webfact Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Pattaya deserted on what should be busiest week of the year, Thai media Picture: Saim Chon News The period from Christmas should have been the busiest week of the year for a tourist resort like Pattaya. But 2020 has been no normal year. Now with Covid-19 making a comeback in Bang Lamung and wider Chonburi things are worse than ever, reported Siam Chon news. Pattaya is deader than ever. Picture: Saim Chon News Reporters went to Walking Street, Beach Road and Soi Bua Khao at 11 am last night. Hardly anyone was out and female traders couldn't get a bite. Grannie Som who sells BBQ squid said she could barely sell anything since the latest outbreak of the virus. Picture: Saim Chon News It would take three days just to get her investment back. It should be noted, however, that at 2 am the same news organisation reported that "many Thais and foreigners" were in bars that were shut down after operating beyond the 12 midnight cutoff when local authorities came calling. Source: Siam Chon News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-12-30 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluesofa Posted December 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2020 8 minutes ago, webfact said: Hardly anyone was out and female traders couldn't get a bite. Is that a double entendre? 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bwpage3 Posted December 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) Great reporting! Reporters went to Walking Street, Beach Road and Soi Bua Khao at 11 am last night. Do they mean 11 P.M. at night? Edited December 30, 2020 by bwpage3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NCC1701A Posted December 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2020 40 minutes ago, webfact said: female traders couldn't get a bite. 31 minutes ago, bluesofa said: Is that a double entendre? normally I have to pay extra for that. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 School holidays so plenty of business on the beach during the day; more than normal I would say. We should not just consider activities after dark when discussing Pattaya during the present crisis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 10 minutes ago, NCC1701A said: 43 minutes ago, bluesofa said: Is that a double entendre? normally I have to pay extra for that. I always thought you had an entourage anyway, assumed it would go without saying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 2 hours ago, champers said: School holidays so plenty of business on the beach during the day; more than normal I would say. We should not just consider activities after dark when discussing Pattaya during the present crisis. A lot of school are now closed in Pattaya because of covid - not just holidays. Closing the schools for fear of covid and tripping to the beach in the day seems daft to me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Justgrazing Posted December 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2020 2 hours ago, webfact said: Grannie Som who sells BBQ squid said she could barely sell anything since the latest outbreak of the virus and the squid who had an inkling this might happen said let's gets kraken .. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lanng khao Posted December 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2020 3 hours ago, bluesofa said: Is that a double entendre? She asked for a double entendre, so I give her one... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cake Monster Posted December 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2020 3 hours ago, bwpage3 said: Great reporting! Reporters went to Walking Street, Beach Road and Soi Bua Khao at 11 am last night. Do they mean 11 P.M. at night? Not as good as in BP a few Days ago. Report said the Guy was Sentenced to 4 Years and 12 Months in Prison. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 4 hours ago, bluesofa said: Is that a double entendre? Or a double up-n-under? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaver Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 These video clips show how fast it can spread buy touch and by air. A few cases can quickly become a few thousand cases. Video on airbourne spread. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2azcn7MqOU 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Leaver Posted December 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2020 I just posted in another thread the fact coronavirus has mutated several times over already. There's no guarantee it doesn't mutate into a virus that kills 99.9% of those infected. This is why it's also important to stop the spread, to stop it mutating. Would a virus with 99.9% mortality rate stop you yawning? 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdong Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Corona in thailand is going to get a lot worse before it starts getting better. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr mr Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 good not another pattaya is dead thread. patts be booming 24 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regfrancis Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 I would comment here but not on same level as most, sorry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazySlipper Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 19 hours ago, champers said: School holidays so plenty of business on the beach during the day; more than normal I would say. We should not just consider activities after dark when discussing Pattaya during the present crisis. I went twice to Pattaya last week and was stuck in traffic. They make it seem dramatic when in fact places like Makro and Foodland are bustling. I never trust the news. . . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChakaKhan Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 9 hours ago, kingdong said: Corona in thailand is going to get a lot worse before it starts getting better. Corona was never that good to begin with..it was all about drinking a beer with a lime in it ???? Pass the sangsom pls.... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 10 hours ago, Leaver said: As I have posted, twice now, the virus has already mutated, several times over. In its current form, the virus has a relatively low mortality rate, compared to its infection rate, but it could mutate into a real killer. That's young, old, fat, skinny etc. Stopping the spread lowers its ability to mutate. The race for a vaccine was not just for the world economy, but to try to stop the virus before it could turn into something a lot more nasty. Mutating into something more harmful would be counter to the natural laws of disease evolution. They always mutate to something less harmful, as killing their host also kills them. