Sixteen-day ban on tourists proposed

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Sixteen-day ban on tourists proposed

By The Nation

 

Mongkolkit Suksintharanon

 

Government coalition parties Thai Civilised, Thai People Justice and Tairaktham will ask Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to issue an emergency decree about the Covid-19 crisis.

 

Mongkolkit Suksintharanon, leader of the Thai Civilized Party, said on Friday (March 20) the aim would be to empower the Army and national police to impose a 16-day general curfew from Saturday through April 4.

 

People who might infect others would be placed in mandatory quarantine along with immediate family members and no foreign visitors would be allowed into Thailand, he said.

 

Mongkolkit would also like the government to underwrite a move by financial institutions to postpone all loan repayments for six months and to compensate people for income lost during the outbreak.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30384506

 

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[Jingthing]

Colombia just started a similar 30 day ban but shockingly banned their citizens as well. 

 

It's not a bad idea as long as coupled with other measures. 

 

Of course foreigners already here will need to gear up for a spike in irrational xenophobia. 

[zydeco]

7 minutes ago, webfact said:

People who might infect others would be placed in mandatory quarantine

That is pretty vague wording there. Just who might those "people who might" be?

[MaxLee]

19 hours ago, webfact said:

Mongkolkit Suksintharanon, leader of the Thai Civilized Party, said on Friday (March 20) the aim would be to empower the Army and national police to impose a 16-day general curfew from Saturday through April 4.

Sigh, I have to go hoarding again for the 4th time of this week.... 

[darksidedog]

9 minutes ago, webfact said:

impose a 16-day general curfew from Saturday through April 4.

It's getting serious then, though if they had stopped people flying in from infected places a couple of months ago, we may well not be in such a predicament now.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

5 minutes ago, darksidedog said:

It's getting serious then, though if they had stopped people flying in from infected places a couple of months ago, we may well not be in such a predicament now.

 

All the earliest Thailand confirmed cases through early March were entirely Chinese nationals or Thais who either had contact with Chinese or had returned from foreign travel to China, Japan and elsewhere.  Not a single farang or non-Chinese foreigner among them.

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Now as of today, the U.S. State Department is advising Americans to avoid all international air travel, and if they're not living abroad already, to immediately make plans to return to the U.S. while they still can.

 

 

 

[YetAnother]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

People who might infect others would be placed in mandatory quarantine along with immediate family members and no foreign visitors would be allowed into Thailand, he said.

why ? why not let them in, immobilize them , take their monies and involuntarily dispose of them ?

[TheFishman1]

IWondering how many Chinese have the virus that are in Thailand and how many thais have the virus that are in Thailand and how many foreigners in Thailand have the virus TIT

[GalaxyMan]

Prayut must be salivating at the prospect of once again having total power. Deja vu for him, no? ????

[crazykopite]

I have a feeling tourism in Thailand is about to end dramatically. There is absolutely no chance that any insurance company around the world is going to issue a $100,000 insurance policy that specifically covers the Corona virus and this is what the Thai government is demanding for every tourist entering g the Country on top of this everyone including Thais need a medical letter issued no longer than 72 hours prior to flying stating you are free of the virus I don’t know of any other country in the world that is demanding these draconian measures even those who have to do border runs won’t be able to re enter Thailand due to these demands. 

[bartender100]

What tourists? Nobody can fly here anyway from most of the world, fly ban world wide is days away

[Vigilante]

3 minutes ago, crazykopite said:

I have a feeling tourism in Thailand is about to end dramatically. There is absolutely no chance that any insurance company around the world is going to issue a $100,000 insurance policy that specifically covers the Corona virus and this is what the Thai government is demanding for every tourist entering g the Country on top of this everyone including Thais need a medical letter issued no longer than 72 hours prior to flying stating you are free of the virus I don’t know of any other country in the world that is demanding these draconian measures even those who have to do border runs won’t be able to re enter Thailand due to these demands. 

