6 hours ago, Puchaiyank said:

Way too slow to react to the threat of this virus...people in Chonburi will likely needlessly suffer as a result...

Its like these people have absolutely no idea of their own.

They seem to see some kind of restriction put in place in another Country and then act upon that restriction in bringing it to their own province or City here in Thailand.

Many people and Business,s will suffer needlessly due to the lack of vision and action from the Authorities.

Poor leadership in a time that requires strong leadership from intelligent and proactive Authorities, to combat this Virus.

1 minute ago, Cake Monster said:

Its like these people have absolutely no idea of their own.

They seem to see some kind of restriction put in place in another Country and then act upon that restriction in bringing it to their own province or City here in Thailand.

Many people and Business,s will suffer needlessly due to the lack of vision and action from the Authorities.

Poor leadership in a time that requires strong leadership from intelligent and proactive Authorities, to combat this Virus.

Sorry but thats a load of negative rubbish. Worlwide, all countries, i repeat, all countries and its leaders are scrambling how to deal with this global crisis. Stop. Blaming. Start. 2b. POSITIVE. 

31 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

What's stopping you ordering non-Thai food?  Western restaurants can still do takeaway/delivery, fast-food and pizza places are open and there's always Indian/Mexican.

There's nothing stopping me.  I have done that a few times.  I'm trying to support one of my favorite eateries by doing so. 

 

I am talking about ALL the restaurants, big and small, that cater for western tourists.  There's no tourists anymore, and there will not be any tourists for the foreseeable future, so many will close their doors, and who knows how many of them will actually reopen?

 

Do you seriously think that when the shutdown has been lifted, planes full of tourists will flock back immediately, and everything will pick up where it left off?  I don't think so.

 

A lot of these bars and restaurants will cease to operate, and the landlord will be looking for a new tenant.   

wentto amazon and black canyon for coffee open but no chairs to sit on

goood, perfect all thailand need closed ALL bar and shop were can buy beer. i hope closed ALL this make to good all thailand closed ewery bar in country, next 6 month. then all drunkers go out country somewere other country i hope, africa have best place move all drunkers.

3 hours ago, mickymouse1 said:

WOW , Brunei has banned restaurants and cafes from serving customers 2 weeks ago. ONLY TAKE AWAY is allowed. 

Thailand just waking up.....????????????????????

It has been like this in bkk for about a week now so i geuss chonburi is now comming out of it's rush from all the years of partying ???????? im a bit older now so i also need a bit more time to recover when i have been out the night before .

Can someone please explain to me how picking up food and heading to a park or the beach with my wife to have a picnic is a health threat, any sort of hazard, or why it should be banned? Has anyone actually thought these "additional rules" through, or is this simply more inane nonsense from an army thirsty for power?

 

This is not the Zombie apocalypse. And nine deaths nationwide do not warrant such nonsense. That is less than the daily pedestrian death toll in Bangkok. 

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Beaches remain open during the day but social distancing should be practiced. All beaches are out of bounds from 8pm to 6pm.

So the beaches are closed for 22 hours then? Just open from 6pm to 8pm...??? ????????

11 minutes ago, finnishmen said:

goood, perfect all thailand need closed ALL bar and shop were can buy beer. i hope closed ALL this make to good all thailand closed ewery bar in country, next 6 month. then all drunkers go out country somewere other country i hope, africa have best place move all drunkers.

Coming from a Finn that are the most notorious trouble causing drunks i find that a bit rich....... Finns and Noggies ........  Shouldn't be allowed to drink....... 

23 minutes ago, Leaver said:

The editorial in your post was dated 28th February. 

 

There are currently 11,591 families in Italy who have lost a loved one, thousands more around the world. 

 

I wonder what the scientists in your link would say to those families. 

Well, the people who die in Italy, according to the Italian Government,

are an average of 80 years old with 2 or more heavy conditions BEFORE corona !!!

 

About 2,000 people die EVERY day in Italy on any given day every year .... that's 14,000 every given week !!!

 

Are there any more people dying right now than on any usual day in each year ???

No !!! Look at the statistics and there are no more people dying than "normal".

 

What does the number 11,591 say ? Nothing at all as long as we do not know the conditions.

You can die WITH a virus or FROM a virus.

