All six Thai women who sneaked in from Myanmar test positive for Covid-19

[mtls2005]

8 minutes ago, tomazbodner said:

If you've been hanging out with this gang, and lost your smell or taste, get yourself tested ^^

 

For more than COVID.

 

That first "lass" is a big "girl".

 

[ChipButty]

Can the Chinese get into Myanmar? 

[tomazbodner]

1 minute ago, mtls2005 said:

 

For more than COVID.

 

That first "lass" is a big "girl".

 

That's the 29 y.o. that was first to get tested and confirmed infected in Chiang Mai hospital.

[ChipButty]

2 minutes ago, Ricebarnandrooms said:

Finally had a group booking and they have now cancelled because of these stupid woman.
When you read how far they have traveled and the number of people they have come in contact with in such a short space of time it is a wake up call.  

Thats a bummer, I know the feeling

[khunjeff]

22 minutes ago, petedk said:

I have two Thai friends in State Quarantine at the moment. They seem to be quite happy with hotels and the food. They are also allowed out on the balconies and we have photos of them waving to their family members outside.

 

I would assume that your friends entered Thailand via a legal border crossing or international airport and were escorted to the quarantine site. Someone who has crossed illegally isn't likely to have any way of entering State Quarantine even if they're willing to do so.

 

Edited December 3, 2020 by khunjeff

[hotchilli]

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The ministry has confirmed that there are no local transmissions, but believes measures need to be in place to curb the risk.

That would be a miracle if ever there was one.

[tomazbodner]

2 minutes ago, khunjeff said:

 

I would assume that your friends entered Thailand via a legal border crossing or international airport and were escorted to the quarantine site. Someone who has crossed illegally isn't likely to have any way of entering State Quarantine even if they're willing to do so.

 

I read somewhere that the illegal arrivals who boasted about it on Facebook were placed into state quarantine after being caught.

[grobec]

15 minutes ago, niebla said:

Realistically, these are not the only people crossing the border without quarantine and being tested. We should assume there are other cases also. A plan should be developed to find and isolate others in the country that are infected. "Random" testing at border cities, airports and bus stations would be a good start. Once a plan is working we can move on to opening the borders and punishing the offenders. If it gets out of control we will be back to curfews and lockdowns which do not seem to work.   

I heard from a friend in Siem Reap that cases in Cambodia are trending up

[mike787]

Covid is over rated.  It's not that bad.  Chill out.

[hotchilli]

15 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

Might as well open up then ????

Start with your place as an open house.. you're welcome to them.

[Keesters]

14 hours ago, twocatsmac said:

 

As mentioned above, most normal people don’t use face ache.

 

"In 2019, the number of Facebook users in Thailand reached around 48.5 million, up from around 47 million in 2018. As of the second quarter of 2019, the social network was accessed by close to two billion users on a monthly basis." 

 

So 48.5+ million Thais are not normal people? How do you define normal? 

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, KC 71 said:

I would imagine there have been a few people entering through various borders since they were closed.

Probably correct, but now with Corvid on the rise in Myanmar those coming back illegally to evade quarantine or at least be checked are posing more of a threat than before.

[bluesofa]

12 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Can the Chinese get into Myanmar? 

They can get in anywhere through the curtains.

[Jimbo2014]

The problem is further exacerbated because these girls in the "entertainment business" lead such active social lives.  Sigh!

[LivinLOS]

14 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Just my luck for Thailand to basically ban travel from the UK for fear of spreading the virus from a European 'hotspot', only at the end of the virus in Europe to get a travel ban to Thailand due to outbreaks there and not wanting to re-import it !

 

Anyone who says this hasnt tried very hard.. I left and returned all in the last few months, one of my oil and gas contacts has done 3 lots of quarantine now. 

 

Some people just want to moan about something because they assume its not possible or its not easy enough for them. 

[SomchaiCNX]

1 hour ago, Mickeem said:

 

Yes the Burma border with Thailand alone is 2416 km,  Thais, Hill tribes, Burmese go back and forth to see family and farm or trade,  these girls would have just had to wade back across the river as the 1G1 hotel complex is right next to it and Mai Sai

 

 

 

This kind of traveling is going on for years so don't blame the people because those employed by the government do not do their job and not enforce the rules and laws. After 30 years it is still the same nothing actually changes. Just because of covid it gets more attention that's all.

