5 minutes ago, Almer said:

Could somebody please ask the health minister which nationality the people are who have come back from a country on the at risk group and are happily being allowed  to spread the virus amongst there fellow citizens,

aahhhhhh forgive me i should have written fellow party goers not fellow citizens.

 

indeed, going into a government building on friday i was asked to prove i hadn't been outside thailand in the previous 14 days, which i could. however thais were streaming past me, i asked why they were only checking foreigners as thais travel outside thailand too. it's 'the policy' i was told. i explained that there was clearly an issue with the effectiveness of 'the policy', but i was simply repeatedly told that it was 'the policy'.

 

on entering the building a senior male approached me and asked why i wasn't wearing a mask, i pointed out that the majority of thais around us weren't wearing masks either, and that masks offered little protection against infection, but he wasn't listening. he then indicated i had to use gel on my hands, which i was happy to do, however he was not requiring thais to use the gel... ho hum...

Arrest everyone and let medicos sort them out

9 minutes ago, Almer said:

Nothing short of complete world border shutdowns will solve this, hard to call but even harder not to 

Far too late for that. The move now has to be to contain it within individual countries. But I just cannot understand the panic. Okay, it appears to be transmitted easily but It is for most a mild flu-like illness that lasts a few days. And only an infinitesimal number of people have been affected when you consider the number of people in those countries. That, to me, doesn't warrant closing down entire countries, It's overkill on steroids, and millions around the world could have their business and livelihood destroyed as a result.

I've been asking people I know on social media if anyone personally knows of anyone who has or had the virus, and the answer so far is zero.

Its too late anutin....just sit back and enjoy the show.

the first thing they should have done was shut down their sex industry.

Now many people have got a direct transfusion through intimate contact.

 

30 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

And I suppose it's a given by you then that, as there are far, far more people crowded onto public transport, then all public transport should be shut down too.

He may never had/never will experience the mass of people at peak houR cueing for a BTS train.  Been there and done that and for a country boy from Australia it ain't fun!  

2 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

But this is likely the clam before the storm as flu season starts in a few months here (wet season).

No it gets hotter and the virus will die

Several off-topic troll posts have been removed.

I was ill for 3 days last week. Headache, sore throat, muscle pain, fever in the evening and during the night. No cough, no respiratory symptoms. Appetite only 20% down. Felt like a very mild case of influenza. If this was the coronavirus it'a joke.

 

I got hit by a diarrhea bug twice in Thailand before and it was much scarier. Lost 30% of my muscle mass within days.

i hope this is true:

 

Airports of Thailand (AOT) president Nitinai Sirismatthakarn posted photos of an empty Suvarnabhumi Airport on his Facebook account, as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30384122?utm_source=category&utm_medium=internal_referral

^True.  I dropped a friend off at Swampy last week.  She was the only person in the check-in line!

32 new cases in Thailand today. Maybe they are starting to understand this is serious. But already too late.

Just seen on Twitter the PM has stated entertainment venues won't be shut down for the time being.

 

So we can expect an announcement saying the opposite tomorrow!

7 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

Would that include circuses, like Government House ?

Maybe we'll get lucky and some of the circus clowns will get the virus.

5 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

i hope this is true:

 

Airports of Thailand (AOT) president Nitinai Sirismatthakarn posted photos of an empty Suvarnabhumi Airport on his Facebook account, as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30384122?utm_source=category&utm_medium=internal_referral

Looks empty but reports from Fri morning until Sat morning was:

498 international flights with about 50,000 pax

233 domestic flights with about 25,000 pax

https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30384121?utm_source=bottom_relate&utm_medium=internal_referral

 

so eighty-three students who had visited Italy returned to Thailand. 

 

Six were transferred to a hospital. So six are showing signs of virus. 

 

77 students were sent to the Sattahip Navy base for 14 days of quarantine.

 

at least they are being shipped off. i hope the Thais decontaminate those buses. 

Anutin to propose temporary closure of

his mouth?