People who leave the relative safety of home to come to a distant country that has no feelings/ties for them and in the middle of a pandemic ,need to see a shrink

[geriatrickid]

10 minutes ago, crazykopite said:

I have a feeling tourism in Thailand is about to end dramatically. There is absolutely no chance that any insurance company around the world is going to issue a $100,000 insurance policy that specifically covers the Corona virus and this is what the Thai government is demanding for every tourist entering g the Country on top of this everyone including Thais need a medical letter issued no longer than 72 hours prior to flying stating you are free of the virus I don’t know of any other country in the world that is demanding these draconian measures even those who have to do border runs won’t be able to re enter Thailand due to these demands. 

It won't recover either if the  infection becomes cyclical. There is no demonstrable long term immunity following infection. One country which has contained the infections and  carefully managed its response is Vietnam. Prudent tourists will go there instead.

[richard_smith237]

1 hour ago, crazykopite said:

I have a feeling tourism in Thailand is about to end dramatically. There is absolutely no chance that any insurance company around the world is going to issue a $100,000 insurance policy that specifically covers the Corona virus and this is what the Thai government is demanding for every tourist entering g the Country on top of this everyone including Thais need a medical letter issued no longer than 72 hours prior to flying stating you are free of the virus I don’t know of any other country in the world that is demanding these draconian measures even those who have to do border runs won’t be able to re enter Thailand due to these demands. 

 

They’re not draconian, they’re common sense measures, intelligent measures. 

 

Why allow any foreigner into your country if they can’t prove they are ‘virus free’ and have sufficient insurance so they don’t drain the resources of the the host nation?

 

I can see this continuing on after the Covid-19 crisis, whereby Airlines are made accountable not only for checking the Visa Status of foreigners flying to Thailand but also the status of medical insurance. This could be the solution to the long going debate regarding insurance cover for those visiting Thailand. 

 

Of course, some won’t like this because insurance is expensive or they want to self insure (which is usually an excuse for thinking ’nothing will happen to me so I don’t want to pay’). 

 

 

At this time ‘Tourists’ should not be travelling anywhere anyway, regardless of any measures implemented by Thailand.

 

Those 'foreigners returning home’ to the families etc can do so freely, albeit with assurance of insurance and a medical certificate. In the face of a global pandemic this are extremely favourable conditions for anyone wishes to return and cares for their community. Many other nations have simply closed off their borders to anyone or implemented a quarantine at a ‘government facility’ which is not something I imagine anyone wants. 

 

 

[Vigilante]

1 minute ago, geriatrickid said:

It won't recover either if the  infection becomes cyclical. There is no demonstrable long term immunity following infection. One country which has contained the infections and  carefully managed its response is Vietnam. Prudent tourists will go there instead.

Prudent tourists should stay at home.

[Yadon Toploy]

It's not tourists that are the problem, although there are still some in Pattaya that are selfishly ignoring the edict to stay home and some bars and venues are still open.

 

I am staying away from Thais.

 

The masks don't fool me. They are the high risk group IMO, having witnessed their lack of personal hygiene after toilet activities, lack of social distancing, communal eating habits and reliance on ineffective totems such as masks and disinfecting roads. 

[richard_smith237]

1 minute ago, geriatrickid said:

13 minutes ago, crazykopite said:

I have a feeling tourism in Thailand is about to end dramatically. There is absolutely no chance that any insurance company around the world is going to issue a $100,000 insurance policy that specifically covers the Corona virus and this is what the Thai government is demanding for every tourist entering g the Country on top of this everyone including Thais need a medical letter issued no longer than 72 hours prior to flying stating you are free of the virus I don’t know of any other country in the world that is demanding these draconian measures even those who have to do border runs won’t be able to re enter Thailand due to these demands. 

It won't recover either if the  infection becomes cyclical. There is no demonstrable long term immunity following infection. One country which has contained the infections and  carefully managed its response is Vietnam. Prudent tourists will go there instead.

 

IF the numbers are to be believed !!...  I believe the Vietnam numbers about as much as I believe the Thai numbers !!

