said:

He checked out the day he was due to fly home ? Something fishy here !

How so?

Very ordinary establishment, only thing very near beachfront

 

6 hours ago, rooster59 said:

It proved to be complete nonsense. The man was more likely suffering the effects of drinking alcohol and hardly any food, said an unhappy trader.

... or maybe he just took a shower to prove to Minister A ..... that we "Dirty Farangs" also know what a shower is ... with this shower he perhaps eliminated the Corona ....????

1 hour ago, gerrybpattaya said:

The stupidity has always been there.

Who are you referring to?