Anutin, Phiphat arrive in Phuket, assure July 1 reopening

[MasterBaker]

Monday Covid UPDATE: 9,635 Covid infections and 25 death... still sure about this opening?

[Pattaya Spotter]

1 hour ago, ikke1959 said:

These ladyboys were not he problem... The gathering and drinking was.... not allowed to sit with more than 2 people together.... please read the story of the Phuket news.. There was also a problem with a few expats drinking with friends in their house at the swimmingpool...It is the gathering.. How can you welcome tourist if you can't allow more than 2 people sitting together?? 

It's not 1 July yet and Covid mitigation restrictions are still in effect. These people weren't following them so were taken in and dealt with.

[Pattaya Spotter]

1 hour ago, SoilSpoil said:

No, some will fly to Phuket to watch Netflix in their homeroom enjoying a 7-11 meal.

Don't knock it...you tried "Sevens" Double Cheese Chicken Burger and new lemon cheese cake ????????

Edited May 17, 2021 by Pattaya Spotter

[Pattaya Spotter]

Just now, Sticky Rice Balls said:

I live out of 7-11 as I live outside of the city and hit it up to stock up on my way home---Ive mastered the art of cooking 7-11 style

tuna+kewpie japanese mayo

eggs-soft boiled

chicken

sushi-cali rolls

the pork burger reminds me of school hamburger lunch days ????

soybean pods

smoked sausages

cream puffs

etc+++

They have some great stuff...so upgraded their food offerings the past few years from the in-house coffee...bakery...and sammies. Luv me those Toasted Cheese sandwiches ????

[GBW]

1 hour ago, ikke1959 said:

These ladyboys were not he problem... The gathering and drinking was.... not allowed to sit with more than 2 people together.... please read the story of the Phuket news.. There was also a problem with a few expats drinking with friends in their house at the swimmingpool...It is the gathering.. How can you welcome tourist if you can't allow more than 2 people sitting together?? 

Simple, just leave the missus home.....   : ))

[Rhacsyn]

2 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

These ladyboys were not he problem... The gathering and drinking was.... not allowed to sit with more than 2 people together.... please read the story of the Phuket news.. There was also a problem with a few expats drinking with friends in their house at the swimmingpool...It is the gathering.. How can you welcome tourist if you can't allow more than 2 people sitting together?? 

It is a serious purge to ensure as many people as possible follow the rules. Anutin visited with the 1st July opening apparently top of the agenda. New daily Covid positive numbers need to be consistently in single digits if that is going to happen. Hence the rules are being enforced rigorously now with a view to achieve that goal. Rules are, of course, subject to review at a later date.

[AnnieSeek]

Makes little sense as you can catch the virus and pass it EVEN if you've had the vaccine. 

 

With the more viralant Indian strain now taking off around Europe, and mainland Thailand not vaccinated this just DANGEROUS. 

[zhounan]

According to my calculations, in less than two weeks there will be more cases of infection in Phuket.

[Pattaya Spotter]

51 minutes ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

Toastie always works in a pinch--there is a 7-11 across hospital in CNX that is huge--has coffee shop-bakery  table to sit and eat...vendors outside--wood floors and huge --even a true move shop!.........and of course my 10 baht cloth 7-11 bag to do my part against the plastic invasion..its usually overflowing..should have upgraded!

I splashed out on the 49 baht bag ????

 

 

[wensiensheng]

2 hours ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

Ok..so lets go with the "THEORY" that this is TRUE....July 1 opening in Phuket

 

Being a Yank(USA) Im getting my final Pfizer this wed....which will make me "fully vaccinated"

 

My lease ends July 14th here....I peeked to see if flights and how much just for kicks and IF this thai theory "works"

 

Ive seen flight from LAX to BKK and some LAX to Phuket--some with a quick layover in BKK  ANA--Singapore air etc--less than 500 usd one way or need RT?

 

Are they saying I could arrive---VOA on arrival, Show Covid Insurance and Im free to stay anywhere for 7 days in Phuket--provided Im "clean"?

 

Then I could fly to my home base up north in CM??....where I would be cut loose but still follow guidelines there..NO ASQ at all???

 

I jumped to the DC Thai Consulate Embassy site as I figured if its true they would say so....nothing there..all the hoops still and a 14 day ASQ on arrival.

 

This has become a mish mash of ideas run in a blender with someone throwing a new idea into it daily---Am i wrong in any of my JULY 1 claims?

