1 hour ago, EVENKEEL said:

Our school is scheduled to restart new year 12 May, I'm guessing that won't happen and we'll be back to online for our kids.

And no ongoing brainwashing. If this goes on for very long it may produce a generation of kids able to think for themselves

They were lured into a false sense of security because of the Farang New Year when there was a flare up, they didn't lock down and they came through alright. The hospitals didn't fill up. It turned out to be the right thing to do economically.

 

That flare-up was from the Burma casino and seafood workers but it wasn't this bar steward UK strain.

 

This UK strain is a real killer and very contagious and hospitals are now overflowing and operations for other illnesses being cancelled. 

 

Once the hospitals fill up the bodies start piling up. And sick people simply can't be helped and die because of the shortages.

 

This UK variant is a different beast and they misjudged the severity of it. I hope I am wrong but this time I think thousands will be killed by it and many businesses that were able to scrape through the last year will finished off by it.

 

I have stocked up and will be staying home until it is over.

35 minutes ago, Farma said:

Got an email this morning that COE from India for non thai nationals arriving 01 may onwards have been suspended or cancelled.

 

 

Too late again

2 hours ago, Thailand said:

There will not be a coup ----!

No.  There won't be a coup..not until there is a happy ending in sight. (hey, it's Thailand)

 

Anybody (Group) that has any interest in that has no intention of being the people in charge while the downside PR potential is so high..

 

They are content for K. Prayuth to be the lightning rod..

1 hour ago, flexomike said:

I think he was just being a little sarcastic, a little slow this morning

Naahh, there is a strong tendency here to take things at face value... 

 

This is the weakness of all Internet communication, where body language is absent...

43 minutes ago, Farma said:

Got an email this morning that COE from India for non thai nationals arriving 01 may onwards have been suspended or cancelled.

 

 

Yet they will still bring into the country Thai nationals who may now have the double variant. They need to be testingbthem prior to allowing a flight placing them into isolation then test again before flying here and quarantinning them here for 14 days.

1 hour ago, smedly said:

been saying it for weeks that this is flawed

 

only the sick should be admitted to health facilities - those asymptomatic should be self isolating at home - they will have no other choice as the numbers increase

Somehow I can't see the average Thai, after being told by trained medical staff, to self isolate at home. Day 1, I don't feel ill, Day 2 I don't feel ill, Day 3 I don't feel ill I will go to the market then to a friend's house and play cards for 7 hours.

They can't be bothered to wear a crash helmet for 10 minutes so how the hell are they going to stay 'isolated' at home 24/7? Thailalaland ????????

45 minutes ago, SaamBaht said:

by ceasing all asymptomatic testing

How would they know if someone is asymptomatic if they do not test them?

1 minute ago, KannikaP said:

How would they know if someone is asymptomatic if they do not test them?

I think we are being trolled.

5 minutes ago, SaamBaht said:

Right. Check out this as well: FLCCC

You really fall for the fake news, don't you.  But this website actually contradicts what you said earlier.  You really need to pay better attention to this. LOL.  Stick with reliable websites.  Please.

 

https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/frontiers-removes-controversial-ivermectin-paper-pre-publication-68505

Frontiers Removes Controversial Ivermectin Paper Pre-Publication

 

A review article containing contested claims about the tropical medicine drug as a COVID-19 treatment was listed as “provisionally accepted” on the journal’s website before being removed this week.

Just now, SwampyThai said:

Somehow I can't see the average Thai, after being told by trained medical staff, to self isolate at home. Day 1, I don't feel ill, Day 2 I don't feel ill, Day 3 I don't feel ill I will go to the market then to a friend's house and play cards for 7 hours.

They can't be bothered to wear a crash helmet for 10 minutes so how the hell are they going to stay 'isolated' at home 24/7? Thailalaland ????????

Well, as for motorcycle helmets, there isn't much peer pressure to comply.. Thai people are rightly spooked by the virus this go round.. The non-compliant would risk being reported, with the attendant loss of face, if not more concrete penalties...

3 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

WHO advises that ivermectin only be used to treat COVID-19 within clinical trials

 

Ivermectin doesn't speed recovery from mild COVID-19, study shows

 

As with HCQ, the better the clinical trial, the less effective the drug under investigation. I will say that it is a bit early to make a conclusive decision, but it's not looking good for Ivermectin at this point.

 

 

The WHO is an unreliable source for medical information. If you learn how it's funded, who funds it, and what those funding sources what from the WHO, and if you read about its behavior during the early days of this pandemic and during the so called investigation of the cause of the pandemic, you'll understand that it can no longer be trusted. 

Off topic posts and replies regarding the lockdown in the UK have been removed.

 

Some "keyboard warrior" troll posts and the replies have been removed. 

Just now, SaamBaht said:

The WHO is an unreliable source for medical information. If you learn how it's funded, who funds it, and what those funding sources what from the WHO, and if you read about its behavior during the early days of this pandemic and during the so called investigation of the cause of the pandemic, you'll understand that it can no longer be trusted. 

Stop trolling.  Please.

Lockdowns kill. Has no one been following the UK and US?

