Big spike in COVID-19 cases prompted Pattaya shutdown

 

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The discovery of more than 100 new COVID-19 cases prompted Chonburi governor Pakarathorn Thienchai to all but shut down the Banglamung district of the province, which includes Pattaya.

 

On Wednesday, health officials in Chonburi announced 108 new COVID-19 cases, the majority of which were discovered in Banglamung district.

 

Also on Wednesday, it was announced that all but essential business in Banglamung must close until further notice. 

 

This includes all bars, nightclubs, massage parlours, fitness centres and shopping  malls. 

 

Restaurants can open but are only permitted to serve takeaway food and convenience stores such as 7-Eleven and Family Mart must close from 22.00 to 05.00.

 

A full list of the preventative measures in Banglamung district can be found below.

 

 

 

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when people lose everything....and they have nothing left to lose....they lose it. 

The village has already closed our swimming pool, even though I talked to the chairman of the committee yesterday afternoon and he assured me that we'd be keeping it open this time as it's a private pool.

Oh well, back to exercising Shank's Pony, I suppose.

Why is it that with most cases being spread via fresh food markets, fresh food markets are never closed?

7 minutes ago, vadid said:

Why is it that with most cases being spread via fresh food markets, fresh food markets are never closed?

It is the only source of food for many local people.

25 minutes ago, mr mr said:

when people lose everything....and they have nothing left to lose....they lose it. 

 

better to be alive and angry than happy and dead.

 

1 hour ago, GeorgeCross said:

 

better to be alive and angry than happy and dead.

 

Agreed...some don't get it....

Crikey .. must be serious even the amulet makers have been told to close .. wouldn't be surprised if that manifests as more crashes on the roads now .. one might say that it's snowballing .. if it snowed in Thailand of course .. 

11 minutes ago, Justgrazing said:

must be serious even the amulet makers have been told to close

It's the amulet markets that are to close.

Oh dear! How are the Thai's going to survive without being able to get new amulets to protect them from everything.

Good.  They should just shut down the country until 2022.
Then maybe, just maybe, the plebs can come out of thier hidey-hole.  And if not!  Well - shut not to 2030.

6 hours ago, Guderian said:

The village has already closed our swimming pool, even though I talked to the chairman of the committee yesterday afternoon and he assured me that we'd be keeping it open this time as it's a private pool.

Oh well, back to exercising Shank's Pony, I suppose.

 

That's not a swimming pool, that's a big bath tub for the elderly (if we are talking about the same 'The village' that is). ????

4 hours ago, connda said:

Good.  They should just shut down the country until 2022.
Then maybe, just maybe, the plebs can come out of thier hidey-hole.  And if not!  Well - shut not to 2030.

How does one recognise these plebs of which you speak.? 

If plebs are identified do we order them back to their hidey-hole or merely ignore them.?

19 hours ago, GeorgeCross said:

20 hours ago, mr mr said:

when people lose everything....and they have nothing left to lose....they lose it. 

 

better to be alive and angry than happy and dead.

 

you totally miss the point. 

Khun Somchai khup, quick, shut the gate!

 

 

Edited December 31, 20205 yr by PatOngo

20 hours ago, Jeffr2 said:

Agreed...some don't get it....

no, its you who dont get it, without income there will be starvation. they are already malnutrition 

by a diet consisting of rice and fish sauce,

that is as far as the money goes

Edited January 1, 20215 yr by scammed

21 minutes ago, scammed said:

no, its you who dont get it, without income there will be starvation. they are already malnutrition 

by a diet consisting of rice and fish sauce,

that is as far as the money goes

Starvation won't happen here in Thailand.  In other countries, yes, but not here.  Villages take care of themselves.  Luckily

 

Sadly, here in Thailand, MANY would die if the virus took off.  More than in the West.  Like I said, some don't understand this.

21 hours ago, GeorgeCross said:

better to be alive and angry than happy and dead.

Better for 99.9% to be alive and angry than 0.1% to be happy and dead.

There, I've made your statement more realistic.

 

But would add, most of the 0.1% are probably a bit sick/old/angry/unhappy even if they do get to survive another year or two.

Edited January 1, 20215 yr by BritManToo

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

Better for 99.9% to be alive and angry than 0.1% to be happy and dead.

There, I've made your statement more realistic.

 

But would add, most of the 0.1% are probably a bit sick/old/angry/unhappy even if they do get to survive another year or two.

Where did that 0.1% come from?  Sad you are OK with throwing the sick/old/unhappy under the bus.  Terrible thing to recommend.

20 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

Where did that 0.1% come from?  Sad you are OK with throwing the sick/old/unhappy under the bus.  Terrible thing to recommend.

I am one of the sick/old .... but not unhappy.

