Popular Post webfact Posted March 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2021 April 1st still on the table for Thailand's opening to foreign tourists Picture: Daily News Thai media Daily News continued to maintain that April 1st would be the date that Thailand begins its path to accepting foreign tourists again. They published a story that reported the Thai minister for tourism and sports Pipat Ratchakitprakan as meeting a delegation of tourism operators and associations from Surat Thani led by the deputy governor of the province. Representatives came from the holiday islands of Koh Samui, Koh Tao and Koh Phangan as well as the mainland to present their cases for the opening of the country. Daily News said that Pipat will be proposing to a meeting of the CCSA (Covid steering) committee at the end of next week that visitors be allowed from countries such as the US, UK, Italy, Germany, China, Japan, South Korea and India. Without elaborating further the media harped back to previous reports from Anutin Charnvirakul, DPM and health minister, who favors 7 day area quarantine for those foreigners who have received two doses of vaccine and ten days (not confined to hotel rooms) for those that haven't been jabbed. The media said that such a plan would inspire visitors to Thailand from many countries. Thaivisa notes that potential visitors to Thailand could be forgiven for being confused about contradictory messages coming from different ministries. Pipat and Anutin would say they have a common goal though it is plain they have their own proposals and agendas. Potential visitors to Thailand would be well advised to wait for firmer decisions at the CCSA main commitee on Friday March 19th before deciding their next move. Even then keeping a watchful brief would be advisable. Reading between the lines April 1st seems to be a date for the next stage in "quarantine easing" for tourism while October 1st remains a more realistic date for a broader return to mass tourism with less restrictions. -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2021-03-12 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PatOngo Posted March 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2021 9 minutes ago, webfact said: April 1st still on the table for Thailand's opening to foreign tourists Yes Pipat, nice one, we get the joke! 4 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NCC1701A Posted March 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2021 yes, April 1st 2025. 8 European nations including Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark, Norway and Iceland have decided to stop using the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine due to serious blood clot incidents reported in many countries. https://greatgameindia.com/europe-stops-astrazeneca-vaccine-blood-clots/ 4 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thaiwrath Posted March 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2021 April 1st still on the table for Thailand's opening to foreign tourists 8 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post internationalism Posted March 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2021 (edited) a very small minority, only several%, of potential travellers are being vaccinated now. The second dose is given after 2 weeks to 3 months. Certificate of vaccination or "covid passport" will be given only after the second dose started to work, so another several weeks. But, most important, thai vaccination program is only at 4k jabs a day. At this rate it would take many years to vaccinate medical and other essential services. Many countries are putting now ban on travelling for it's citizens. If they leave country without good reason, they would be prosecuted on return. Edited March 12, 2021 by internationalism 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Patong2021 Posted March 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2021 Did the target countries get the memo that they are to drop their travel quarantine and restriction guidelines? I can't see China letting unvaccinated people travel to a country where no one is vaccinated. 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post colinneil Posted March 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2021 (edited) Looks like Pipat just spouted off before putting his brain in gear. Did he not stop and think before stating first of april? Surely anyone with even half a brain would never have said first of april, just makes it look like it was just a joke. Edited March 12, 2021 by colinneil 8 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 24 minutes ago, internationalism said: But, most important, thai vaccination program is only at 4k jabs a day. At this rate it would take many years to vaccinate medical and other essential services. Excellent point when you consider the one million village health care workers. https://www.who.int/thailand/news/feature-stories/detail/thailands-1-million-village-health-volunteers-unsung-heroes-are-helping-guard-communities-nationwide-from-covid-19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PatOngo Posted March 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2021 24 minutes ago, colinneil said: Did he not stop and think before stating first of april? Does he ever stop and think? 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 1 hour ago, webfact said: Even then keeping a watchful brief would be advisable. There goes that Idea.... briefs were not available for comment... ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sticky Rice Balls Posted March 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2021 43 minutes ago, colinneil said: Looks like Pipat just spouted off before putting his brain in gear. Did he not stop and think before stating first of april? Surely anyone with even half a brain would never have said first of april, just makes it look like it was just a joke. Half a brain?!!!!.. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya Spotter Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 A lot depends on if tourists have to quarantine if they go on foreign vacations. Also, who wants to go first and risk countries shutting their borders again if there's a flare-up of cases and travelers can't get home? I won't be doing any foreign travel until the pandemic is declared by the national level disease control agencies officially over. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Skallywag Posted March 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2021 2 hours ago, webfact said: April 1st seems to be a date for the next stage in "quarantine easing" for tourism while October 1st remains a more realistic date for a broader return to mass tourism with less restrictions. The old sensationalist headline again "opening to foreign tourists" Realistically a reduction in quarantine is all they are considering. TAT should have been on a one year furlough, sent to towns to cook and hand out free food instead of earning a salary during a time when there simply is no tourism for them to "hype" 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 86Tiger Posted March 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2021 It's dead, Jim. