Fines of up to 20,000 baht now in place for not wearing a face mask

[animalmagic]

5 hours ago, sirineou said:

Is being in your car considered being in public? 

I am a proponent of wearing a facemask, and even though both the wife and me are fully vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine, we always wear masks while in public, but not in our car, (we are in Khon Kaen), We drive through the police check point on the ring road  almost every day without wearing a mask, and the police has never stop as or said a word.  

I find it difficult to wear a mask , especially when I am driving, because the breath escaping from the top of my mask makes my eyes water.  

Breath mints? ????

[BestB]

5 hours ago, darksidedog said:

I can understand this in the hot spots, though for provinces with zero cases it seems a bit extreme. Are they doing this in relation to the colour coded provinces, or are the cops able to fleece people everywhere?

I think it’s yet another thai law to be interpreted individually to fit the purpose 

[MasterBaker]

6 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

So still can be fined while driving my own car with my family inside and not wearing a mask

rules are simple and imagine police will stop every car and check the proof that you live is the same household... would it be better? just wear a mask and take it easy

[Wuvu2]

Agree - draconian and a completely confusing system of penalties. "Shoot on sight" would be much simpler and mask compliance would be near 100%. 

[oneton]

[WhiteBuffaloATM]

my subject brief opinions:-

cloth masks -2m distancing - sanitizers = useless political bs

medical masks= actually work / nobody uses (except medical staff)

mask no helmet on moving motor bike= most useless pathetic covid scene

[KamalaRider]

5 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Some are so selfish they think it is a joke and don't want to follow the rules and believe they should not be required to wear a mask.

I like it.  Would like to see even higher fines.  

They should put undercover cops at the malls, Foodland and Makro make a fortune. 

 

 

Selfish?? The face mask doesn't protect you at all or others from airborne viruses. Covid-19 isn't a drop decease virus, it's AIRBORNE. The only protection is to stay away from people and to wash often and well. 

Again folks , in order for a face mask to properly work they need to be airtight. 

[KamalaRider]

Just now, KamalaRider said:

Selfish?? The face mask doesn't protect you at all or others from airborne viruses. Covid-19 isn't a drop decease virus, it's AIRBORNE. The only protection is to stay away from people and to wash often and well. 

Again folks , in order for a face mask to properly work they need to be airtight. 

Or become vaccinated 

[KamalaRider]

48 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Walk into an operating theatre where open heart surgery is being performed.....count how many are wearing surgical masks, and how many are not....

Similarly attend a Covid ward in a hospital....

Stupid comment, it's for protection from bacteria,  the medical community with doctors and nurses knows you can't protect the patients from viruses, they are simply too small in size. 

[SymS]

Is this countrywide and even outdoors? It's not clear from the article.
Some regions have been free of COVID-19 for several weeks, and where I live people exercise outdoors without wearing a mask.

[jingjo01]

Someone should look at Bang Saray public park near the beach. Every afternoon and evening large groups of Thai youngsters gathering and playing around with loud music. No masks and no social distancing. Usually from about 5 pm to 10 pm. I did report it to the appropriate call in phone number several months ago. The operator said they would contact the Tessaban to advise. No action yet taken. These teenagers involved in risky behavior could take the virus back to their elderly parents and not even know. If I leave my house without a mask I could get fined. Why does this rule not apply to these irresponsible Thais ? 

[jacko45k]

Just now, KamalaRider said:

Stupid comment, it's for protection from bacteria,  the medical community with doctors and nurses knows you can't protect the patients from viruses, they are simply too small in size. 

And you follow on with an even dumber comment..... as if a virus is a single entity buzzing around like a wasp!

[jacko45k]

1 minute ago, jingjo01 said:

If I leave my house without a mask I could get fined. Why does this rule not apply to these irresponsible Thais ? 

It does, but it has yet to be enforced. Thais usually react after 3 or 4 incidences or posts on social media. 

[mikosan]

It must be a no news day, this is old hat.

[cardinalblue]

So how does it feel being pfizer vaccinated and still going thru quarantine?

[SwampyThai]

6 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

So still can be fined while driving my own car with my family inside and not wearing a mask, even though we live under the same roof and the GF and I sleep in the same bed.....interesting times ahead.  Next we will be mandated to have the mask on while inside our own homes.  It is already a Juristic rule to wear them when we go outside the unit, are in the lifts and in the common areas.  Saw a resident swimming yesterday and was about to ask him where his mask was.....lol

Ohhhh it is so inconvenient, difficult and annoying to wear a little face mask when you step outside your place of residence, NOT.

If it irks you so much, stay indoors, simple isn't it?

[spetersen]

5 hours ago, smedly said:

the space inside a car is so compact wearing a mask will make little to no difference no matter who they are - the whole concept is a failure out of the box.

and wearing a mask outside the car makes no difference either as long as you not in a crowded place with a short distance to others , the virus is NOT AIRBORNE , it is transmitted through droplets in the air, if no people around you, absolute zero chance that you will infect someone else. 

