Bangkok and suburbs could be declared Red zones as Thonglor COVID cluster threatens to get out of control

[bougnat]

A new opening plan that is closing....

[NoshowJones]

6 hours ago, bluesofa said:

I think it's 'encouraging people to travel' with these government incentives he's introduced.

Yes it's always about the money. Money is more important to the unelected "PM" than anyones health.

[chilli42]

Would it be outrageous to expect that these same authorities would apply the same sense of urgency to actually solving the problem by undertaking an aggressive vaccination program?

[Heng]

Close it, open it, close it, open it.... those of us riding travel and hotel stocks thank you every time.

[pauleddy]

If there is a booze ban will it be in restaurants and cafes? The headlines seem to be saying that.

 

I have seen no early warnings for beer sales restrictions in Malls, Lotus, 7-11 etc,

 

Eddy

[paulikens]

10 hours ago, colinneil said:

Meanwhile the loonies running the country are allowing people to travel the length and breadth of the country, carrying the virus with them, absolutely bloody ridiculous.

@colinneil for the love of god when are people like you ever gonna realise we are gonna have to live with this virus. 

[colinneil]

Just now, paulikens said:

@colinneil for the love of god when are people like you ever gonna realise we are gonna have to live with this virus. 

For the love of god when are people like you gonna stop with your BS?

 

[AgMech Cowboy]

10 hours ago, colinneil said:

Meanwhile the loonies running the country are allowing people to travel the length and breadth of the country, carrying the virus with them, absolutely bloody ridiculous.

Are you accepting any house guest???

[Jiggo]

Chonburi, next then if the same old patten emerges?  Who is out for a beer tonight lol

[asean]

What has alcohol got to do with covid containment? They must be assuming you get drunk and forget social distancing?

[Orient Express]

What exactly are the rules now? I was just refused a beer in Took Lae Dee in Soi Thonglor "because of Covid".

[BritManToo]

Just now, Orient Express said:

What exactly are the rules now? I was just refused a beer in Took Lae Dee in Soi Thonglor "because of Covid".

My phone tells me all entertainment is shut, alcohol is banned.

Happy Songkran!

[BritManToo]

2 hours ago, paulikens said:

@colinneil for the love of god when are people like you ever gonna realise we are gonna have to live with this virus. 

I agree, I see 'more serious variants' every week/month for the next five years.

It'll be entertainment open/shut, travel/don't, border open/close, alcohol banned/allowed ........ total madness.

Edited April 6, 2021 by BritManToo

[CrunchWrapSupreme]

Mmm. This Friday, right after final exams, the wife and I shall rather conveniently be heading back up to Issan to stay with the fam, where the alcohol shall flow freely in the moo ban. Cheers all. ????

[pixelaoffy]

If the feeble pathetic corrupt Thai gov had an efficient vaccine program then things would be different! 

[richard_smith237]

1 hour ago, GeniusFarang said:

I mean if you think injecting an experimental non-approved gene therapy into everyone (where 80% of people don’t want it because they still have a brain) and you like to see government tyranny in action then sure. 

 

 

That this comment originates from a poster using such a handle is outrageously and oxymoronically sublime...   ????

[kiwikeith]

17 hours ago, toolpush said:

Months? I can see this insanity going on for years

Don't worry, just remember what Prayut said when the virus first broke out, I am in control here. 

So don't panic, once he jabs all the Myanmar fish workers and the fleeing refugees things will return to normal. 

[texascsa]

It has been suggested on ThaiVisa that the people do something about the rules the government is using. How can the people do anything about a dictatorship? Just like in the U.S. - One Party Rule.

 

[realfunster]

On 4/6/2021 at 6:09 AM, colinneil said:

Meanwhile the loonies running the country are allowing people to travel the length and breadth of the country, carrying the virus with them, absolutely bloody ridiculous.

 

Exactly as they did for Songkran last year and for New Year.

Remind me what happened again in these two instances ?

Any major up country outbreaks reported ? 

 

It’s actually not as daft as it sounds, getting a lot of people out of Bangkok reduces risk in the densely populated economic & political capital.

