Worried Thais in UK want to get out urgently, plead for more flights to bring them home

By The Nation

 

 

 

Desperate Thais in Britain are pleading for more flights to bring them back home, fearing a dreaded second wave of Covid-19 will soon overwhelm that country.

 

With the United Kingdom being one of the worst-hit nations in the world, worried Thais have submitted letters to the Thai government through the embassy in London, requesting an increase in flights to Thailand.

 

Dr Eakaphum Chumnanrabiamkit who represents Thais in the UK, submitted a letter to the Foreign Affairs Ministry through the Thai ambassador, revealing the hardship Thais are faced with as normal commercial flights have been banned or limited, resulting in a number of Thai citizens being unable to return home as originally planned.

 

“The number of people wanting to travel home has increased as life becomes more difficult for them. Some living in rented houses have seen their leases expire at the end of June, meanwhile those with medical conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and even depression have an appointment with their doctors in July, but cannot return," he said.

 

"Some Thais have been stranded since February and March, and with their visas about to expire, it means they must live illegally in England. There are also cases of people with children who need to go back to study in Thailand. So I want the Thai government to hurry up and bring these people back,” Eakaphum said.

 

He claimed that the number of those who registered to return is high, but only two flights (of 600 people) have been allocated for this month and both are already full. He also claimed that other countries in comparison are running 3-4 daily flights.

 

"Another important reason is that from July 4, the British government has allowed hotels, restaurants, pubs and bars to reopen as normal and from today people will be able to travel in and out without detention," he claimed, "making a second wave of Covid-19 infections more likely. Many Thais in the UK are, therefore, worried and do not want to live in fear under these circumstances," he added.

 

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They should be worried with the UK opening up just like the US did you can expect a great number of new cases from all the a symptomatic carriers to be out and about spreading their virus to all who come close and i have seen so many not social distancing or wearing masks .

1 hour ago, webfact said:

revealing the hardship Thais are faced with

lol

That´s just hilarious! UK just bans Thais from entry to the country, and the ones that are there are scared to death and wants to go home. ????????????????????????

I would worry if i was stuck in the UK second wave is coming. I mean the opened the pubs and everyone went crazy. I seen the pics.. zero social distancing no masks drunks everywhere. 

 

Then the expats here wonder why the government is enforcing rules on pubs. The UK is a great example of how to mess things up. Maybe the have watched how it went in the US and thought.. we can do worse ????

 

Got plenty of idiots in my country to who would love to break all the rules. Thankfully our government is a bit stronger (not that much unfortunately) but we have less of an alcohol culture then the UK. 

There are Thais in the UK?

do they have to do 90 day reports as well?

14 minutes ago, Liverpoolfan said:

There are Thais in the UK?

do they have to do 90 day reports as well?

No they don't and they have better beer in the UK too.. what is keeping you here ????

27 minutes ago, robblok said:

I would worry if i was stuck in the UK second wave is coming. I mean the opened the pubs and everyone went crazy. I seen the pics.. zero social distancing no masks drunks everywhere. 

 

Then the expats here wonder why the government is enforcing rules on pubs. The UK is a great example of how to mess things up. Maybe the have watched how it went in the US and thought.. we can do worse ????

 

Got plenty of idiots in my country to who would love to break all the rules. Thankfully our government is a bit stronger (not that much unfortunately) but we have less of an alcohol culture then the UK. 

Same as Jomtien Beach past two days ????

 

Trapped in paradise, bless 'em.  I think some online begging attempts are in order.

4 minutes ago, dodgybros said:

Same as Jomtien Beach past two days ????

 

compare hospital/death rates in a month to see just how different it is..

52 minutes ago, Liverpoolfan said:

There are Thais in the UK?

do they have to do 90 day reports as well?

No free visa to uk. 

 

Now 500 Thai die covid already.

50~ in Thailand,

250~ Europe 

200~ USA. Middle East etc

 

Hospital in Europe/USA not help Thai much. Doctor/hospital to busy, only give paracetamol and say stay home.

Very difficult situation for Thai there already.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safety first. Return Thailand better.

Four videos all in Thai have been removed, Sorry but this is an English Language forum:

 

From the forum rules:

English is the only acceptable language anywhere on ThaiVisa including Classifieds, except within the Thai language forum, where of course using Thai is allowed. Short Thai translation of technical terms is permitted in specialty forums.

