Govt not considering nationwide lockdown - provincial lockdown more likely

[webfact]

Picture: Bangkok Biz News

 

There are no plans to implement a nationwide lockdown in order to tackle the latest wave of COVID-19 infections in Thailand, officials have said.

 

On Tuesday, Dr Opas Karnkawinpong head of Thailand’s Department of Disease Control (DDC) said that there were no plans to enforce a nationwide lockdown.

 

However, further restrictions, including the lockdown of provinces with high numbers of confirmed cases is being considered by the government.

 

On Wednesday, National Security Council General Natthaphon Nakaphanich reiterated that the government has been discussing possibly imposing provincial lockdown measures, namely in Bangkok and the surrounding areas, Chiang Mai and Prachuap Khiri Khan.

 

According to Bangkok Biz News, officials are reluctant to impose a national lockdown in order to avert adversely affecting people in areas where the outbreak is not so severe.

 

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[keith101]

By allowing untested asymptomatic people to travel the country during Songkran the spread is going to be large and nationwide but only IMO .

[Bkk Brian]

15 minutes ago, webfact said:

According to Bangkok Biz News, officials are reluctant to impose a national lockdown in order to avert adversely affecting people in areas where the outbreak is not so severe.

In other words lets wait for all provinces to be severely infected before a national lockdown, smart!

[ikke1959]

last year a few cases and the whole country lock down. Now a lot of cases and no problem, dear people... do as you please but wear a mask, don't drink alcohol in a bar, keep distance and get a jab later this year. Happiness to the country 

[ParkerN]

That's a rascal of a haircut.

 

I suppose the good new is he's trying hard to  look the part. The bad news is, it's not working...

[sungod]

35 minutes ago, keith101 said:

By allowing untested asymptomatic people to travel the country during Songkran the spread is going to be large and nationwide but only IMO .

Doesn't look like many came to Pattaya.Just been down to Wongamat beach, the hotels usually buzzing at weekends/holiday times are very quiet.

[Phuketshrew]

27 minutes ago, ParkerN said:

That's a rascal of a haircut.

Still left enough for the comb over ...????

Edited April 14, 2021 by Phuketshrew

[MasterBaker]

what's the difference?

[holy cow cm]

CM is quiet as a morgue. Why on earth are they showing a picture of a military geezer?

[internationalism]

there would be national lockdown, rather later, then sooner, but it would be necessary.

Locking bangkok and neighbouring provinces it's already 25% of population, so large part. But as they are wealthy they would travel to the other provinces for partying, booz supplies. Also to escape virus and work online from provincial hotels

[Excel]

With a guy looking like that then it hardly gives the impression of sincerity. Not his fault but surely they could pick someone who didn't look like an undead extra from "The walking dead"

[heybuz]

4 minutes ago, Excel said:

With a guy looking like that then it hardly gives the impression of sincerity. Not his fault but surely they could pick someone who didn't look like an undead extra from "The walking dead"

Looks like a relative of the three stooges,curlys brother.

[Excel]

2 minutes ago, heybuz said:

Looks like a relative of the three stooges,curlys brother.

The problem with those stupid haircuts is they hardly cover the scars from the lobotomisation treatment ????

[Jeffr2]

2 hours ago, sungod said:

Doesn't look like many came to Pattaya.Just been down to Wongamat beach, the hotels usually buzzing at weekends/holiday times are very quiet.

It's buzzing down here in Jomtien/NaJomtien.  Lots of people yesterday out and about.

[Pattaya Spotter]

3 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

last year a few cases and the whole country lock down. Now a lot of cases and no problem, dear people... do as you please but wear a mask, don't drink alcohol in a bar, keep distance and get a jab later this year. Happiness to the country 

Yes, we've learned the virus has a 98-99% survival rate, isn't spread by surfaces, and that masks and physical distancing are the best way to contain it...not knee-jerk lockdowns.

[Cake Monster]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

According to Bangkok Biz News, officials are reluctant to impose a national lockdown in order to avert adversely affecting people in areas where the outbreak is not so severe.

