Covid-19: Government to impose state of emergency

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Thailand to declare one-month emergency on March 26 - prime minister

 

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will be in an emergency mode from March 26 for a month to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha told a news conference on Tuesday.

 

The emergency decree will mean the prime minister will have the executive power to declare further measures to contain the virus, including giving extra authority to officials and allowing the setting up of checkpoints to reduce people movements, Prayuth said.

 

He said details of the measures will be announced later.

 

Thailand reported three deaths and 106 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday. The country now has 827 cases and four fatalities since the outbreak began.

 

(Reporting by Panu Wongcha-umm, Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)

 

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[Jonathan Fairfield]

PM declares state of emergency

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday (March 24) declared a state of emergency to contain the escalating Covid-19 pandemic.

 

The Cabinet on Tuesday approved the emergency decree on public administration in an emergency situation.

 

The decree takes effect on March 26.

 

Three Covid-19 patients died on Monday while 106 new cases were confirmed, taking Thailand's total cases past 800, Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman for the Public Health Ministry, said on Tuesday (March 24).

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30384733

 

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[keith101]

Is doing a 90 day an essential task in order to leave home ?

[darksidedog]

Given what has happened around the world, I suppose it was only a matter of time before serious restrictions were imposed. The big question of course will be in the details, as to what and how often are you allowed out to purchase food and other essentials. At the end of the day, if it can see the back of the virus here, we have to go along with it.

Wouldn't want to have my visa expiring in the next thirty days though as immigration don't seem to be overly kindly with overstays, regardless of how they happen.

[MaxLee]

Panic buying here we go again

[HashBrownHarry]

4 minutes ago, darksidedog said:

Given what has happened around the world, I suppose it was only a matter of time before serious restrictions were imposed. The big question of course will be in the details, as to what and how often are you allowed out to purchase food and other essentials. At the end of the day, if it can see the back of the virus here, we have to go along with it.

Wouldn't want to have my visa expiring in the next thirty days though as immigration don't seem to be overly kindly with overstays, regardless of how they happen.

fine where i love, went to see them yesterday and was told that if conditions are still like this when i'm due to leave after my 90 stay they will give me 30 more days.

[smedly]

seems like they are just following the UK's lead

 

what about immigration offices that right now have long lines going out into the street 100's of people ????????????

[Chazar]

4 minutes ago, MaxLee said:

Panic buying here we go again

just watch the roads  out of  Bangkok

[ben2talk]

8 minutes ago, keith101 said:

Is doing a 90 day an essential task in order to leave home ?

Interesting idea - since once I was barred from leaving the country by the court, yet still incurred overstay at immigration.

[Zikomat]

2 minutes ago, HashBrownHarry said:

fine where i love, went to see them yesterday and was told that if conditions are still like this when i'm due to leave after my 90 stay they will give me 30 more days.

People are refused 30 day extensionS all over Thailand now.

[dcsw53]

Can I go and get a TM 30 to show I have a home ? ????

[HashBrownHarry]

1 minute ago, Zikomat said:

People are refused 30 day extensionS all over Thailand now.

In every single immigration office in thailand, you've checked?

[Zikomat]

3 minutes ago, smedly said:

seems like they are just following the UK's lead

 

what about immigration offices that right now have long lines going out into the street 100's of people ????????????

And most of those hundreds are asked to visit their embassies in Bangkok to get any extension of stay. State of emergency? Hardly.

[scubascuba3]

No detail given? so thread tells us nothing really

[CraigInBangkok]

so it was basically an announcement of a future announcment

[bkk6060]

11 minutes ago, MaxLee said:

Panic buying here we go again

Makro is jammed

[webfact]

Thailand to declare one-month emergency on March 26 - prime minister

 

Passengers sit in the train as they follow social distancing suggestion due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will be in an emergency mode from March 26 for a month to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha told a news conference on Tuesday.

 

The emergency decree will mean the prime minister will have the executive power to declare further measures to contain the virus, including giving extra authority to officials and allowing the setting up of checkpoints to reduce people movements, Prayuth said.

 

He said details of the measures will be announced later.

 

Thailand reported three deaths and 106 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday. The country now has 827 cases and four fatalities since the outbreak began.

 

(Reporting by Panu Wongcha-umm, Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-03-24

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[Zikomat]

Just now, HashBrownHarry said:

In every single immigration office in thailand, you've checked?

Read the thread in Visa section. Almost without exclusions. Me myself was refused an extension yesterday after spending an hour in the crowd of hundreds of farangs. I pray God I was not infected. 

[edwardflory]

Can I go and get a TM 30 to show I have a home ?

Why don't you have a TM-30 ON FILE?

 

 

[Silurian]

As I mentioned in another thread, what I heard was there will be a curfew from 7pm to 7am when they want you to stay indoors. No gathering in groups. Certain roads/routes might be closed. Mandatory to wear masks in certain areas. The full details to be released tomorrow (March 25).

[Orton Rd]

why not have the details to hand when it's announced to prevent rumor and confusion?

[Chazar]

7 minutes ago, CraigInBangkok said:

so it was basically an announcement of a future announcment

to  allow for panic for two  days in BKK

[justin case]

I hope they flip flop

 

forced to do extension trip but not able to get out of the house ?????

 

[CraigInBangkok]

2 minutes ago, justin case said:

I hope they flip flop

 

forced to do extension trip but not able to get out of the house ?????

 

yeah but there could be another flip flop within minutes of the initial flip flop  

[Ventenio]

11 minutes ago, Zikomat said:

Me myself was refused an extension

So then, what happens once you're refused an extension?

 

what are your options?

[Dumbastheycome]

10 minutes ago, Zikomat said:

Read the thread in Visa section. Almost without exclusions. Me myself was refused an extension yesterday after spending an hour in the crowd of hundreds of farangs. I pray God I was not infected. 

Were you  given an explanation for refusal?

[Tayaout]

2 minutes ago, Ventenio said:

So then, what happens once you're refused an extension?

 

what are your options?

You have 7 days to leave the country. 

[madmitch]

Why introduce a state of emergency but fail to provide any details of what it entails?

 

Probably Wissanu going through the lawbooks to see if Article 44 can be reinstated!

[CraigInBangkok]

12 minutes ago, webfact said:

 

 

 

This isn't how my wife tells the story of the Airport Link virus line at rush hour ..... I can only hope they enforce this but I am doubtful to say the least 

[cornishcarlos]

So Article 44 is back in play, under a different name ??