Just now, DaRoadrunner said:

Do you still have the fever? Stress not, Nurse will take care of your paranoia.... Though she might raise your temperature.

 

Now this won't hurt a bit!

 

 

 

sorry but the old NCC1701A is shut down until further notice.

this is very serious.

social distancing. stop all unnecessary contact with others, no massage, bars, clubs, anything like that. 

cancel all unnecessary travel.

only go out for food and take it away and go home.

Panda express. Grab Food.

 

 

 

More and more countries Especially in Europe are now going in a full lock down. Schools closed night life closed just supermarkets and pharmacies open.. people encouraged working from their homes Seems they are copying China Wuhan approach because that seemed to help to slow down the virus spread Isolation..

I propose that this clown needs to close his mouth. Such a bozo.

53 minutes ago, madmitch said:

Just seen on Twitter the PM has stated entertainment venues won't be shut down for the time being.

 

whole of Isaan would starve.

8 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Another is the proposed closure of entertainment venues until further notice. The committee will speficy the venues to be closed zone by zone

Close one zone people will just go to the next open one?

Find the culprits who are not "self quarantining" and nail them hard !

Good news. Close all entertainment for a month! 

May I suggest temporary closure of his big mouth!!

How long before Anutin comes out with deportation for dirty Farangs not wearing masks? Or enforced Hazmat suits for Farangs?

 

Seriously, I see total world shut down is about to happen. You will not be able to enter or leave any country. A bit late when its already everywhere.

 

Interesting to compare reactions of different nationalities:- The Thais bury their heads in the sand (nothing to see here / ignorance is bliss).

 

While in America, total panic will ensue and a stock market crash like never seen before.

 

Meanwhile the French, predictably..... have already surrendered.

 

 

2 hours ago, Almer said:

Nothing short of complete world border shutdowns will solve this, hard to call but even harder not to 

This is in progress right now.

7 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

90 died the other day in one day on the roads, more than infected Covid people and 89 more than covid deaths currently here - but this fool is not banning road travel. Why ?

That's how they hide the covid deaths .........they throw them under a bus

1 minute ago, DaRoadrunner said:

How long before Anutin comes out with deportation for dirty Farangs not wearing masks? Or enforced Hazmat suits for Farangs?

 

 

i was about to say expect a announcement soon from Thai Immigration about mandatory home quarantine for Farangs on a retirement extension of stay.  this seems more than possible.

 

the visa holders with WP will be told something else like work at  home if you can. 

 

 

 

How long before our illustrious leaders, having thought of banning all all large gatherings, consider closing Immigration Chaengwattana? Where one can spend hours in close proximity with hundreds of other filthy viral infested Farangs.

 

While they are at it, could we get rid of the 90 day report? Or will it be replaced with a health certificate report?

He should keep the soapy massage parlours open. That will negate the dirty farang issue.????

7 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

Can not speak for government hospitals but at my private hospital it was more like a morgue than busy with people - almost no patients Friday - at 1230 one other person eating in main restaurant.  Almost no customers in normally very busy Tesco Lotus last week (but there is a one week backlog on home delivery from both Tesco and Tops in my area of Bangkok - most people are staying home already).

Yes, I think you're right - a lot of people are staying home. But like any defence, this is only as strong as its weakest point.

 

In my condo, there is a ruling to have food delivery personnel deliver the order to the lobby only, and not be allowed to deliver it to the door of the customer/resident. I can't quite fathom the logic of "these people are far more likely to be exposed to Covid-19"), versus the through traffic of residents going to work and back, and maids and drivers, and condo cleaning staff and security, and technicians etc. Unless the whole building is in quarantine, or lock down, there is no way to stop potential exposure, and identifying delivery drivers as high risk, over HiSo going about their business, or their maids returning from their daily shopping at the market, seems like so many of the measures, rather pointless. As a panicked society we instigate these measures, like buying bulk loo paper, to take "control" over something we cannot possibly control. It makes us feel we are doing something, but it's a purely mental defence mechanism. We might as well get out the hazmat suits.