[chocboss]

DR Fauci has already admitted  the mask does not work as emails do lol                                                        

[apetryxx]

If I’m riding my scooter with no helmet but have a mask on or if I don’t have a mask on and am wearing a helmet or either or both of the above,

what’s the fine?

1. Riding a scooter in Thailand without a helmet is close to suicidal and not very smart.

2. Wearing a mask whilst riding a scooter is also not very smart seeing as catching Covid or transmitting same is just about impossible when outdoors on a scooter.

3. The vast majority of Thais driving scooters wear masks but don’t wear helmets. 
4. Figure all that out. 

 

[KamalaRider]

31 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

And you follow on with an even dumber comment..... as if a virus is a single entity buzzing around like a wasp!

Viruses, buzzing around? <deleted> has your comment anything to do with Covid-19 and my comments about facemasks? Please elaborate!

[Naturesway]

The no brain ppl can turn an entire country into an asylum such easily. Very impressive 

[law ling]

The law should have listed exceptions, e.g.

 

1. sitting at a restaurant with food or beverage on the table

 

2. infants and children under the age of ....

 

3. carrying a medical exemption

[jacko45k]

7 minutes ago, KamalaRider said:

Viruses, buzzing around? <deleted> has your comment anything to do with Covid-19 and my comments about facemasks? Please elaborate!

I will humour you despite the fact I suspect I waste my time.

The virus is transmitted mainly via the respiratory route, when people inhale droplets and particles that infected people release as they breathe, talk, cough, sneeze or sing. The closer people interact, and the longer they interact, the more likely they are to transmit COVID-19, but infection can occur over longer distances, particularly indoors. 

Surgical facemasks are more than fine enough to catch and contain these droplets. 

 

I have read too many comments from fools stating the size of the virus is very small compared to a facemask mesh... as if it was a fly (or wasp) getting through chicken wire fencing... quite ridiculous. 

Edited June 9, 2021 by jacko45k

[KamalaRider]

25 minutes ago, spetersen said:

and wearing a mask outside the car makes no difference either as long as you not in a crowded place with a short distance to others , the virus is NOT AIRBORNE , it is transmitted through droplets in the air, if no people around you, absolute zero chance that you will infect someone else. 

So if it's not airborne,  how the .... can the virus find its way around the fan systems in hospitals and other public buildings. The spread of the virus is too fast for it to be a droplet spread virus. Read up on viruses and how they spread. Our immune system can normally handle reasonable amount of virus particles but if we have another sickness, even the smallest amount of viruses can multiplie without interference. Please, don't make the mistake believing it's not airborne. 

[Burma Bill]

6 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

and Makro

 Interesting, here in Siem Reap, Cambodia, one cannot enter MAKRO  unless you wear a face-mask, but in fairness their security will give you one.

[vandeventer]

7 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

So still can be fined while driving my own car with my family inside and not wearing a mask, even though we live under the same roof and the GF and I sleep in the same bed.....interesting times ahead.  Next we will be mandated to have the mask on while inside our own homes.  It is already a Juristic rule to wear them when we go outside the unit, are in the lifts and in the common areas.  Saw a resident swimming yesterday and was about to ask him where his mask was.....lol

They might have to build larger jails. Don't they know a lot of people are out of work do to the virus.

Edited June 9, 2021 by vandeventer

[PETERTHEEATER]

6 hours ago, KannikaP said:

These are two completely different things. A rag around the gob will do then.

How do they know if it is your 1st, 2nd or 3rd offence?

Because the meticulous BiBs will record the criminal act, collect the fine and issue an official receipt to the perpetrator. Details will be recorded on a database and flagged if the personal ID is entered in future. Which begs the question, should the PM be permitted to hold a political post in view of his criminal record?????

[KannikaP]

11 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

I have read too many comments from fools stating the size of the virus is very small compared to a facemask mesh... as if it was a fly (or wasp) getting through chicken wire fencing... quite ridiculous. 

OK, let's have some figures please.

[PEE TEE]

Does this exclude exercising 

[Emdog]

6 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Yesterday I had to go to my condo and in the space of 15 minutes I saw 7 people without mask, 4 farang and 3 Thai staff, even my tenant who had come up in the lift to meet me at the unit was not wearing a mask, I was wearing one 

Maybe we live in same condo. Twice I've gotten into it with people not wearing masks in lifts, once assaulted. Lifts are the perfect location to spread the virus & it can linger for hours. And security does absolutely nothing, don't even pay attention to who comes in or out. Office suggested perhaps I should take photos and send them to the police... It's their job, not mine!

Does this new old rule mention anything about security at condos having some responsibility for enforcement? I've suggested security merely mention to offenders "You need to wear a mask when outside your room". Even that is too much...