 

As said before Id take the word of Ubon Joe over any of these thai guys..as seems each group is shouting down the others ideas with no final plan

 

Assume the final decider would be on the Thai Embassy website, as opposed to hearsay and article posted almost daily here-fuel to the fire..??

 

or is this just pillow talk and ideas being thrown at a wall in an effort to be doing something and getting a paycheck to appease the bosses...   sigh

I assume the DC Thai consulate web site is stating the current policy.

 

the rest is what is currently PLANNED. I suspect it will happen for sure because it would be too much loss of face for senior government officials otherwise, but the details won’t be known for sure until the rules actually change. Then the Thai consulate will update its web site.

 

I assume the idea will be to eradicate COVID from Phuket by end May, remove restrictions on bars, gatherings etc some time in June, claim full vaccination for 70% of Phuket residents during June and then allow vaccinated tourists in from July 1st.

 

I shall be in Udon by then and will be interested to watch the show ????

[Deli]

5 hours ago, Thailand said:

Up to3 weeks quarantine for Chinese returning back to China so you won'tbe seeing them.

 

Hope you are right

[wensiensheng]

25 minutes ago, Rhacsyn said:

It is a serious purge to ensure as many people as possible follow the rules. Anutin visited with the 1st July opening apparently top of the agenda. New daily Covid positive numbers need to be consistently in single digits if that is going to happen. Hence the rules are being enforced rigorously now with a view to achieve that goal. Rules are, of course, subject to review at a later date.

I posted in a separate thread that yesterday the road around a local lake that a lot of people use for exercising was suddenly blocked to cars, motorbikes and cyclists. At each block point 6ft signs in English and Thai stating COVID restriction rules and vehicle access near the beach blocked off. Very similar to the total lockdown last year.

 

the funny thing is that the authorities are able to do this so as to be ready to receive tourists, but not to protect their own citizens. ????

[wensiensheng]

1 hour ago, MasterBaker said:

Monday Covid UPDATE: 9,635 Covid infections and 25 death... still sure about this opening?

Pretty sure. The Phuket number was 4 cases I think. Or that may have been yesterday. Come what may, Phuket will open, I’m certain of that. Very important people have said so, too much loss of face if it doesn’t.

[ICELANDMAN]

2 hours ago, SoilSpoil said:

No, some will fly to Phuket to watch Netflix in their homeroom enjoying a 7-11 meal.

 

 Right, 7/11  Pizza 99 B. now and be happy, the beach ? Why you ask for go the beach you don't know is full Covid virus there ? Is not for you tourist, we are sorry..(LOS T)

[bluesofa]

5 minutes ago, wensiensheng said:

I posted in a separate thread that yesterday the road around a local lake that a lot of people use for exercising was suddenly blocked to cars, motorbikes and cyclists. At each block point 6ft signs in English and Thai stating COVID restriction rules and vehicle access near the beach blocked off. Very similar to the total lockdown last year.

 

the funny thing is that the authorities are able to do this so as to be ready to receive tourists, but not to protect their own citizens. ????

Interesting. Blocked to cyclists. That comes under 'taking exercise', when mask wearing is excluded, although was last month. Another day, another story:

 

[stevenl]

5 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

and than in another article.. Thais and foreigners arrested for drinking together...... Good advertisement for an island that is begging for tourists

You do realise it is mid May now? Now connection at all between this and opening on 1 July.

[2 is 1]

4 hours ago, nkg said:

 

 

There's other options - £472 with Emirates, £499 with Singapore, £391 with KLM - and that's just on the 1st of July.

 

Hope voucher is valid long time! All flights going to be canceled before departure!

[RobMuir]

4 hours ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

Actually one of my fully vaccinated friends from the US has already booked... so on a factual basis you're wrong. The more important point is it's a starting point to get the Phuket economy moving again but it will be a very slow process.

Yes, I am going also.

[Muzzique]

4 hours ago, nkg said:

 

 

There's other options - £472 with Emirates, £499 with Singapore, £391 with KLM - and that's just on the 1st of July.

 

 

UAE is on the UK Red List so transiting through Dubai with Emirates means mandatory hotel based quarantine on return.

 

Travel to Thailand has mandatory 10 days home quarantine on your return to the UK, vaccinated or not.

 

Vaccination does not prevent you getting the infection, it just arms you to react to a COVID infection quicker so reducing the chances of it developing into a more serious manifestation.

 

As yet no one knows if vaccinated people can still transmit the virus even if they do not show any symptoms so it will be a while before vaccination holds any degree of faith to remove a quarantine period.

