Chiang Mai: Packed in New Year party goers flout Covid regulations

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Chiang Mai: Packed in New Year party goers flout Covid regulations

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported widespread concern on social media after "Vaccine" on Facebook posted pictures of partygoers celebrating the New Year countdown at a well known pub in Chiang Mai. 

 

The post said forget masks and social distancing - everyone was hugging each other. 

 

The writers of the post poured scorn on the owners of the pub - named only as W. (ว. in Thai) who had announced that they were limiting table numbers and patrons. 

 

They said the people there had let down people like Dr Taveesin and PM Prayuth Chan-ocha who were clearly wasting their breath advising that people not let down their guard. They were only in it for the money, they said of the pub owners.

 

"There  you have it - packed in at a pub in Chiang Mai - not a care for Covid", they said igniting a wave of criticism from irate netizens.

 

Meanwhile, Sanook reported that five Chiang Mai pubs had been ordered shut from last night to Thursday this week because they were visited by the 50th person who had coronavirus in the province. 

 

Shut were the Tha Chang Cafe in Chang Pheuak, and Suthep area bars Warm-Up Cafe, Pretty Club, Infinity Club and D.C.

 

The staff there were told to quarantine for 14 days that got netizens in a further lather wondering if there was no staff who was going to do the serving once they reopened. 

 

Sanook made no connection between the Vaccine post and that of the closures. 

 

Source: Daily News | Sanook

 

 

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[keith101]

Young people only care about the party and drinking and any thoughts of anything else just isn't considered and is the same worldwide .

[welovesundaysatspace]

I was in Chiang Mai over New Year and was surprised to see that they turned the whole old square into walking streets, with street vendors and everyone walking close to each other, despite those new regulations. No one seemed to give a damn about it. Unfortunately my hotel was right in there so I had to walk right through it. 

[tomazbodner]

10 minutes ago, keith101 said:

Young people only care about the party and drinking and any thoughts of anything else just isn't considered and is the same worldwide .

Time to modify the virus to attach to growth hormone instead?

[LomSak27]

Just now, welovesundaysatspace said:

No one seemed to give a damn about it. Unfortunately my hotel was right in there so I had to walk right through it. 

 

This walking street at the "Old Square" (?) had unmasked people milling about? Fascinating. .Everybody I saw down at the Ping river bridges on New Years had masks..  

 

BTW they hold 'walking street every weekend at 2 locations (more actually) and I never see unmasked people wandering about. CIP last Sunday when I was at the Ratchadamnoen.

[BritManToo]

1 hour ago, keith101 said:

Young people only care about the party and drinking and any thoughts of anything else just isn't considered and is the same worldwide .

Young people probably aren't that worried about a disease that is unlikely to kill them, and they probably wouldn't even notice they had. Me Too, and I'm an old person.

 

PS, just outside of Chiang Mai my village had a new year's day party.

40+ of us sitting eating and drinking on the village green, it was really nice.

[welovesundaysatspace]

54 minutes ago, LomSak27 said:

 

This walking street at the "Old Square" (?) had unmasked people milling about? Fascinating. .Everybody I saw down at the Ping river bridges on New Years had masks..  

Most people I saw were wearing mask. Not sure why thought there were unmasked people. 

[HashBrownHarry]

2 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Young people probably aren't that worried about a disease that is unlikely to kill them, and they probably wouldn't even notice they had. Me Too, and I'm an old person.

 

PS, just outside of Chiang Mai my village had a new year's day party.

40+ of us sitting eating and drinking on the village green, it was really nice.

You're a rock star!!

 

my hero...is that what you want to hear?

[scorecard]

4 hours ago, keith101 said:

Young people only care about the party and drinking and any thoughts of anything else just isn't considered and is the same worldwide .

True, plus I wonder how well informed these people are; typically never read any news websites/never watch the news on TV/always skip news items of fb, twitter etc.

 

All meaning that the gov't needs to find different/better ways to keep people well informed.