The numbers published on Corona Virus say nothing at all as long as we do not know how many people are tested

or if the test is actually working. According to Doctors the accuracy of the test is less than 50% !!!

 

... the Pandemic is in your head !!! The Panic is REAL !!!

5 hours ago, johng said:

Damn  now I have to go out and panic buy some beer ????

you want me to send you over a couple of these

21 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Can someone please explain to me how picking up food and heading to a park or the beach with my wife to have a picnic is a health threat, any sort of hazard, or why it should be banned? Has anyone actually thought these "additional rules" through, or is this simply more inane nonsense from an army thirsty for power?

 

This is not the Zombie apocalypse. And nine deaths nationwide do not warrant such nonsense. That is less than the daily pedestrian death toll in Bangkok. 

It isn't because you are already with your wife. It's obvious such rules are intended to suppress gatherings of non-related people in public. Sharing food as is the Asian way is definitely a major way to pass this virus. Yes it's unfortunate that restrictions often include people and activities that aren't really the needed target. But practically how would it be enforced otherwise?

Edited March 31, 20206 yr by Jingthing

2 hours ago, Leaver said:

Like I said in another thread, I like Thai food, but I don't want to eat it 7 nights a week. 

 

When all of this is finished, who knows how many bars and restaurants will be left to cater for the westerners. 

 

Thai bars and restaurants will sell booze and food to foreigners.

You have never been to either??? Wow!!

 

8 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

This is not the Zombie apocalypse. And nine deaths nationwide do not warrant such nonsense. That is less than the daily pedestrian death toll in Bangkok. 

Get real, on the 12th of March the UK had reported 8 deaths due to COVID-19, Yesterday they reported 1,408. the UK has a similar population to Thailand and better sanitary and hygiene.   

2 hours ago, Leaver said:

Like I said in another thread, I like Thai food, but I don't want to eat it 7 nights a week. 

 

When all of this is finished, who knows how many bars and restaurants will be left to cater for the westerners. 

 

There is always opportunity following a crisis. New bars and restaurants will open up.

2 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

It isn't because you are already with your wife. It's obvious such rules are intended to suppress gatherings of non-related people in public. Sharing food as is the Asian way is definitely a major way to pass this virus. Yes it's unfortunate that restrictions often include people and activities that aren't really the needed target. But practically how would it be enforced otherwise?

And sharing food is not a health hazard as long as minor precautions are taken. Do you really think people are sharing utensils and being that reckless at this stage? I see alot of Thais who are in a panic over this. It is possible that is exactly where the army wants them to be?

2 minutes ago, Basil B said:

Get real, on the 12th of March the UK had reported 8 deaths due to COVID-19, Yesterday they reported 1,408. the UK has a similar population to Thailand and better sanitary and hygiene.   

Why would anybody believe anything the UK Governments or Media says ???
Their track record of lying is a million miles long !

 

The same goes for any Government and any Newspaper or TV Channel !

They constantly lie ... but now they say the truth ... sure

 

 

Edited March 31, 20206 yr by brain150

4 hours ago, SEtonal said:

The article is poorly written.  Originally, the article did not mention that alcohol sales have been banned between 6pm and 6am (the info is there now).

 

As for restaurants, you can go inside to place a take away order, but you cannot sit and eat/drink inside the restaurant. 

 

Another news website says that hotels can still offer sit down dining to registered hotel guests only.

In Chiang Mai the restaurants and coffe shop served only take away from one week ago.

Just now, spidermike007 said:

And sharing food is not a health hazard as long as minor precautions are taken. Do you really think people are sharing utensils and being that reckless at this stage? I see alot of Thais who are in a panic over this. It is possible that is exactly where the army wants them to be?

Dude. sorry, you are totally wrong. Have you done research on how incredibly easy it is to transmit this virus? It's not only utensils. Sharing a meal with friends whether sharing the same dishes or not generally means being close together and breathing perhaps coughing and sneezing in the same close space. Remember -- SOCIAL DISTANCING. That's the opposite. Also you may be touching surfaces that others have touched. Remember -- hand to face transmission. Also keep in mind that normal talking results in people spraying out even though it's not always visible like a sneeze. You're with your wife. Cool. If one of you gets it, it's highly likely the other will too. We're not talking about that. 

