Phuket bars, clubs closed for 14 days over COVID-19 fears

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana last night gave the order to close all entertainment venues in Phuket for 14 days – effective today (Mar 18). Photo: PR Dept. 

 

PHUKET: Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana has given the order for all entertainment venues in Phuket, including bars, to close for 14 days.

 

The order, issued last night, comes into effect today (Mar 18). All sports venues, cinemas and massages shops must remain closed for 14 days, Governor Phakaphong said.

 

Governor Phakaphong explained that the Phuket Communicable Disease Committee’s decision to close all entertainment venues followed the Cabinet’s resolution yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-bars-clubs-closed-for-14-days-over-covid-19-fears-75318.php

 

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Lines are forming at the bus stations to take all the girls home. lol

How to eat? 7-eleven?

1 minute ago, Just1Voice said:

Lines are forming at the bus stations to take all the girls home. lol

You just have to hope that they aren't taking home with them more than they had thought. Wherever you have a mass exodus of staff to the sticks, you have the potential to really spread this bug around.

Cancel my ticket to phuket.

Maybe I can change it to Hua Hin...

You not think Hua Hin will not follow in closing soon

Restaurants still open in Phuket?

6 minutes ago, spiekerjozef said:

Restaurants still open in Phuket?

 

Yes, all the bars now selling sandwiches from 7-11 ????

20 minutes ago, spiekerjozef said:

Restaurants still open in Phuket?

Can anyone answer this? Restaurants serving alcohol that is

Just came back from a restaurant, they said they are not closing.

Have there even been a case of Corona here?  I hope restaurants stay open They were crowded last night. Gyms as well. 

3 hours ago, emilyarin said:

You not think Hua Hin will not follow in closing soon

Well if the over 70’s stay in at Hua Hin there is no one left there. 

3 hours ago, spiekerjozef said:

Restaurants still open in Phuket?

 

Yes

Honestly, why the panic?

 

Economies and countries are being destroyed all for the sake of an inflammatory news story.  But, shutting down every event is just plain stupid. 

                    

Honestly, why the panic?

 

There have been, essentially, NO DEATHS from CORVID-19 in people under 50, as of March 16. Yes, you can get sick for a few days as with a normal cold.  But, CORVID-19 is not a threat to most of the world.  All efforts should be directed to the +50 year olds. 

 

Old folks, such as me, need to be careful, as with any virus. 

9 minutes ago, Is this real said:

Honestly, why the panic?

 

Economies and countries are being destroyed all for the sake of an inflammatory news story.  But, shutting down every event is just plain stupid. 

 

                    

 

Honestly, why the panic?

 

 

 

There have been, essentially, NO DEATHS from CORVID-19 in people under 50, as of March 16. Yes, you can get sick for a few days as with a normal cold.  But, CORVID-19 is not a threat to most of the world.  All efforts should be directed to the +50 year olds. 

 

 

 

Old folks, such as me, need to be careful, as with any virus. 

 

So is the entire world out of step......while you're in step?

21 minutes ago, Is this real said:

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There have been, essentially, NO DEATHS from CORVID-19 in people under 50, as of March 16. Yes, you can get sick for a few days as with a normal cold.  But, CORVID-19 is not a threat to most of the world.  All efforts should be directed to the +50 year olds. 

 

 

Incorrect. The only death in Thailand was age 35. And others world wide under 50

 

Get your facts correct. There is already far too much nonsense talk on social media. 

4 hours ago, spiekerjozef said:

Restaurants still open in Phuket?

I'll let you know later

37 minutes ago, ChrisY1 said:

So is the entire world out of step......while you're in step?

Yes

 

The problem at the moment is there is blind panic caused by a world media hell bent on creating a crisis where none currently exists.  How many have Corona in Phuket? Government over reaction in the UK will close down the economy and you cannot instantly start it again.

More people die of TB and normal flu than this virus – and road accidents here.

Yes, China has (had?) high levels of illness and a few thousand deaths which though sad is nothing in the grand scheme of things. New cases in S. Korea are declining. This is working because the virus is contagious but not highly contagious and sensible precautions can and are preventing high transmission levels.  Sensible precautions do not require closing down the economy or part of it e.g. entertainment.

We have the best model available in the case of the Diamond Princess cruise ship.  Transmission control was almost non-existent in an enclosed environment and 25% of people, went down with the virus. This is probably a good worst case scenario barometer.