[brommers]

Once again the actions of a small number of Covidiots result in a further reduction in drinking hours and other restrictions starting tonight. But the issue is that crowds were able to behave irresponsibly not the drinking hours. The police are very active when they visit bars to collect protection, sorry tea money, but cannot manage to ensure that customers behave! And of course the governor can issue instant edicts for bars but he cannot do anything about the air pollution which sent the AQI above 160 today.

[Tarteso]

Happy New year and my best wishes of health and prosperity to all those idiots together in the photo..

[lavender19]

And Chumphon has about 20 case and my wife's restaurant bar is closed again. About time to to let all the staff go and shut down all together. Sorry staff blame the Chinese 

[Rimmer]

A misleading troll post has been removed also replies

[stephenterry]

Nothing really to add. The picture showing numerous party goers not giving a damn about the consequences of being infected and infecting others by Covid 19 is enough for me to stockpile up and self quarantine for a couple of months. Which will be peaceful in splendid isolation.  

[BritManToo]

1 hour ago, stephenterry said:

Nothing really to add. The picture showing numerous party goers not giving a damn about the consequences of being infected and infecting others by Covid 19 is enough for me to stockpile up and self quarantine for a couple of months. Which will be peaceful in splendid isolation.  

My earlier post was wrong, went into Chiang mai this morning in an attempt to secure enough basics for the potential approaching lockdown. Everyone had a mask, full security at makro and YoK enforcing masks/hand washing and recording telephone numbers.

(completely different 10Km from the centre where I live)

 

Managed to get enough cheese/flour/baking ingredients to survive at home for the next month.

I just need to up my alcohol stock.

Good luck everyone.

[Anant72]

9 hours ago, keith101 said:

Young people only care about the party and drinking and any thoughts of anything else just isn't considered and is the same worldwide .

Wait until they start falling sick.

[ChipButty]

16 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I just need to up my alcohol stock.

Good luck everyone.

Be careful in Mackro they have put some of their prices up on beers

[trainman34014]

We've been shopping in Tesco and Big C on 108 today and fairly quiet in both places.   Only queue's were in and outside of Banks which is normal as they all offer slow and pretty useless service permanently.   Didn't see a single person without a mask. 

[brommers]

So I just got a message from my favourite bar. Yesterday the governor issued a raft of restrictions including early closing thanks to the super-spreader food vendor woman.

 

So now the bar has been notified to close completely for at least 14 days starting tomorrow. An economic disaster for businesses and an illustration of just how out of control is the situation. And on top of Covid we now have seriously polluted air to add to our woes. At 8 am this morning CM was in the top 20 worst places globally, way ahead of Bangkok. Seems the governor can shut down bars but he cant shut down idiots burning biomass.

[asiasurfer]

17 hours ago, stephenterry said:

Nothing really to add. The picture showing numerous party goers not giving a damn about the consequences of being infected and infecting others by Covid 19 is enough for me to stockpile up and self quarantine for a couple of months. Which will be peaceful in splendid isolation.  

Have nice one... 

[stament]

Any update on the original post of what bar it was?

[Ventenio]

On 1/5/2021 at 8:43 PM, brommers said:

At 8 am this morning CM was in the top 20 worst places globally, way ahead of Bangkok.

EVERY year we talk about pollution.  Every, single, year...... every.....single ..... year

 

it's your choice to stay or leave.   it's fun to read the complaints, since we talk about this.......................every.....................single........................year.  

[ChipButty]

9 minutes ago, Ventenio said:

EVERY year we talk about pollution.  Every, single, year...... every.....single ..... year

 

it's your choice to stay or leave.   it's fun to read the complaints, since we talk about this.......................every.....................single........................year.  

They've got nothing else to do

[BritManToo]

On 1/5/2021 at 8:43 PM, brommers said:

And on top of Covid we now have seriously polluted air to add to our woes. At 8 am this morning CM was in the top 20 worst places globally, way ahead of Bangkok. Seems the governor can shut down bars but he cant shut down idiots burning biomass.

I can see the mountain quite clearly so not that polluted this morning.

But I did drive past 3 burning fields in different farms yesterday so it won't be long.