24 minutes ago, Mr Derek said:

Interesting. On Dec 23rd 2019, at the gate for a flight from Suwarnabhumi to Dalat in Vietnam, a Chinese guy sneezed right across my path. It was so outrageous I remembered it when I caught a flu the next day, presumably from that, and it ruined my holiday. The cough lasted two months. It was severe, but my colds/flus are always severe because of allergy side-effects - I can't tell them apart. Never got tested, but if that was Covid, it would have been the first known case in Thailand. Always wondered about that. Perhaps it came to Thailand via Vietnam...

 

Via you . 

Thanks . 

Sadly this government has done nothing to earn the world’s or the Thai people’s confidence.

2 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

If only the current government could shoot the coronavirus, they'd be out of the pandemic in no time.  Unfortunately, gunfire is not a medically approved treatment!  ????

 

they'd probably mess that up too 

25 minutes ago, Mr Derek said:

The cough lasted two months.

Same ........ but didn't bother me that much.

2 hours ago, Neeranam said:

What do you mean?

 

On quick check,

 

Deaths in UK = 129,000

Deaths in Thailand = 3,000

 

Are you just Thai bashing or is there something I can't see here? 

The Chinese regime claimed they only had 3,000 deaths but the crematoriums were working 24/7 for months and are most probably still working 24/7 to burn the bodies don’t be surprised if Thailand is doing the same by not being up front with its citizens 

1 hour ago, Neeranam said:

With the way Boris J has handled this pandemic, few Brits will be able to afford a foreign holiday. Many of my friends are going to camp sites this year in a tent or caravan. 

 

What should he have done ?

Int’l news reporting that in a world-first Thailand will mix two vaccines in it’s official rollout program. Sinovac and AZ.
 

It must of been so impressed with the crappy Sinovac that it’s going to give the come-from-behind AZ a chance to shine.

 

OR, could it be that they don’t have enough of any one vaccines that they’ll mix and match just about anything not to appear to be the clueless fools they are.?

 

Won’t be surprised if we are soon hearing about a new miracle vaccine called ‘Thaivac’.

kudos to BBC, maybe this will make Thailand switch from using all resources on sandboxes to vaccinating people

1 hour ago, harada said:

Thai police have been carrying high powered rifles since 1980 that I know of, nothing new here, but seeing a brave Thai doctor on the news in Aust stating that Sinovac was probably given preference over others because brown envelopes would have been involved would make me think twice about returning to Thailand.

link? or channel?

5 minutes ago, crazykopite said:

The Chinese regime claimed they only had 3,000 deaths but the crematoriums were working 24/7 for months and are most probably still working 24/7 to burn the bodies don’t be surprised if Thailand is doing the same by not being up front with its citizens 

Everything is back to normal in China, all are back to work without need for masks. Makes one wonder.

 

Over 5% fully vaccinated, (about 12% with one dose). Nothing to crow about, I agree, but if they had had sufficient vaccines, they would have powered ahead. I am not an apologist for the chaotic and easily preventable shortage here, but they have managed to inoculate more people once they realised how bad the situation was. The problem was the head-in-the-sand attitude, ignoring what was obvious to those of us without the information they have at their fingertips on a daily basis, but which they chose to ignore.

2 hours ago, JonnyF said:

Thailand on the other hand....

Sorry, tried that. Fits on no one.

12 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

What should he have done ?

Well for starters he could have read the news to see that the COVID spikes around the world suggest that it’s far from over and no country is immune from further waves. Then he could have heeded a petition by 1200 scientists that what he was doing in opening up the country prematurely was dangerous. And finally he could have swallowed his pride to save many who will needlessly catch COVID and suffer possible serious consequences.

 

????

Edited July 20, 20214 yr by ABCbangkok

2 hours ago, Neeranam said:

What do you mean?

 

On quick check,

 

Deaths in UK = 129,000

Deaths in Thailand = 3,000

 

Are you just Thai bashing or is there something I can't see here? 

It's this kind of post that makes many people with serious intent lose interest in the forum.