Here are 35 papers on lockdowns and their effects, both on the spread of the virus and the economies of the places imposing them: 

 

35 Papers on Lockdowns

 

I don't think you can speak intelligently about any phenomenon by citing only one example. If someone says lockdowns didn't work citing one state or country, that's not science. If someone says lockdowns work citing one state or country, that's not science, either. 

 

It's been over a year and we certainly have enough real-world examples to make good data analysis. 

 

 

 

 

41 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

Just saw this video.  A must watch for all here in Thailand.

 

https://www.facebook.com/nbtworld/videos/361749831937398/

Please, no Facebook links.. Many of us are not using Facebook. (choice)

 

Or add a synopsis. That will do.

Just now, Bim Smith said:

Lockdowns kill. Has no one been following the UK and US?

Worked a treat in Australia.

1 minute ago, SaamBaht said:

I guess you haven't read the countless studies on Ivermectin, eh? Fake news! lol

This is all I need.  The rest are dodgy research reports from dodgy "experts".

 

https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/why-you-should-not-use-ivermectin-treat-or-prevent-covid-19

 

Why You Should Not Use Ivermectin to Treat or Prevent COVID-19

It was expected and no doubt coming, what i do not understand is why no one pointing fingers at him for creating this wave and failing to act?

 

Said it countless times now, once there was an outbreak in the few bars in BKK, why did he not lockdown that area? why did he allow Songkran travel when things were getting worse?

 

How did UK variant get into the clubs visited by the officials and why no investigations were open?

 

If there is another lockdown, how are people and businesses going to survive? To this date small business have not received any help. Only words.

 

After over a year of chest beating how Thai healthcare system is ready, it turns out its falling apart and people are dying because they can not get any help and mind you its those who are critical.

1 minute ago, Bim Smith said:

Lockdowns kill. Has no one been following the UK and US?

That's not true.  And I've been following the news very closely.  Using reliable sites only.  Nothing from social media.

IF IF they only listened to the experts of TVF!!

 

1.  all falangs would be gone

2.  hookers free, beer free

3.  housing prices to zero

4.  masks OK, unless at bar

5.  bars open 24/7

6.  every city for sexpats

 

i can't take any replies on here too seriously.  lol

4 minutes ago, SaamBaht said:

The WHO is an unreliable source for medical information. If you learn how it's funded, who funds it, and what those funding sources what from the WHO, and if you read about its behavior during the early days of this pandemic and during the so called investigation of the cause of the pandemic, you'll understand that it can no longer be trusted. 

Boo!

3 hours ago, webfact said:

A group of Thai medical professionals has issued a statement, asking the country’s prime minster to reconsider locking down the country again as a matter of urgency, citing the rapid spread of the latest wave of COVID-19 infections and fears that the medical system will collapse.

2 weeks too late... should have stopped people traveling for Songkran, instead he encouraged them to travel and spend spend spend.

He should be asked to step down, not make anymore decisions.

Now a lockdown is being considered. What about before? The thing that few seem to be discussing, is that this could have been at least partly avoided, had Prayuth and Anutin, two stunningly incompetence men, taken action early, and decisively. Instead, the whole country is made to suffer the consequences of inaction, of not locking down ground zero, Samut Sakorn (just a relatively small section of the province, actually) the first day of the second outbreak. It is beyond comprehension. It should have been locked down like a maximum security penitentiary. Cordoned off. Nobody comes in or out. Sure, the main market was closed. But, people were allowed to travel freely, and become super spreaders. Just incredibly dumb policy and a nearly unforgivable lack of action. 

This is  likely a continuation of the second wave, that was started by the inaction of Prayuth and Anutin. You want someone to blame? Blame those two. Due to a pathological fear of the optics of a lockdown, they refused to lock down ground zero, when only a 2km. radius, around that seafood market where they found 900 positive cases was needed. That is not something that can be construed as a lockdown. Just a tiny area. A competent advisor should have sent Prayuth to a shrink, for many hours of counseling, so the nation could be saved. Nobody comes in or out. And can anyone guess why it wasn't? Squash the protest movement? Fear of the optics of a lockdown? No other explanation means anything, or comes close to breaking down why this action as not decisively taken. 

 

If the Thai people are to blame someone, these two should be at the top of the list. The wave just continued until now. Use the "variant excuse" all you want. Many of us are not buying it. 

A post with a link to an unknown source has been removed as well as the replies.  Please post links to credible sites only.

Vaccines?  We’re still waiting to get vaccine.  When will we see vaccines for the masses?  Stupid, Mai?

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

Yeah, won't be happening.

 

He will just say again that it is all under control and there will be no need for a lockdown. His smiley face plan is at work at bringing happiness back to the people. 

Yeah, it's all under control, there are enough beds and nursing staff, the economy is rising and the country will open up in July to welcome tourism.

Just now, Tracyb said:

Vaccines?  We’re still waiting to get vaccine.  When will we see vaccines for the masses?  Stupid, Mai?

This is an excellent video to watch.  IMHO, a must watch for all in Thailand.

 

https://www.facebook.com/nbtworld/videos/361749831937398/

Virus infections cant be stopped by lockdowns, only slowed down.  however this slowing down, gives time to the virus to naturally mutate which in turn slows the development of so called; herd immunity, which is the real answer to controlling the virus