As per the previous 2 cases above, I fully expect, if numbers continue in the current vein, that a lockdown/further restrictions will be announced for Bangkok during Songkran to encourage people to stay up country a while longer, rather than returning to Bangkok.

[SupermarineS6B]

On 4/6/2021 at 7:48 AM, BenDeCosta said:

I can see this going on for months.

Try years.......   Have you ever seen better population control than this ?   Not even the Fuhrer had as much clout...... 

[SupermarineS6B]

10 hours ago, GeniusFarang said:

The real “loonies” are the ones that think locking down and running and hiding from a coronavirus (which I have already contracted and it was the most mild flu I have ever had) think that Goveent lockdowns and destruction of businesses over a 99.8% survivability coronavirus will somehow stop the spread and be healthier for people ????

 

Meanwhile Thailand still has Dengue, Typhoid etc with much higher mortality rates and the real “loonies” seem to ignore it. 
 

What goofs.

Boom !   Thank God someone hit the jack pot ........ Try looking at the suicides, road deaths, malaria, Dengue, Aids figures over the last year and it makes you realize what Herr Goebels meant when he said that "if i had a radio in every house i could control the world"...........     ( Which he did in Germany during WW2 )........ Old trick, new dogs...... 

[colinneil]

16 minutes ago, realfunster said:

 

Exactly as they did for Songkran last year and for New Year.

Remind me what happened again in these two instances ?

Any major up country outbreaks reported ? 

 

 

You surely cannot be serious, songkran last year, a handful of cases country shutdown, this year thousands of cases, no shutdown, bloody crazy.

[chilli42]

16 hours ago, GeniusFarang said:

I mean if you think injecting an experimental non-approved gene therapy into everyone (where 80% of people don’t want it because they still have a brain) and you like to see government tyranny in action then sure. 

A gene therapy?  Really? Such a creative use of language and science. Anyway, nobody is going to inject a vaccine into a person who does not want it.  Just make it available, people will sort out whether they want it or not.

[realfunster]

14 hours ago, colinneil said:

You surely cannot be serious, songkran last year, a handful of cases country shutdown, this year thousands of cases, no shutdown, bloody crazy.

 

Really ? Daily cases look in the same range as last April (minimal testing being done) & December 2020. I know the case numbers have increased to 300+ today. If an outbreak is a concern, all the more reason to get a reasonable % of people out of the densely populated & higher risk Bangkok, prior to restrictions being announced in coming days. (Jan/Feb 21 peaks due to immigrant labour cluster outbreaks. )

 

Edited April 7, 2021 by realfunster

[colinneil]

5 hours ago, realfunster said:

 

Really ? Daily cases look in the same range as last April (minimal testing being done) & December 2020. I know the case numbers have increased to 300+ today. If an outbreak is a concern, all the more reason to get a reasonable % of people out of the densely populated & higher risk Bangkok, prior to restrictions being announced in coming days. (Jan/Feb 21 peaks due to immigrant labour cluster outbreaks. )

 

Nonsense last april there was not over 300 cases per day.

[David T Pike]

On 4/6/2021 at 1:04 PM, Skallywag said:

You are a Thai citizen? 

 

 

Repatriation flights and ASQ in Thailand started over 5 months ago

 

Good luck, at least the ASQ is down to 10 days now

Nope, I'm American! Wifey is Thai.... ????

 

Yes, 4 days shorter! WOO HOO! Got a 10,000 baht refund. Thanks Skally! ❤️

[BobinBKK]

On 4/6/2021 at 6:09 AM, colinneil said:

Meanwhile the loonies running the country are allowing people to travel the length and breadth of the country, carrying the virus with them, absolutely bloody ridiculous.

America has fully vaccinated over 56 million people. What's Thailand's excuse? Oh wait, I think we all know ????

[moe666]

On 4/6/2021 at 11:43 AM, wensiensheng said:

Why? Did the script in Sweden and Florida work so well? Most news reports suggest the opposite imho. Too many reports to link here in fact

The Dr. who was running the Swedish project says they made a mistake by not locking down