Rayong senior officer promises Bt100,000 to anyone who contracts Covid-19 after visiting Rayong

By THE NATION

 

 

The government's Centre for Covid-19 Situation (CCSA) will propose to the Cabinet to hold mobile meetings in Rayong province to promote tourism and strengthen the public's confidence in the province’s safety, Deputy Minister of Public Health Satit Pitutecha said on Friday (July 17).

 

 

The province was gripped with fear of a new wave of infections after an Egyptian soldier, who stayed in a hotel there, was found to be positive after he had left the country.

 

“The Ministry of Public Health has performed intensive testing in the province and has not found any local getting infected so far, including the 12 persons who had close contact with the infected foreigner,” he said. “All persons who carry the risk of infection will remain in quarantine for 14 days after which they will be tested again,” he said.

 

“People who wish to visit Rayong, as well as Rayong people who want to travel to other provinces, will not be required to undergo a 14-day quarantine, unless there is evidence that the person had made contact with an infected person or was determined by the Department of Disease Control as carrying a high risk,” added Satit.

 

Meanwhile, Piya Pitutecha, chief executive of Rayong Provincial Administrative Organisation, said that Rayong must regain the tourists' confidence as quickly as possible while urging local people not to panic.

 

“I am confident that Rayong people are free from Covid-19,” he said. “If anyone visits Rayong and contracts Covid-19, I will personally pay them Bt100,000 after they show concrete evidence, verified by the Ministry of Public Health, that they actually contracted the virus from Rayong locals.”

 

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4 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

“If anyone visits Rayong and contracts Covid-19, I will personally pay them Bt100,000 after they show concrete evidence, verified by the Ministry of Public Health, that they actually contracted the virus from Rayong locals.”

 

Licking hand rails in Rayong.

 

Finally someone with a vision.

12 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

after they show concrete evidence, verified by the Ministry of Public Health, that they actually contracted the virus from Rayong locals.”

 

Does the virus have a stamp that says where you contracted it?

No way PAL I want $100000 just  like the govt asks  us for.

25 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

The government's Centre for Covid-19 Situation

Should  tell the man in the  middle  that those plastic  face guards wont help?

a smart promotion and reassurance actually

2 hours ago, rooster59 said:

after they show concrete evidence, verified by the Ministry of Public Health

Personally I think this ministry is hiding the true figures so asking them to verify it wouldbe likedealing with the swedish muppet chef

2 hours ago, rooster59 said:

“People who wish to visit Rayong, as well as Rayong people who want to travel to other provinces, will not be required to undergo a 14-day quarantine,

That was how the problem all started!

 

2 hours ago, rooster59 said:

“If anyone visits Rayong and contracts Covid-19, I will personally pay them Bt100,000 after they show concrete evidence, verified by the Ministry of Public Health, that they actually contracted the virus from Rayong locals.”

And good luck getting all that on your sick-bed in quarantine!

Edited July 18, 20205 yr by jacko45k

Should give the money to the residence. ????????

If the minister can afford to hand out 100.000s of baht maybe he should hand it to the local people who have lost jobs and are hungry it’s clear that he has. O ey banged up in the safe if he cam come up with such a crazy idea time to take care of those who are desperate . ☹️☹️☹️

Are Egyptians eligible for the reward?

 

100,000 from his PERSONAL fortune? What's his salary? Someone needs to call the corrupt corruption commission for a full investigation. And i mean rubber glove him.

what the hell is wrong with this country lol 

"The province was gripped with fear of a new wave of infections after an Egyptian soldier, who stayed in a hotel there, was found to be positive after he had left the country"

 

The Thai people are scared of their own shadow. Prayut is to blame. A scared old man.

 

When the Egyptian was found positive, instead of being shocked, surprised and scared and saying it was like getting hit by a plane, he should have said ...

 

we will look into it to stop it happening again, but we are prepared for events like this which are inevitable, our test-trace-isolate system is mobilized to address situations exactly like this and people don't need to panic. And that by the way many countries are operating with low levels of coronavirus suppressed by social distancing and test-trace-isolate and local lockdowns. It is NOT necessary to have zero cases. In fact aiming for zero cases is a recipe for killing the economy.

Edited July 18, 20205 yr by Ketyo

Time to hug everyone who looks sick. 

3 hours ago, bodga said:

Should  tell the man in the  middle  that those plastic  face guards wont help?

Of course he just wants to avoid damage to his district. Nothing unusual. 

Edited July 18, 20205 yr by Oldie

3 hours ago, rooster59 said:

I will personally pay them Bt100,000

from my Brown-Envelop-Fund.

Dangerous offer. Desperate people might consider catching cv19 for getting 100k 'reward'. 

4 hours ago, rooster59 said:

“I am confident that Rayong people are free from Covid-19,” he said. “If anyone visits Rayong and contracts Covid-19, I will personally pay them Bt100,000 after they show concrete evidence, verified by the Ministry of Public Health, that they actually contracted the virus from Rayong locals.”

Wow this guy likes a safe bet !

Hey come on. 100 000 would not even cover the hospital bill if you get infected.

"Gripped with fear" is one thing but judging my partners reaction they are shocked that these Egyptians were allowed to bypass the lockdoen to enter the Kingdom and move around freely. To be fair, Prayut has acknowledged that.

Wow amazing; I can see a new Thai  entrepreneurially business opportunity opening up there; free COVID-19 infections for a 50,000 Baht fee.

 

A bit of satire......................

Got to give this idiot the balls for even getting in front of the camera's to even make such a offer like if they are actually going to pay out if a claim came in?  I beg you if a Farang got it even thought they have been locked down here since the beginning caught it now in Rayong.

 

Where is all this money from since they won't even help poor Thais accept for a few bags of groceries which they make them stand close together in the hot sun sweating.

Time to change your phone number.

Very smart of him. So it works like this. First you contract the Corona bug. Then you report it to Mr. Satit Pituetecha. He will give you 100 000 Baht. But then comes the catch. As a result he will put you right away in quarantine for 2 weeks in a isolated and expensive hotel with a price tag of a least 200 000 Baht.  Nice deal.

What is the reward for chlamydia? ????

 

Asking for a friend.

4 hours ago, Mung said:

what the hell is wrong with this country lol 

Yes indeed - this news has been posted on Facebook from another Thai news source (which I shall not name or copy). I received the post this morning on my Facebook page and it has gone worldwide via my large group of friends for "starters". The heading though, was more like "Tourists, come to Rayong for your holiday and if you become infected with coronavirus, we will give you 100,000 Thai baht" As you can imagine, the response is "unbelievable" to say the least!! Wait for the "fake news" response from the Rayong authorities. 

8 hours ago, Susco said:

 

Does the virus have a stamp that says where you contracted it?

So the Virus narrative is getting complicated , when you try and control, you have to be prepared for consequences...

2 hours ago, ToddinChonburi said:

Time to change your phone number.

Yes 

5 hours ago, Oldie said:

Time to hug everyone who looks sick. 

Thats an asymptomatic HUG , best way for herd immunity