 

[SomchaiCNX]

1 hour ago, kamahele said:

I see the article and all like it say these women crossed the border illegally but how and where and what are the authorities going to do to strengthen their border protection. This is what I see missing from the article.

By buying submarines?

[mtls2005]

32 minutes ago, Keesters said:

 

"In 2019, the number of Facebook users in Thailand reached around 48.5 million, up from around 47 million in 2018. As of the second quarter of 2019, the social network was accessed by close to two billion users on a monthly basis." 

 

So 48.5+ million Thais are not normal people? How do you define normal? 

 

Meh.

 

The average Thai social media savvy users has at least two FB accounts. And most businesses have accounts. So it's not  1:1 ratio.

 

Maybe 15 million Thais have a FB 'presence'. Obviously young children and older folks are not on FB.

 

It like mobile phone penetration being 180%. Some people have eight SIMs, other people have none.

 

 

[KC 71]

1 hour ago, Mickeem said:

 

Yes the Burma border with Thailand alone is 2416 km,  Thais, Hill tribes, Burmese go back and forth to see family and farm or trade,  these girls would have just had to wade back across the river as the 1G1 hotel complex is right next to it and Mai Sai

 

 

 

Yes,12 miles down the road from us.

[bluesofa]

2 minutes ago, SomchaiCNX said:

This kind of traveling is going on for years so don't blame the people because those employed by the government do not do their job and not enforce the rules and laws. After 30 years it is still the same nothing actually changes. Just because of covid it gets more attention that's all.

Exactly:

"government" and "enforce the rules and laws" - that's today oxymoron.

[mtls2005]

4 minutes ago, SomchaiCNX said:

This kind of traveling is going on for years so don't blame the people

 

But they know they are infected so that's different, and they should be blamed, shamed and prosecuted. I mean if they limited exposure, wore a mask and immediately self-quarantined for 14 days I'd be much more forgiving. However it seems like they pretty much did everything they could - planes, cars, buses, minivans, malls, movie theatre, MK - to spread the virus.

 

 

[Fairynuff]

16 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

Doesn't help all the folks who came in contact with them who don't have facebook accounts?

Have you ever met a Thai person who doesn’t have a FB account?????

[SomchaiCNX]

2 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

 

But they know they are infected so that's different, and they should be blamed, shamed and prosecuted. I mean if they limited exposure, wore a mask and immediately self-quarantined for 14 days I'd be much more forgiving. However it seems like they pretty much did everything they could - planes, cars, buses, minivans, malls, movie theatre, MK - to spread the virus.

 

 

How can they know? Everytime you feel sick you go for a test? Like most Thai they probably go to the pharmacy first before even consulting a doctor. Don't assume Thais have the same logic as you. I came down with long problems and I had to beg for a test.

Edited December 3, 2020 by SomchaiCNX

[ChipButty]

8 minutes ago, Fairynuff said:

Have you ever met a Thai person who doesn’t have a FB account?????

Best not to ask I found years ago if I added them they would always be tagging me with their garbage

[shackleton]

Well I think most of us suspected it would not take long for cases of covi 19

To come through the borders into Thailand 

Suspect a lot more and how long has this being going on 

Questions to be asked and answered

[TigerandDog]

"the Public Health Ministry has called on people to stop sneaking into the country like this "

 

The Govt should be ensuring that they don't cross into Myanmar illegally, which is a common daily occurrence along the Myanmar border in both Chiang Mai & Chiang Rai. The main reason they do this is they don't have a passport, so leaving and entering the country legally is not an option, PLUS it is just a habit amongst many of the hill tribe people to do this, as it's been done that way for hundreds of years.

[nickmondo]

due to the amount of contact these women had with the public, I would now expect there to be a surge in the amount of cases in Thailand over the next two weeks.  Flights, shopping malls, restaurants were all visited by these people.  The sh!t could definately hit the fan again here very soon.

[thasoss]

1 hour ago, mike787 said:

Covid is over rated.  It's not that bad.  Chill out.

until you catch it.....or was your comment a wind up?

[seajae]

they need to be jailed for a long time, they have put other peoples lives at risk with total disregard for them, their arrogance needs to be stomped on, 6 months plus in a jail along with huge fines will be a great start

 

Edited December 3, 2020 by seajae

[bodga]

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

wearing a mask at all times.

Total and  utter  BS for the masses