Chiang Mai and the virus: All foreigners, many Thais ordered into 14 day quarantine on arrival in province

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Chiang Mai's governor Charoenrit Sanguansat and airport officials inspected arrangements for incoming passengers at Chiang Mai airport after new ramped up regulations came in for Thais and foreigners entering the province. 

 

All foreigners are required to undergo mandatory 14 day quarantine.

 

If they already live in Chiang Mai they can do this at their homes while maintaining contact with health authorities. 

 

Picture: Daily News

 

If they are just visiting they are being taken to accommodation at three hotels in the city for 14 days: The BP Chiang Mai City Hotel, the May Flower Grande and The Chaya Resort and Spa. 

 

People who break quarantine can be jailed for a year and/or fined 100,000 baht. 

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thais returning from Bangkok or surrounding provinces, Phuket, Pattani, Yala and Naratiwas must go into mandatory 14 day quarantine at their place of residence and keep in contact with health personnel. 

 

Source: Daily News

 

 

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Where is Toby Keith singing:  "How do you like me now?"...when we need him...????

Wonder how they will monitor if arriving by road. Any roadblocks on Hwy 11?

1 hour ago, Gweiloman said:

Wonder how they will monitor if arriving by road. Any roadblocks on Hwy 11?

 I'm wondering whether this indicates that some foreigners are flying in from abroad, and if so are they:

 

- Straight up foreign tourists who have the necessary medical reports, medical insurance, and fit to fly documents?

 

- Or, foreigners who hold current Thai work permits and have the necessary medical reports, medical insurance, and fit to fly documents?

 

- Or, foreigners who hold Thai permanent residence status and have the necessary medical reports, medical insurance, and fit to fly documents?

 

To be honest the last point foreigners who hold Thai permanent residence status is the item which I'm personally interested in.

 

Any members who can share any links etc. relevant to the would you please share.

 

With respect, not interested in opinions or what should be etc., looking for official substantive links.

 

Thanks.  

Beat them too,just too get the message across!

Been scanning arrivals to CM airport - only domestic. Everything "foreign" cancelled.

I can't imagine tourists being interested in visiting the most polluted city on the planet ???????? much less during the Wu flu pandemic! ????

You'd be surprised. You could hardly walk on the Sunday market for tourists before the virus.

7 hours ago, Gweiloman said:

Wonder how they will monitor if arriving by road. Any roadblocks on Hwy 11?

Yes, there's one at the Saraphi PTT station going inbound. There's also another one at the Doi Saket police station on Hwy 118.

8 hours ago, webfact said:

The BP Chiang Mai City Hotel, the May Flower Grande and The Chaya Resort and Spa

That's going to cost a packet or two!

Thailand ???????? before a nice country, more or less. Now only one Thing to say: Never Again. 

1 minute ago, Kulex said:

Thailand ???????? before a nice country, more or less. Now only one Thing to say: Never Again. 

Aren't these sort of quarantine measures happening all over the world at the moment  Its not like its only Thailand.

3 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

Aren't these sort of quarantine measures happening all over the world at the moment  Its not like its only Thailand.

But most other countries don't have such xenophobic rules.

If my girlfriend and i drive together 30 minutes to Lamphun, and directly drive back: She can continue her life as before, but i have to be in self quarantine for 14 days, if i don't stay in quarantine i can be jailed. Where is the logic behind this?

A friend finished up his 14 day lock up a few days ago. He flew in from New Jersey. No problem going threw immigration at the airport, just took his temp. checked his passport and given a copy of the rules.

1 hour ago, moe666 said:

A friend finished up his 14 day lock up a few days ago. He flew in from New Jersey. No problem going threw immigration at the airport, just took his temp. checked his passport and given a copy of the rules.

He arrived into Chiang Mai by air, direct from the USA?

what special rate do they get at those mandated hotels? 

The air quality in Chiang Mai this morning is unbelievably bad Help TIT

7 hours ago, gk10002000 said:

what special rate do they get at those mandated hotels? 

Oh, I can assure you, with only 3 hotels authorized to provide this service, the rate will be very, very special indeed.

 

The Chaya Resort one is about 20 quid a night. does the person in quarantine have to pay his own bill?

If so, that's no fun.

On 4/3/2020 at 9:11 AM, webfact said:

All foreigners, many Thais ordered into 14 day quarantine on arrival in province

Racism is alive and well!  Foreigners, IMHO, are less likely to carry the virus than the locals since most have learned proper hygiene since childhood; less likely to be riding 2 or more on a motorcycle; may better understand the significance of social distancing, etc.

The groups that I have seen in CM, over the past two weeks have been my fellow Somchai's getting on the grog outside of the local mom and pop shop. That though doesn't feed into Anutins racist rants. 

12 hours ago, OneeyedJohn said:

The Chaya Resort one is about 20 quid a night. does the person in quarantine have to pay his own bill?

If so, that's no fun.

what a bargain!

 

fly into china and you foot the bill for 14 days quarantine in one of the government approved hotels.  expect to pay 500-800 rmb/day, or about 2500-3000 baht daily.

won't make any difference. the horse has already left the stable.

On 4/3/2020 at 9:28 AM, Gweiloman said:

Wonder how they will monitor if arriving by road. Any roadblocks on Hwy 11?

yes,and 118 and 121 all of them

It is very possible that Thai tourism will never recover from this catastrophe. It was already in a state of decline. And now? The curve is flattening, there are less deaths, and less cases every day now, yet the zombie apocalypse panic continues.

On 4/3/2020 at 6:51 PM, Kulex said:

Thailand ???????? before a nice country, more or less. Now only one Thing to say: Never Again. 

But Thailand has escaped the pandemic  very safe place to be. 2800+ cases 48 deaths

On 4/23/2020 at 11:51 AM, Percy P said:

But Thailand has escaped the pandemic  very safe place to be. 2800+ cases 48 deaths

It just goes to prove beyond a doubt in the immense, empty space between the ears of the average Thai politico - implementing policies based on nothing but racial profiling and overt racist beliefs will actually "flatten the curve" because as all Thais know - foreigners, especially Farangs - are all Covid-carrying infection machines and the primary vector for spreading the virus and must be locked up.
"See! It Worked!"
A now racism and anti-foreign sentiment becomes even more vile and disturbing.

On 4/3/2020 at 4:34 AM, Venom said:

can't imagine tourists being interested in visiting the most polluted city on the planet

You did not specify which city you are talking about.  According to the latest available publications from Wikipedia and corroborated by other sources, the top cities are: Linfen, China. Tianying, China. Sukinda, India. Vapi, India. La Oroya, Peru. Dzerzhinsk, Russia. Norilsk, Russia. Chernobyl, Ukraine. Sumgayit, Azerbaijan. Kabwe, Zambia, not to forget Beijing, China.

'nuf sed