4 minutes ago, brain150 said:

Why would anybody believe anything the UK Governments or Media says ???
Their track record of lying is a million miles long !

If anything they are grossly under reporting but one can not hide how this infection will keep spreading at an alarming rate, as I said time to get real and take it seriously.

Edited March 31, 20206 yr by Basil B

3 minutes ago, Basil B said:

Get real, on the 12th of March the UK had reported 8 deaths due to COVID-19, Yesterday they reported 1,408. the UK has a similar population to Thailand and better sanitary and hygiene.   

We had over a million Chinese tourists here in December and another million in January. In addition to another two million from elsewhere. All in close proximity and few practicing social distancing. 

 

Use your reason. If this thing was going to blow up, it would a have happened long ago. Barely a blip this far. Alot of panic over a nothing burger. 

6 minutes ago, emptypockets said:

Thai bars and restaurants will sell booze and food to foreigners.

You have never been to either??? Wow!!

 

Of course I've been to them.  How many of them will still be around when all of this is finished?  Obviously, this is having a huge effect on domestic tourism as well. 

Just now, spidermike007 said:

We had over a million Chinese tourists here in December and another million in January. In addition to another two million from elsewhere. All in close proximity and few practicing social distancing. 

 

Use your reason. If this thing was going to blow up, it would a have happened long ago. Barely a blip this far. Alot of panic over a nothing burger. 

You're ignoring the FACT that Thailand has been doing very limited testing. I was just reading that Mexico has done a similar thing and their health authorities are openly admitting that their official numbers represent a massive undercount of the actual numbers. 

57 minutes ago, Leaver said:

There's nothing stopping me.  I have done that a few times.  I'm trying to support one of my favorite eateries by doing so. 

 

I am talking about ALL the restaurants, big and small, that cater for western tourists.  There's no tourists anymore, and there will not be any tourists for the foreseeable future, so many will close their doors, and who knows how many of them will actually reopen?

 

Do you seriously think that when the shutdown has been lifted, planes full of tourists will flock back immediately, and everything will pick up where it left off?  I don't think so.

 

A lot of these bars and restaurants will cease to operate, and the landlord will be looking for a new tenant.   

There's your business opportunity. Stake the gf for a million or two baht and you're  on easy street surrounded by grateful farangs. Practically a king.

7 minutes ago, joecoolfrog said:

There is always opportunity following a crisis. New bars and restaurants will open up.

That is true, but as I have said, the rebuild will be slow here, and taking place in an economic situation somewhere between a global recession and a global depression. 

 

Would you open a bar or restaurant in Pattaya under those conditions for tourism? 

2 minutes ago, emptypockets said:

There's your business opportunity. Stake the gf for a million or two baht and you're  on easy street surrounded by grateful farangs. Practically a king.

Those "grateful farang" will only be an aging, and mostly financially challenged, expat population. (no disrespect)  The tourists will not be back for quite some time after the all clear is given. 

 

There will be no silver lining at the end of this for the hospitality and tourism industry. 

9 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

We had over a million Chinese tourists here in December and another million in January. In addition to another two million from elsewhere. All in close proximity and few practicing social distancing. 

 

Use your reason. If this thing was going to blow up, it would a have happened long ago. Barely a blip this far. Alot of panic over a nothing burger. 

Yes i find it bizarre that Thailand have shut their country down, and ruined millions of people over 9 deaths, yet are happy that 30,000 Thais are killed on the roads every year.

8 hours ago, webfact said:

There was some relief for DIY enthusiasts - hardware stores can remain open and sell their products. 

 

as if Thai were able to work on their own condo or house hahahaha...

 

 

26 minutes ago, flexomike said:

you want me to send you over a couple of these

I just googled it...….no thanks, don't waste the money on freight.

3 minutes ago, Henryford said:

Yes i find it bizarre that Thailand have shut their country down, and ruined millions of people over 9 deaths, yet are happy that 30,000 Thais are killed on the roads every year.

It's not about 9 deaths. It's about preventing millions of deaths. Just do a little simple math. For example if 70 percent of the Thai population is infected before there is a vaccine (easy to happen) and the ultimate mortality rate is "only" .5 percent (it could be much higher) then there you go. Not nine deaths.