I don't see any need to destroy the economy of everyone in order to protect or extend my life.

If I were scared of death, there is nothing to prevent me taking my own precautions.

 

The chances of stopping CoVId (in the same way of preventing colds/flu) are ZERO IMHO.

Nobody else (the young and healthy) needs to suffer to protect me, I'm not that selfish, I'll take my chances.

Edited January 1, 20215 yr by BritManToo

10 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I am one of the sick/old .... but not unhappy.

I don't see any need to destroy the economy of everyone in order to protect or extend my life.

If I were scared of death, there is nothing to prevent me taking my own precautions.

 

The chances of stopping CoVId (in the same way of preventing colds/flu) are ZERO IMHO.

Nobody else (the young and healthy) needs to suffer to protect me, I'm not that selfish, I'll take my chances.

The economy is taking a hit, but not being destroyed.  Sadly, the young and healthy are the ones most likely to infect you.  We're all in this together.  And selfishness is what's causing the problems.  Just look at the West.

9 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

The economy is taking a hit, but not being destroyed.  Sadly, the young and healthy are the ones most likely to infect you.  We're all in this together.  And selfishness is what's causing the problems.  Just look at the West.

Nobody is forcing you to have contact with 'the young and the healthy'.

This is your personal choice.

 

We are not 'in this together', I have lived my life, and accept death when it comes for me.

Edited January 1, 20215 yr by BritManToo

19 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Nobody is forcing you to have contact with 'the young and the healthy'.

This is your personal choice.

 

We are not 'in this together', I have lived my life, and accept death when it comes for me.

We are not 'in this together'?  Seriously?  Sad you don't care about the safety and well being of others. That's part of the reason we are where we are.  In the middle of a pandemic with thousands dying every day.  Selfish people.

40 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

The economy is taking a hit, but not being destroyed.  Sadly, the young and healthy are the ones most likely to infect you.  We're all in this together.  And selfishness is what's causing the problems.  Just look at the West.

 

Were not all in this together.....I quit about the first week of February 2020........I have no interest in the covid circus.....

Edited January 1, 20215 yr by redwood1

8 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

 

Were not all in this together.....I quit about the first week of February 2020........I have no interest in the covid circus.....

Selfish and clueless...people like you are one of our biggest problems.

4 hours ago, Jeffr2 said:

Sadly, here in Thailand, MANY would die if the virus took off.  More than in the West. 

 

And why would that be?

2 hours ago, BritManToo said:

I am one of the sick/old .... but not unhappy.

I don't see any need to destroy the economy of everyone in order to protect or extend my life.

If I were scared of death, there is nothing to prevent me taking my own precautions.

 

The chances of stopping CoVId (in the same way of preventing colds/flu) are ZERO IMHO.

Nobody else (the young and healthy) needs to suffer to protect me, I'm not that selfish, I'll take my chances.

finally, a grown up with objective reasoning

32 minutes ago, scammed said:

finally, a grown up with objective reasoning

Interesting comment coming from a person who loves 'alternative facts'. ????

48 minutes ago, ExpatDraco said:

 

And why would that be?

The medical infrastructure wouldn't be able to handle caseloads like they can in the West.  Many hospitals in the provinces are already stressed.  This would cause them to collapse.

That the maskers can't see that they're the selfish ones is something I'll never understand. But then I come from, what used to be, a free country.

 

The tyranny of lockdowns causing loss of freedom to assemble, pursuit of happiness, jobs, religion, etc., because some individuals choose not to protect themselves or their families should not affect those who choose to live free. Regardless of possible outcomes. 

 

You say you do it for others, but you never asked me. It's about protecting oneself, not expecting others to protect me. Government should advise, not control.

 

If your idea of 'life' is void of those freedoms listed above, being holed up in government housing, receiving UBI, not owning anything, and browsing the internet happily provided by government and big corporations, welcome to your utopia.

3 hours ago, frantick said:

That the maskers can't see that they're the selfish ones is something I'll never understand. But then I come from, what used to be, a free country.

 

The tyranny of lockdowns causing loss of freedom to assemble, pursuit of happiness, jobs, religion, etc., because some individuals choose not to protect themselves or their families should not affect those who choose to live free. Regardless of possible outcomes. 

 

You say you do it for others, but you never asked me. It's about protecting oneself, not expecting others to protect me. Government should advise, not control.

 

If your idea of 'life' is void of those freedoms listed above, being holed up in government housing, receiving UBI, not owning anything, and browsing the internet happily provided by government and big corporations, welcome to your utopia.

Yawn...

 

Get out of your mother's basement and stop getting your information from Qanon, reddit and infowars.com. You are not being asked to give up your first-born, so stop with the histrionics, put on a mask, and try to be an unselfish member of the human race.