 

50 minutes ago, robblok said:

No they don't

Its a disgrace that foreigners in thailand have to, isnt it?

18 minutes ago, Yinn said:

Hospital in Europe/USA not help Thai much. Doctor/hospital to busy, only give paracetamol and say stay home.

Very difficult situation for Thai there already.

 

Thats untrue - People of any Nationality are treated with equal indifference at any public hospital in the UK. 

 

People in the UK with Covid-19 symptoms are told to stay home and isolate and only to seek medical assistance if their symptoms are serious, difficult breathing etc. 

Anyone attending hospital with Covid-19 symptoms will be immediately sent home unless their condition is serious at which point they will be either taken to or placed in a medical facility specifically set up to treat serious Covid-19 patients. 

 

 

Your comment implying that Thai’s are treated less equally than a British citizen needs to be 'called out’.

 

The reason your comment may exist is that Thai’s treat hospitals differently than the British. 

 

In the UK people go to hospital for serious illness. We don’t go to a hospital if we have a cold or the flu unless our condition become serious, an emergency. In the majority of non serious cases we will be told to go home and take paracetamol etc to control our temperature. 

 

I can see that someone not familiar with the UK ’system’ goes to a UK Hospital with ‘cold symptoms’ as they would in Thailand, expecting to walk away with 4 different types of medication (white, blue, pink and yellow tablets) and feels hard done by or treated unfairly when they are told to ‘go home and take paracetamol’ - a British person would receive exactly the same response. 

 

 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Some Thais have been stranded since February and March, and with their visas about to expire, it means they must live illegally in England.

'Some' Thais hardly makes a dent in the 1-2 million here illegally already

16 minutes ago, Liverpoolfan said:

Its a disgrace that foreigners in thailand have to, isnt it?

Not sure how 90 day reports are even remotely related to this thread, but as many have answered you for the past 6 months in your continuous Thai bashing threads, you are free to leave.

9 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Thats untrue - People of any Nationality are treated with equal indifference at any public hospital in the UK. 

I think I know the case which is being referenced here. There's a story that's been going around online among Thai speakers for maybe a couple of months now.

 

A Thai in the UK went to a hospital with COVID, she was sent home without 'the treatment', and so the story goes - she died a couple of days later.

 

The implication being that Thais are not treated well when abroad, especially the UK which is where this happened.

 

There was also another one, I think it was in Sweden, someone posting videos on facebook while ill with COVID complaining that they wouldn't admit her to hospital - I have no idea how that one turned out.

 

They all know that if you get COVID you should be admitted to a hospital and treated immediately because that's what they do in Thailand. I think they fail to realise that every country took this same approach until there were 1000's of new cases each day at which point they gave up trying to control it and the strategy changed to one of lockdown and wait it out.

 

30 minutes ago, ukrules said:

I think I know the case which is being referenced here. There's a story that's been going around online among Thai speakers for maybe a couple of months now.

 

A Thai in the UK went to a hospital with COVID, she was sent home without 'the treatment', and so the story goes - she died a couple of days later.

 

The implication being that Thais are not treated well when abroad, especially the UK which is where this happened.

 

There was also another one, I think it was in Sweden, someone posting videos on facebook while ill with COVID complaining that they wouldn't admit her to hospital - I have no idea how that one turned out.

 

They all know that if you get COVID you should be admitted to a hospital and treated immediately because that's what they do in Thailand. I think they fail to realise that every country took this same approach until there were 1000's of new cases each day at which point they gave up trying to control it and the strategy changed to one of lockdown and wait it out.

 

 

In the UK (at least) its know that if you have Covid-19 symptoms the last place you go is to the hospital because you are placing those on the front lines and also those already at high risk in hospital at greater risk. 

 

If symptoms are serious enough to warrant hospitalisation there are specialised Covid-19 units and treatment centres at the hospitals which are separated with different entrances etc. 

 

 

If the story of the person dying two days after being turned away from hospital is true, it's terrible, but I can’t see any hospital in the UK turning away a seriously ill person no matter what her nationality. 

 

I can see a situation whereby someone with cold symptoms was turned away from a hospital and told to take Paracetamol. Perhaps this persons condition worsened, but then it's up to her (or her friend) to call an ambulance or go back to the hospital if they felt so severely unwell they needed urgent medical attention.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 hours ago, ukrules said:

I think I know the case which is being referenced here. There's a story that's been going around online among Thai speakers for maybe a couple of months now.