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 2 hours ago, jacko45k said: It needs nipping in the bud and proactive behaviour. Don't bring the European and USA failures here! Daily new cases is steeply on it's way up, and that needs turning around. Not at all the case. More bad information. 250 new cases nationwide yesterday. That is NOT anything approaching a steep curve. What we need now is common sense and reason, not panic. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 25 minutes ago, spidermike007 said: Not at all the case. More bad information. 250 new cases nationwide yesterday. That is NOT anything approaching a steep curve. What we need now is common sense and reason, not panic. Steep curves are not created by large numbers but by rapid change.... 250 was preceded by 155, did you take the time to take a look at the numbers? What we need now is proactive action..... without it new cases were predicted to be 10,000 soon, common sense isn't that common. With the poor results being achieved in the USA and Europe, (3800 deaths yesterday and the UK 981), Thailand certainly needs to react better than them. Thailand brought it under control well by these types of actions earlier in the year, and life here had become near normal except for the absence of tourists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaver Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 5 hours ago, BritManToo said: Mutating into something more harmful would be counter to the natural laws of disease evolution. They always mutate to something less harmful, as killing their host also kills them. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55404988 "A key question is whether the mutations might have implications for the effectiveness of vaccines, although many experts consider this unlikely, at least in the short term." "This will become increasingly important as vaccines are rolled out so that any plausible candidates can be identified early, followed up and tracked," Dr van Dorp says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Off topic and conspiracy troll posts removed also replies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rott Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 On 12/31/2020 at 7:40 AM, regfrancis said: I would comment here but not on same level as most, sorry So you post to say you're not going to post. I see. Well you should fit in very well on here. ???? Oh go on post your comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritManToo Posted January 1, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 1, 2021 (edited) 18 hours ago, Leaver said: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55404988 "A key question is whether the mutations might have implications for the effectiveness of vaccines, although many experts consider this unlikely, at least in the short term." "This will become increasingly important as vaccines are rolled out so that any plausible candidates can be identified early, followed up and tracked," Dr van Dorp says. Not really a key question for me as I have no intention of having the vaccine, so it's effectiveness is irrelevant to me. I'd be more prepared to have vaccines (of any sort) if they were .......... 1) produced by non-profit organisations. 2) issued free by governments to everyone they required to have them. 3) fully backed by government guarantee/indemnity against all side effects for life. Back to Pattaya I feel a bit sad for all the normal people in the town trying to make a living. It must be awful for them trying to find money to pay for their food, housing and kids school fees. i can't imagine how it would feel to be deprived of my income by my own government with no end in sight. Edited January 1, 2021 by BritManToo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olmate Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 21 minutes ago, rott said: So you post to say you're not going to post. I see. Well you should fit in very well on here. ???? Oh go on post your comment. He,s a quietly spoken fellow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polpott Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 11 minutes ago, BritManToo said: Not really a key question for me as I have no intention of having the vaccine, so it's effectiveness is irrelevant to me. I'd be more prepared to have vaccines (of any sort) if they were .......... 1) produced by non-profit organisations. 2) issued free by governments to everyone they required to have them. 3) fully backed by government guarantee/indemnity against all side effects for life. Which is the case on all 3 points on the Astra Zenica vaccine, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStar Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 On 12/31/2020 at 7:45 AM, LazySlipper said: They make it seem dramatic when in fact places like Makro and Foodland are bustling. Now they're bustling as people are hoarding again. Does add to the drama. Me, I stocked up on booze yesterday in case there's another sales moratorium. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaver Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 7 hours ago, BritManToo said: Not really a key question for me as I have no intention of having the vaccine, Interesting. I am quiet sure most countries will have a "No Vaccination - No Entry" policy. This is not an issue, if you have no reason to leave Thailand, but I would be surprised if the Thai government didn't make it compulsory for expats to be vaccinated, at their own cost. It would be as simple as having to show a certificate or similar with your next visas application. Would you then take the vaccination? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Leaver said: Interesting. I am quiet sure most countries will have a "No Vaccination - No Entry" policy. This is not an issue, if you have no reason to leave Thailand, but I would be surprised if the Thai government didn't make it compulsory for expats to be vaccinated, at their own cost. It would be as simple as having to show a certificate or similar with your next visas application. Would you then take the vaccination? I'd pay for the vaccine and bribe the Thai nurse not to inject me. As for No vaccine - No entry. Every country would need to agree on the certificate, the format, the language, the verification, the make of vaccine, etc. Can't see that happening until the one world government is formed, and I'll probably be dead of old age by the time any borders open. Stuck in Thailand, could be worse, I could be stuck in the west. You seem to have great confidence in the ability of the worlds governments to act together, I've never seen that to previously be the case, but I guess there could be a first time. Edited January 1, 2021 by BritManToo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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