New quarantine rules for travellers from UK?

[Rhacsyn]

I am currently doing my ASQ state quarantine in a nice hotel In Bangkok, check out 14th January. I have done my first Covid PCR test which returned negative and for a couple of days have been happily taking advantage of the alloted periods, twice a day, for a 1 hour garden / pool area walk.

 

This evening I heard that this was now cancelled for ASQ facilities for people travelling from the UK, for the entire 15 night stay.

 

I suspect that most people coming are resigned to staying the 15 nights in their room anyway but just a little heads up for future ASQers.

 

[Salerno]

10 minutes ago, Rhacsyn said:

This evening I heard that this was now cancelled for ASQ facilities for people travelling from the UK, for the entire 15 night stay.

 

Reports that it is being enforced on all (Europeans?), not just people from the UK, depending on the hotel so anyone heading across soon may want to confirm with their hotel. Text sent to an Austrian from a thread linked below which was started by a Frenchman:

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/298606387906884/permalink/394533734980815

[sammieuk1]

Well done for having the guts and cash to do it but You are at the mercy of any Thai whim that is the big obstacle for me and a lot of others no doubt good luck ????

[Natai Beach]

Looks like it is a reaction to the new highly contagious UK covid super strain variant that has them worried. 

An English family was found to have it in Thai quarantine last week. 

 

I am glad they are taking it seriously in Thailand. 
 

 I read today that UK hospitals could be overwhelmed within two weeks. And my brother is in LA currently and has tested positive for covid, and apparently there oxygen is running low and they are having to make choices on who gets it and who doesn’t. 

 

Good luck.

[Salerno]

20 minutes ago, Natai Beach said:

I am glad they are taking it seriously in Thailand.

 

Australia too; negative Covid test requirement kicking in to be able to fly (catching up with Thailand there) and seat numbers getting cut again. Think the South African strain has them slightly more worried than the UK strain (both been detected here) due to being unclear at this time if the vaccines will handle it.

[Natai Beach]

6 minutes ago, Salerno said:

 

Australia too; negative Covid test requirement kicking in to be able to fly (catching up with Thailand there) and seat numbers getting cut again. Think the South African strain has them slightly more worried than the UK strain (both been detected here) due to being unclear at this time if the vaccines will handle it.

 

I read yesterday that they have found cases of the highly contagious UK super strain variant in Brisbane and Perth. Brisbane got locked down again. 

[DrJack54]

54 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

Well done for having the guts and cash to do it but You are at the mercy of any Thai whim that is the big obstacle for me and a lot of others no doubt good luck ????

What do you mean by "Thai whim"

Have a crack at trying to enter say AU or Japan etc if your not a national. 

[Salerno]

Just now, Natai Beach said:

I read yesterday that they have found cases of the highly contagious UK super strain variant in Brisbane and Perth. Brisbane got locked down again. 

 

Yes, Brissie going for a quick 3 day from midnight I think it is. Seems logical to me, go fast to give time to suss it out then deal with it when a better idea of the challenges. Adelaide did something similar recently when the pizza guy lied (looked like a mystery infection as the dude lied about where he'd been), lock down lasted a day (maybe two?) because of that richard cranium.

[PETERTHEEATER]

16 hours ago, Salerno said:

 

Yes, Brissie going for a quick 3 day from midnight I think it is. Seems logical to me, go fast to give time to suss it out then deal with it when a better idea of the challenges. Adelaide did something similar recently when the pizza guy lied (looked like a mystery infection as the dude lied about where he'd been), lock down lasted a day (maybe two?) because of that richard cranium.

English is my first language but I cannot understand this. Translation please.

[BritTim]

3 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

20 hours ago, Salerno said:

 

Yes, Brissie going for a quick 3 day from midnight I think it is. Seems logical to me, go fast to give time to suss it out then deal with it when a better idea of the challenges. Adelaide did something similar recently when the pizza guy lied (looked like a mystery infection as the dude lied about where he'd been), lock down lasted a day (maybe two?) because of that richard cranium.

English is my first language but I cannot understand this. Translation please.

 

It could, indeed, be clearer.

 

The meaning is:

"I think Brisbane has decided on a 3-day lockdown starting midnight. That seems logical, giving the authorities time to determine the scale of the problem and decide on further actions. Adelaide did something similar recently when an infected individual lied about his movements, leading the authorities to treat him as an unexplained case. Adelaide had a short lockdown as a result."

[smi11ie]

It is not suprising.  I am back in Buriram with my family after completing ASQ in December.  The UK government's handling of the virus has been a complete dissaster darling and unless you are travelling for family/ business then save your money and wait until there has been a vaccine roll-out in Thailand.