 

A Thai in the UK went to a hospital with COVID, she was sent home without 'the treatment', and so the story goes - she died a couple of days later.

 

The implication being that Thais are not treated well when abroad, especially the UK which is where this happened.

 

There was also another one, I think it was in Sweden, someone posting videos on facebook while ill with COVID complaining that they wouldn't admit her to hospital - I have no idea how that one turned out.

 

They all know that if you get COVID you should be admitted to a hospital and treated immediately because that's what they do in Thailand. I think they fail to realise that every country took this same approach until there were 1000's of new cases each day at which point they gave up trying to control it and the strategy changed to one of lockdown and wait it out.

 

I post 4 video from England, USA, Netherlands and France explain how is real situation. Real people, real situation. 

Many more same. Have Italy, Germany, Dubai+++ 

But is Thai language, against forum rules. (Maybe TVF can translate please?) 

 

Sorry I can not find English link. I search before post Thai news. I want to post English, but no English report.

 

I think Thai lives not matter, no English report,  I wish they return Thailand soon. 

We will care them well.

 

RIP

3 hours ago, ukrules said:

A Thai in the UK went to a hospital with COVID, she was sent home without 'the treatment', and so the story goes - she died a couple of days later.

Was She eligible for NHS treatment ?

2 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

If the story of the person dying two days after being turned away from hospital is true, it's terrible, but I can’t see any hospital in the UK turning away a seriously ill person no matter what her nationality. 

 

I can see a situation whereby someone with cold symptoms was turned away from a hospital and told to take Paracetamol. Perhaps this persons condition worsened, but then it's up to her (or her friend) to call an ambulance or go back to the hospital if they felt so severely unwell they needed urgent medical attention.

You “can’t see” “can see” ? 

 

You imagine situation, you not there.

i believe the thai people there. Real people, real situation. CAN see.

 

Not want to see? 

 

Why no English report? Hmmmm. Have many report same this since March month. But no report on TVF. 

Narrative.

 

Not one person. 

Many 

RIP

 

 

I don't see what are the lolz and sarcasms about?

 

 

 

3 minutes ago, Yinn said:

You “can’t see” “can see” ? 

 

You imagine situation, you not there.

i believe the thai people there. Real people, real situation. CAN see.

 

Not want to see? 

 

Why no English report? Hmmmm. Have many report same this since March month. But no report on TVF. 

Narrative.

 

Not one person. 

Many 

RIP

 

 

Did the Thais have health insurance for the UK ?

Same as felangs in Thailand , the Gov hospital will not treat us here

Utter nonsense. 

 

If they were worried they'd have gone home months ago at the peak back in April. The UK is not alone in opening up - pretty much all of Europe has opened. 

 

Although opening up bars is absurd. 

 

 

1 minute ago, CorpusChristie said:

Did the Thais have health insurance for the UK ?

Same as felangs in Thailand , the Gov hospital will not treat us here

I think you are wrong. Government hospitals treat no insurance foreigners. 

Just now, Yinn said:

I think you are wrong. Government hospitals treat no insurance foreigners. 

But we have to pay the full amount for any treatment 

5 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said:

Did the Thais have health insurance for the UK ?

Same as felangs in Thailand , the Gov hospital will not treat us here

They do, I know they treat falang.

4 minutes ago, faraday said:

They do, I know they treat falang.

I did mean that we wouldnt get free treatment , like Thais do .

Maybe the Thai in the UK wasnt eligible for free treatment on the NHS , just like we are not eligible for free treatment here, is what I meant 

11 minutes ago, Yinn said:

 

Why no English report? Hmmmm. Have many report same this since March month. But no report on TVF. 

 

There's plenty of English language press here, why not take it up with them, send them your vids.

 

You may find that just because Thailand admits all its covid cases, its just not possible in other countries where there are large outbreaks, considering that at least 80% of cases are mild and recover at home with no major problems, why take up valuable resources in a hospital just so you can be pampered back to health? 

 

 

13 hours ago, Yinn said:

No free visa to uk. 

 

Now 500 Thai die covid already.

50~ in Thailand,

250~ Europe 

200~ USA. Middle East etc

 

Hospital in Europe/USA not help Thai much. Doctor/hospital to busy, only give paracetamol and say stay home.

Very difficult situation for Thai there already.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safety first. Return Thailand better.

Where do you get this information from in the UK all people are treated equally by the NHS whatever the nationality at no cost unlike here in Thailand.