Jonathan Fairfield Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Thailand’s northeastern province of Buri Ram has taken preventives measure in preparation for the possible arrival of workers from Bangkok and its vicinities, following the closure of construction worker housing there, by mandating that all arrivals will be subject to 14-days of local quarantine. Provincial and health officials, led by Governor Tatchakorn Hatthathayakul and Dr. Pichet Puedkhunthod, the provincial health chief, held an urgent meeting on Friday to discuss measures to respond to an order by the CCSA to close all construction worker housing facilities in Bangkok, Samut Prakan, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani Samut Sakhon and in the four southern provinces of Yala, Pattani, Narathiwat and Songkhla. Dr. Pichet told the media, after the meeting, that several recent COVID-19 infections had been traced to arrivals from theseareas, who didn’t know that they were already infected or who did not follow health safety measures and had engaged in social activities. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/buri-ram-imposes-14-day-anti-covid-19-quarantine-on-all-arrivals-from-bangkok/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2021-06-27 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jacko45k Posted June 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2021 People go to Buriram? On purpose? 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post patongphil Posted June 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2021 7 minutes ago, jacko45k said: People go to Buriram? On purpose? I do - MotoGP religiously every year I can, along with quite a few thousand others from all over the world. This could be very bad news for the next races scheduled October. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actonion Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Does anyone know if this quarantine is still applicable for those entering Buriram" from Chonburi" province too ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nojohndoe Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 The perceived problem is a reality. Two families very near my location have been found to have been infected by people returning or visiting from Bangkok or other construction site "hot spots". One of those families were regular vendors ina local market and in the case of the other family they were happily socializing with extended family and friends. If Buriram or any other Province wants to impose such a quarantine it is difficult to understand how enforcement will be achieved other than depending on local informants. Nor is the importation of potential carriers eliminated in the first instance. Surely the most effective policy would be to detain ALL the employees in the construction sites rather than just the hapless migrant workers and let construction continue as was done with factories? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ohyesuare Posted June 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2021 46 minutes ago, jacko45k said: People go to Buriram? On purpose? Yes, I like to see the sick buffalos in person before I hand over my millions of baht. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Caldera Posted June 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2021 We will probably see an avalanche of similar announcements from other provinces, each with their own slightly different rules to maximize confusion as per usual. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losername Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 4 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said: possible arrival of workers from Bangkok and its vicinities, following the closure of construction worker housing there In another thread it says that the construction sites are closing but the workers' camps are being sealed off. Workers should not be able to invade Buriram. "construction sites in the six areas will be shut down and workers' camps will be sealed off to contain clusters." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 A troll/derogatory post has been removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccarty Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, jacko45k said: People go to Buriram? On purpose? I find Buriram quite nice when visiting my mate there! Buriram Edited June 27, 2021 by jmccarty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djayz Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, losername said: workers' camps are being sealed off The authorities in Buriram (and eventually other provinces) know that the people here don't have the self-discipline, inclination or ability to seal a jam jar, let alone hundreds of building camps. Just look at the border fiasco earlier this year. I fear we may see more provinces follow suit soon. Edited June 27, 2021 by djayz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 4 hours ago, Ohyesuare said: Yes, I like to see the sick buffalos in person before I hand over my millions of baht. I recall being there and in the town centre, for what it is worth, decided to get a much needed haircut... I might have garbled the instructions in Thai, but ended up looking like a prisoner of war after a delouse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harada Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Self isolating or social distancing is not in their DNA, but not something that is unique to Thailand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALLSEEINGEYE Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Maybe if the government would put some laws in place forcing construction companies to provide humane living conditions for the migrant workers, those poor people wouldn't be living in conditions that expose them to the virus as much. Since these large companies pull the strings of the govt stooges, I guess that will never happen. Very sad seeing how they are forced to live. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topt Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 6 hours ago, actonion said: Does anyone know if this quarantine is still applicable for those entering Buriram" from Chonburi" province too ?? Yes - from the original linked article - Quote The 14-day local quarantine applies to people arriving in BuriRam from Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan, Bangkok, Chachoengsao, Chon Buri, Trat, Nakhon Pathom, Pattani, Phetchaburi, Songkhla, Samut Sakhon, Saraburi, Yala and Narathiwat, said Dr. Pichet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 8 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said: Thailand’s northeastern province of Buri Ram has taken preventives measure in preparation for the possible arrival of workers from Bangkok and its vicinities, following the closure of construction worker housing there, by mandating that all arrivals will be subject to 14-days of local quarantine Wasn't Buriram one of the 10 favoured provinces to allow foreigners in after their 14 day stay in Phuket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actonion Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 18 hours ago, topt said: Yes - from the original linked article - Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 (edited) Like it or hate it, but Burriram is always first to act and their strategy seems to work, very low numbers Edited June 28, 2021 by BestB 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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