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/coronavirus-outbreak-diamond-princess-cruise-ship-death-rate

It is also the only cluster of virus’s victims where the total number of actual cases is known. 634 from 3,711 passengers, 6 deaths.

These victims were all in the high risk category but so far less than a 1% death rate. The reason this cluster has the lowest death rate is that it’s the only one with a percentage based on total infections.

Extrapolate this into the higher risk group and the overall death rate falls to a few tenth of a percent for the general population.

Writing about and analysing this would be the most sensible piece of journalism the media could perform but it doesn’t play to the gallery and click bait.

We need to take sensible precautions but at the moment this is going way over the top and will lead to huge economic damage lasting years.

I remember in the UK the BMA’s view that `AIDS will affect us all’. It did not but at its peak, more people were employed as AIDS advisors than had the disease.

 

I also remember the Government view that Mad Cow Disease would kill half a million or more though the death toll came to less than 200

 

It was claimed swine flu would kill 65,000 in 2009. Less than 500 people died and the UK Government wasted £500 million of our money on vaccines which had to be thrown away

71 people have already died in the UK, this is, of course, sad but it is fact that most, if not all, had underlying health conditions.  It is not unusual for 50,000 people to die of flu in the winter months.

 

 

1 hour ago, Is this real said:

All efforts should be directed to the +50 year olds. 

 

That's why Phuket is closing its bars and soapies... duh!!!!

 

57 minutes ago, LivinginKata said:

 

Incorrect. The only death in Thailand was age 35. And others world wide under 50

 

Get your facts correct. There is already far too much nonsense talk on social media. 

Here's a fact, a real one.

 

Only 0.005% of the population of China caught Corona virus. Of that 0.005%, only 3% of them died.

 

There is indeed too much nonsense talked in a country where there has been one death of an already sick person. The talk is all of percentages until you supply some.

Another 2,000 girls head home to the sticks possibly moving the virus to more parts unknown.

Why cannot this Government realize that travel should be minimized ?????

 

6 hours ago, spiekerjozef said:

Cancel my ticket to phuket.

Maybe I can change it to Hua Hin...

Don't bother all the resorts will have to follow suit soon. 

Anyone who promotes this hoax as real has some serious mental issues..

2 hours ago, ChrisY1 said:

So is the entire world out of step......while you're in step?

At this point, I'm just repeating the best numbers available.  While people are getting sick, it seems the vast majority are over 60 with underlying health problems i.e. diabetes, heart, or respiratory problems.

 

Are you able to check reliable sources, or, do you just post ignorantly?

Restaurants in Chalong have been ordered by police to close. Will call governor's office 08:30 tomorrow for clarification. Gyms have been added to list w/o explanation. Talks of exceptions for restaurants with provisions for social distancing but no where is there an explanation or definition of social distancing. Believe police have over reacted or misinterpreted directions. There seems to be a provision for compensation if shut down without proper authority.

There are many food delivery services operating on Phuket.

Don't know if I could name them without being banned on the forum?

Some restaurants do their own deliveries right to your door, ok gate.

Just look for the motorbikes with the green, orange or pink warmer boxes strapped to the back of the motorbikes.

2 hours ago, rucker4012 said:

Restaurants in Chalong have been ordered by police to close. Will call governor's office 08:30 tomorrow for clarification. Gyms have been added to list w/o explanation. Talks of exceptions for restaurants with provisions for social distancing but no where is there an explanation or definition of social distancing. Believe police have over reacted or misinterpreted directions. There seems to be a provision for compensation if shut down without proper authority.

Yet the night time venue in Kamala that pulls hundreds of people in from all over Phuket every night remains open.

 

No threat of a virus with big money involved!

I feel sorry for all the staff working in the bars most of them have got nothing to start with maybe they should setup something at the orbortor where we can donate food 

16 hours ago, Traubert said:

Here's a fact, a real one.

 

Only 0.005% of the population of China caught Corona virus. Of that 0.005%, only 3% of them died.

 

There is indeed too much nonsense talked in a country where there has been one death of an already sick person. The talk is all of percentages until you supply some.

What would those numbers have been if China hadn't taken the extreme measures they did ? The rest of the world are following their lead in introducing similar measures to contain the spread.

They should have banned sales of alcohol then that would stop these restaurants doing a roaring trade selling beer and not selling any food Im told the police did the rounds the other night