5 hours ago, Neeranam said:

My mother, aunt and 4 cousins have had the disease and have all had nothing as bad as normal flu. 

 

People should read less and base their opinions on reality.

I see it as a lottery virus, some don't know they've had it, some just like a cold, flu, others it kills. I had a cough last week I was in Thailand in February, carried on for 2-3 weeks, cleared up. Felt exhausted through March and April. Never had a test in UK when I got back because they weren't really looking/testing for it unless you had a fever then. Will never know if I've had it or not.

15 hours ago, Andy from Kent said:

 

If restrictions are followed, hopefully this will mitigate the spread of this disease.   Sadly there are still those who  refuse to take the Covid seriously.

 

I read more and more that even those who survive the disease suffer horrible lingering aftereffects.

Yes they are calling it 'Long Covid'

16 hours ago, pixelaoffy said:

'Some'  infected suffer after effects ! What's 'long term'. ? It's been a few months since those who had it and recovered which is 98% !

When I look at Boris Johnson he still doesn't look to be back the way he was. As for trump I'm not sure he ever had it.It may have been a mild case.There's a full hospital in the white house apparently,why go  elsewhere? For the photo ops?

As Petey 11 wrote."I see it as a lottery virus, some don't know they've had it, some just like a cold, flu, others it kills. I had a cough last week I was in Thailand in February, carried on for 2-3 weeks, cleared up. Felt exhausted through March and April. Never had a test in UK when I got back because they weren't really looking/testing for it unless you had a fever then. Will never know if I've had it or not."

Hong Kong flu pandemic of 1968-1969 was very similar. 1-4 million died globally WITH MUCH LESS PEOPLE AROUND. Did they lockdown, shutdown, restrict everything? No, even Woodstock happened! People washed their hands more often, maybe busses were not as crowded as normally but that was it! No masks, no panic, no mask-karens shouting, no power hungry fascist morons trying to boss around people. 

 

We have become a bunch of scared little b*tches. 

The coming months are going to be very interesting as some sensible governance will be required with very little in the way of cells on offer ????

Yeah, the reaction has been pretty weird, I guess eventually someone will sit back and realise the cure is worse than the disease. No doubt we will lose a few pensioners, and health services will be overwhelmed. Life ain't perfect, never was.

The restaurant at the south end of Jomtien Beach Road (big blue crab statue outside) was in full swing new year's eve. I guess some hiso's think they're above any danger of catching it.

7 hours ago, Meat Pie 47 said:

Yes my friend is a hairdresser she lost her shop at the last close down and surely will

lose the second shop again

It is sad, lives damaged. 

23 hours ago, webfact said:

They commented that Pattaya, just when it was beginning to show signs of recovery, had been thrown back to square one.

Pattayas always been famous for the "red zone" why all the fuss now?

18 hours ago, foreverlomsak said:

"The Twilight Zone" TV program comes to mind in that people disappeared never to be seen again.

Has been the "Monsters are due on maple street" episode over here in the states......

22 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Pattayas always been famous for the "red zone" why all the fuss now?

Is it because one may tend to get a bit of redness in certain body zones?.....My doctor gave me a cream....

3 hours ago, J Town said:

I guess some hiso's think they're above any danger of catching it.

Sound like the states.....straight from the top

23 hours ago, Andy from Kent said:

 

If restrictions are followed, hopefully this will mitigate the spread of this disease.   Sadly there are still those who  refuse to take the Covid seriously.

 

I read more and more that even those who survive the disease suffer horrible lingering aftereffects.

What about professional footballers who had the virus who have now recovered and are back playing? It is posts like this that are making things worse than what they really are.

8 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

What about professional footballers who had the virus who have now recovered and are back playing? It is posts like this that are making things worse than what they really are.

It might have been more accurate to say small numbers have suffered lingering health issues after recovering from Covid. Obviously not including those who had mild symptoms or were asymptomatic. 

Seemed to take Boris a while to get back to his usual silly self.

39 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Pattayas always been famous for the "red zone" why all the fuss now?

It was famous long before any of the Russians and Chinese arrived.

All back to normal after 24 hours ??

Yesterday early evening, Pattaya Facebook pages were alight with restaurant owners imploring people to eat at their restaurants which had been suddenly allowed to re-open amazingly quickly into an indefinite shutdown.

So today all can re-open as usual.??

On 12/31/2020 at 9:56 AM, Jeffr2 said:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/30/health/covid-hospital-readmissions.html

He Was Hospitalized for Covid-19. Then Hospitalized Again. And Again.

 

Significant numbers of coronavirus patients experience long-term symptoms that send them back to the hospital, taxing an already overburdened health system.

How many of these numbers are old people, people with existing health problems, and people with questionable lifestyles causing

obesity etc.

 

Yes I accept that younger people with no existing health problems or questionable lifestyles will experience long term symptoms, but

I would think they are in a very small minority, and I honestly do feel for them.

 

 

20 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

How many of these numbers are old people, people with existing health problems, and people with questionable lifestyles causing

obesity etc.

 

Yes I accept that younger people with no existing health problems or questionable lifestyles will experience long term symptoms, but

I would think they are in a very small minority, and I honestly do feel for them.

 

 

Sure, a lot of the people with problems are older and with health problems.  But many are not.  Young, healthy, and sick.  And many who are older and with health problems have been infected due to the selfish actions of the young and healthy.  No easy answers here other than we are all in this together.

On 1/1/2021 at 10:49 AM, Jeffr2 said:

Sure, a lot of the people with problems are older and with health problems.  But many are not.  Young, healthy, and sick.  And many who are older and with health problems have been infected due to the selfish actions of the young and healthy.  No easy answers here other than we are all in this together.

As you say, some are more in it than others.