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Emdog Posted March 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2021 Insanity can be life threatening to others 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunPer Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 In my modest opinion, I don't think any number of tourists, apart from few long-stayers, will come back before quarantine is lifted. In short terms vaccination is the way to go for opening up, including reasonable number of vaccination of own population before opening, which should be possible with islands, including restricting tourists' movement to areas that are safe for the local population to allow foreigners into. Another lockdown period fue to too fast reopening for tourism could be a larger financial disaster than extended quarantine with few foreign visitors only. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamiman123 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Think? And then stop yeah that’s right 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Guderian Posted March 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2021 With the glacial pace of their vaccination programme, they'll just be getting into gear injecting people against Covid-19 when Covid-22 will already be surfacing. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smilermike Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 April fool? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted March 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2021 5 hours ago, NCC1701A said: yes, April 1st 2025. 8 European nations including Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark, Norway and Iceland have decided to stop using the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine due to serious blood clot incidents reported in many countries. https://greatgameindia.com/europe-stops-astrazeneca-vaccine-blood-clots/ Yes, they have decided to stop using the AZ for the reason that it has exactly the same amount of blood clots per million as per the normal population without the vaccine ! Better stop the population from driving, eating chocolate and having sex due to the same amount of deaths per million too. 7 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SwampyThai Posted March 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2021 Welcome to Thailand. Mingle with millions of unvaccinated locals, maybe a trip to Chang Mai to breathe in today's world's worst air pollution in one of the duel entry priced national parks, yep, I can imagine it now, millions of tourists champing at the bit to come here, not. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patanawet Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 6 hours ago, NCC1701A said: European nations including Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark, Norway and Iceland have decided to stop using the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine due to serious blood clot incidents reported in many countries. They have SUSPENDED vaccinations during examinations of the patients with blood clots. 30 blood clots in 5 million vaccinations! There is NO suggestion that the clots were caused by the vaccine! There would be more than this in a pre- covid time. Don't cherry-pick your news sources. Anyway, if you will refuse yours (in favour of the Chinese one?) can I take your turn in the queue for Astra Zenica please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jaiyen Posted March 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2021 They seem to forget that there are no commercial tourist flights from almost all countries and Thai Airways are grounded cos they are bankrupt. So how will tourists get to Thailand ?? Will have to set up a committee to look into that small problem. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djayz Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 What a date. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surasak Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 5 hours ago, Sticky Rice Balls said: Half a brain?!!!!.. Busy doing nothing and trying to find lots of things not to do. Very fitting, suits this lot to a T. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surasak Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Wheel them in. April 1st should be a good day to start spreading Covid in Thailand. Only requires one or two to be missed on arrival and the number will shoot through the roof. Good Thinking Prat Man!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBenz Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 6 hours ago, NCC1701A said: yes, April 1st 2025. 8 European nations including Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark, Norway and Iceland have decided to stop using the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine due to serious blood clot incidents reported in many countries. https://greatgameindia.com/europe-stops-astrazeneca-vaccine-blood-clots/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56357760 Quote There is no indication that the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is linked to an increased risk of blood clots, the EU's medicines regulator says. It said the number of cases in vaccinated people was no higher than in the general population. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 They're going to be in for a bit of a surprise when nobody comes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goloeilmanz Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 6 hours ago, NCC1701A said: yes, April 1st 2025. 8 European nations including Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark, Norway and Iceland have decided to stop using the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine due to serious blood clot incidents reported in many countries. https://greatgameindia.com/europe-stops-astrazeneca-vaccine-blood-clots/ Anyone buying today's dose of fear and unnecessary panic? No? Good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post flago007 Posted March 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2021 7 hours ago, NCC1701A said: yes, April 1st 2025. 8 European nations including Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark, Norway and Iceland have decided to stop using the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine due to serious blood clot incidents reported in many countries. https://greatgameindia.com/europe-stops-astrazeneca-vaccine-blood-clots/ Utter rubbish 22 cases and no Evidence that the vaccine is the cause , more scaremongering 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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