 

Given the Sinovac version seems to have only 50% efficacy then there may even be discrimination across the types of vaccination you had should any kind of consensus be drawn on the removal of quarantine for vaccinated travellers in the future.

 

 

https://www.as-coa.org/articles/timeline-tracking-latin-americas-road-vaccination

 

Don't expect Thailand to be on the UK Green list anytime soon though, so make sure you book the extra 10 days of home quarantine as time off work after you return. This can be reduced if you pay to take a private test after 5 full days of quarantine and it comes back negative under the UK Test to Release Scheme.

 

Be aware these red, amber, green lists can change quickly. You may find a very pricy hotel stay on the cards if it does while you're still away.

 

Book away if you're so inclined but be aware of the facts before you buy your flights and make your own judgement. 

 

May the odds be always in your favour.

[Uroller]

Anybody booking flights and hotels for the July Phuket opening had better make sure all bookings are refundable as very doubtful July opening will happen. No sign of restaurants and bars gearing up for July opening???? Other issue is that I’m not sure vaccinated people are immune from actually spreading the virus................no way people in Phuket will be vaccinated by July, especially those staff that will have to come in from their villages????

[stevenl]

9 minutes ago, Muzzique said:

 

Vaccination does not prevent you getting the infection, it just arms you to react to a COVID infection quicker so reducing the chances of it developing into a more serious manifestation.

 

As yet no one knows if vaccinated people can still transmit the virus even if they do not show any symptoms so it will be a while before vaccination holds any degree of faith to remove a quarantine period.

 

 

May the odds be always in your favour.

Not true, all research points to vaccinated people getting far less infected and greatly reducing the spread as well.

[LivinginKata]

1 hour ago, wensiensheng said:

Pretty sure. The Phuket number was 4 cases I think. Or that may have been yesterday. Come what may, Phuket will open, I’m certain of that. Very important people have said so, too much loss of face if it doesn’t.

 

Wife says it's  down to 2 cases in this mornings Thai media.

[Magenta408]

Well, well, well, a tag team is planning to go to Phuket.  To do what? A seagull visit, fly over, <deleted> everywhere and fly back.

[ikke1959]

1 hour ago, stevenl said:

You do realise it is mid May now? Now connection at all between this and opening on 1 July.

I think most tourist don't book on a short term to go on holiday to a far country... Most make plans months before...so 6 weeks to go

[trainman34014]

Ah yes; just as Anutin 'assured' us that Covid had peaked a month ago !

[ikke1959]

2 hours ago, Rhacsyn said:

It is a serious purge to ensure as many people as possible follow the rules. Anutin visited with the 1st July opening apparently top of the agenda. New daily Covid positive numbers need to be consistently in single digits if that is going to happen. Hence the rules are being enforced rigorously now with a view to achieve that goal. Rules are, of course, subject to review at a later date.

Of course I understand rules are rules.. But they have to be the same for everyone, Thai or non Thai and I see a lot of Thais gathering together without any consequence and if a few foreigners come together there are problems.. For a country that need foreigners is this not a good sign

[ikke1959]

3 hours ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

It's not 1 July yet and Covid mitigation restrictions are still in effect. These people weren't following them so were taken in and dealt with.

agree but do the same with Thais and not only if there are non Thais are involved... If the group were only Thai nothing would have happened. I see in my surroundings the same.. all Thais siting together, drinking and make noise, but nothing ever happens.. Do it as a foreigner and there will be the poilice

[holy cow cm]

Bozos in Phuket. To bad his excellency was not granted a ticker tape parade for bestowing them with his presence. If I was Anutin or any of the cronies I would be careful about playing in the sandbox as a cat might come around and cover them up. 

[bloodyholly]

3 hours ago, zhounan said:

According to my calculations, in less than two weeks there will be more cases of infection in Phuket.

I hope that’s nothing to do with the recent visitors from Bangkok????

[Pattaya Spotter]

2 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

agree but do the same with Thais and not only if there are non Thais are involved... If the group were only Thai nothing would have happened. I see in my surroundings the same.. all Thais siting together, drinking and make noise, but nothing ever happens.. Do it as a foreigner and there will be the poilice

I'm sure if you perused the criminal justice stats for Thailand (assuming their available somewhere) I'm sure you would find that the vast vast vast majority of arrests and citations in Thailand each year were of Thais for breaking whatever law they happened to be breaking; and that the figures for foreigners were insignificant in comparison. Next.