 

The long term immunity is an interesting point: In delaying the spread the hope would be that those who have developed immunity can assist with the ‘new’ cases when the virus re-cycles (i.e. through seasonal weather variation, or once people begin travelling freely again and there are new outbreaks). 

IF there is no natural immunity (as there is with colds, influenza etc) then this becomes a major issue until vaccines are created.

 

 

[stouricks]

22 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

They’re not draconian, they’re common sense measures, intelligent measures

Common sense?  A CURFEW on TOURISTS. Can they, and only they catch the virus at night time?

[Chassa]

What happened to the road toll and pollution did they get Covid-19? No news of either for a long time!

[lovesthespicy]

7 minutes ago, stouricks said:

Common sense?  A CURFEW on TOURISTS. Can they, and only they catch the virus at night time?

Where do you read a curfew on tourist?

 

"Mongkolkit Suksintharanon, leader of the Thai Civilized Party, said on Friday (March 20) the aim would be to empower the Army and national police to impose a 16-day general curfew from Saturday through April 4."

 

[richard_smith237]

10 minutes ago, stouricks said:

Common sense?  A CURFEW on TOURISTS. Can they, and only they catch the virus at night time?

Where is the Curfew on Tourists ?????...   is there even a Curfew in Thailand at all at the moment. 

There was a proposal of a ‘general curfew’ on all - extreme but perhaps necessary. 

 

At the moment there is a closure on bars, sports and gym facilties and public areas where people congregate. I’ve not heard of this Curfew on Tourists.

 

Again, measures to close public areas for the time being are 'common sense'.

Are you applying 'common sense' when exaggerating, sensationalising and spreadingthe information there is a ‘Curfew on Tourists’  ??

 

 

[Orton Rd]

Like 'proposing' to shut off a tap when the house has already been flooded out for weeks ????

[hotchilli]

18 hours ago, webfact said:

Sixteen-day ban on tourists proposed

Mass panic followed by knee jerk reactions. The virus is here already & Thais will spread it around, along with infected tourists.

 

[pontious]

49 minutes ago, crazykopite said:

Thais need a medical letter issued no longer than 72 hours prior to flying stating you are free of the virus

Thais only need a Fit to Fly letter from the Embassy / Consulate. Only foreigners need a letter " free from corvid 19 "

[realfunster]

14 minutes ago, pontious said:

Thais only need a Fit to Fly letter from the Embassy / Consulate. Only foreigners need a letter " free from corvid 19 "

Not according to this account - they need a medical certificate as well.

https://thisrupt.co/current-affairs/a-first-hand-experience-thais-coming-home/

[Canuck1966]

1 hour ago, Yadon Toploy said:

It's not tourists that are the problem, although there are still some in Pattaya that are selfishly ignoring the edict to stay home and some bars and venues are still open.

 

I am staying away from Thais.

 

The masks don't fool me. They are the high risk group IMO, having witnessed their lack of personal hygiene after toilet activities, lack of social distancing, communal eating habits and reliance on ineffective totems such as masks and disinfecting roads. 

Yeh me too, if their driving skills (or lack of them) transfer into their virus prevention then they are doomed, doomed I tell ya

[Forza2002]

As usual Thais being reactive instead of proactive... The borders to China should have been closed months ago but the Govt. only thought about themselves and lost revenues..

[Don Mega]

People are actually able to obtain the covid certificate and insurance before they fly ?

 

Thoght that requirement would have put the kabosh on any tourists coming !!

[Canuck1966]

STILL pouring in

https://www.bangkokairportonline.com/flight-status-arrivals-departures/

 

I know two young guys who have just arrived from London.

No insurance and no medical papers

Not questioned at all at arrivals

They are straight off to the bars (which there are still some still open) to get drunk and shâg various women. 

[Ventenio]

farangs are not getting the "smile" this week, unless a farang country solves this thing (likely).  it's too bad, farang countries really do send billions to Thailand.  anyhow...

 

keep where you at, see the same normal people, then you will get some normalcy.  if you travel, expect them to think you are there to infect them all.

 

"hey, those farmers are burning toxic chemicals and polluting the air!!!"

 

shut up farang

 

kap