When is this Covid thing going to register with this Government.

Everybody is affected by this, and Zoned Lockdowns are only delaying the outcome.

[hotandsticky]

3 hours ago, Cake Monster said:

When is this Covid thing going to register with this Government.

Everybody is affected by this, and Zoned Lockdowns are only delaying the outcome.

 

 

The outcome was quite satisfactory until the recent Cluster<deleted>

[Ventenio]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

no plans to implement a nationwide lockdown 

 

how can you have NO plans????? not even one?  if we see 10,000,000,000 cases tomorrow......there isn't a plan???  

 

you always gotta have a plan...

 

i have a plan............beer, sleep, beer.......repeat.  

[edwardandtubs]

34 minutes ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

Yes, we've learned the virus has a 98-99% survival rate, isn't spread by surfaces, and that masks and physical distancing are the best way to contain it...not knee-jerk lockdowns.

Cases in Thailand: 35,910

Deaths in Thailand: 95

Survival rate in Thailand: 99.74%

Edited April 14, 2021 by edwardandtubs

[alant]

3 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

last year a few cases and the whole country lock down. Now a lot of cases and no problem, dear people... do as you please but wear a mask, don't drink alcohol in a bar, keep distance and get a jab later this year. Happiness to the country 

this year?

[internationalism]

preparations in 4 provinces named by prayuth for a potential lockdown, as soon as 16.4.

tomorrow they meet again to make decisions.

bangkok

chiang mai

prachuap khiri phan

chonburi

https://www.khaosod.co.th/breaking-news/news_6330028

[Ventenio]

15 minutes ago, internationalism said:

preparations in 4 provinces named by prayuth for a potential lockdown, as soon as 16.4.

 

sweet...... i got a few days to get my 10,000 friends and go to another place.....

 

SMH..........   I flunked kindergarten.....but i think a lockdown would work better if there wasn't advance notice....

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

However, further restrictions, including the lockdown of provinces with high numbers of confirmed cases is being considered by the government.

A tad late after the mass exodus of Songkran.

[foreverlomsak]

4 hours ago, ParkerN said:

That's a rascal of a haircut.

It's the opposite of my hairstyle, which took years to obtain, but it's easy to maintain, and getting easier.

[ParkerN]

Just now, foreverlomsak said:

It's the opposite of my hairstyle, which took years to obtain, but it's easy to maintain, and getting easier.

Getting easier as the hair becomes sparser? Reminds me of me... When I think how important hair seemed to be when I was younger...

[foreverlomsak]

36 minutes ago, Ventenio said:

sweet...... i got a few days to get my 10,000 friends and go to another place.....

 

SMH..........   I flunked kindergarten.....but i think a lockdown would work better if there wasn't advance notice....

You mean like a military coup, which they said wasn't going to happen.

Now they are politicians, since when have politicians done anything without a song and dance beforehand.

[ParkerN]

Just now, ParkerN said:

Getting easier as the hair becomes sparser? Reminds me of me... When I think how important hair seemed to be when I was younger...

 

and now, the quoting seems to be better. Which rather begs the question -  if it was that easy to fix, why was it not fixed sooner? Been a mess for months on my browser. In amongst all the other 'idiosyncrasies'.

[foreverlomsak]

1 minute ago, ParkerN said:

 

and now, the quoting seems to be better. Which rather begs the question -  if it was that easy to fix, why was it not fixed sooner? Been a mess for months on my browser. In amongst all the other 'idiosyncrasies'.

Your browser has survived it's dose of Digital COVID, and is on the way to full recovery.

[ParkerN]

Just now, foreverlomsak said:

Your browser has survived it's dose of Digital COVID, and is on the way to full recovery.

LOL. I suppose so, yes. Mind you, life would have been less complicated if the forum had been properly managed in the first place.

 

Still, it's possible that Thai-ism is catching...

 

I wonder if there's a 5% effective vaccine for that? Probably in China...

 

 

[Dogmatix]

Govt not considering nationwide lockdown 

 

Which means it is just around the corner.