 

A warning sign is the lazy expression "Thai bashing." Those who use it always overlook the views of the majority of Thais who are fed up to the back teeth with government incompetence and sluggishness.

 

The comparison of deaths is not only fatuous but completely irrelevant to the current situation.It's a matter of record that Thailand did very well in the earlier part of the pandemic and the Thai government can take some credit for this.The latter part of the pandemic in Thailand has however been characterized by complacency, corruption and shoddy performance at government level.On the ground, in contrast ,the dedication and diligence of health care professionals is impressive and rather moving.Lions led by donkeys.

 

For all the mistakes of the British government, and there were many, the very successful vaccination rollout has almost broken the link between contracting Covid and hospitalization/deaths.This should also be the objective in Thailand.The failure is infuriating because Thailand has all the resources to be a world beater given its excellent health infrastructure.To point this out is not "Thai bashing."

3 minutes ago, ABCbangkok said:

Int’l news reporting that in a world-first Thailand will mix two vaccines in it’s official rollout program. Sinovac and AZ.
 

Great innovators. 

2 hours ago, Neeranam said:

What do you mean?

 

On quick check,

 

Deaths in UK = 129,000

Deaths in Thailand = 3,000

 

Are you just Thai bashing or is there something I can't see here? 

The Chinese claimed they only had 3,000 deaths but were burning bodies 24/7 for months and I wouldn’t be surprised if there still doing it and we all know that the Thai government are very good friends with the Regime so who knows if the true numbers  being announced each day in Thailand are correct I have seen reports of refrigerated wagons being ordered as back up in Bangkok and also reports of temples not being able to cope with cremations yet only 3,000 have died over in a year !

Posts using trolling images and the replies have been removed. 

Thing is, the deaths in the UK are very small compared to Thailand, perhaps reflecting a benefit from the vaccine or that the old, frail and otherwise sick, have been killed off already. 

27 minutes ago, sathornlover said:

"Poor" "poor" Thailand, strange excuse, because it is no secret that even the really much poorer neighbours Laos and Cambodia perform better. A small simple maths test.
How much does it cost to buy 120 million doses of AZ, Moderna or if it must be Sinovac, and how much does a month of closed borders and lockdown cost the whole country? 

Correct me if I'm wrong but cancelling the Chinese sub deal could probably put two shots of a high quality vaccine into every arm in Thailand.

2 hours ago, Neeranam said:

What do you mean?

 

On quick check,

 

Deaths in UK = 129,000

Deaths in Thailand = 3,000

 

Are you just Thai bashing or is there something I can't see here? 

3,502 REPORTED deaths, to date.

Even a number of Thai doctors have said that is much lower than the real number.

4 hours ago, ArcticFox said:

Only if they read the Thai language.  This is a BBC Thai page written in Thai.  The average Brit will never see it.

Good spot!

 

Kinda makes the headline sensationalist and meaningless 'BBC report Thai Covid crisis latest - who's going to visit Thailand after reading that?'

 

To get back on topic, neither machine guns nor the virus will stop people from visiting Thailand. It hasn't stopped them from wanting to fly to Spain.

 

What will stop people is the duty to quarantine. If people who fly to Thailand have to quarantine when they go back home they will not go there. This is what will happen if the EU and UK keep Thailand on a high risk list.

 

So it is in the hands of the excellent and competent Thai minister of Public Health, his excellency Mr Anutin, to ensure that tourists can return to Thailand.

 

Good luck.

nothing to worry about, BBC, CNN and other news outlets know nothing  (Sarcasm intended)  .... yesterday TV post   555

 

Record Covid cases will not have any effect on "Sandbox" or 120 day reopening plan, says TAT chief

The foreign tourists will still be coming. 

 

 

3 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Almost as bad as the numbers in the vaccinated UK.

Current daily average UK new infections 37k

Cases in the UK | Coronavirus in the UK (data.gov.uk)

but the Vaccinated UK is over 90% which means they can get it, but not at the level that will kill you. Thailand less than 5% so there is no comparison......

 

2 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

If only the current government could shoot the coronavirus, they'd be out of the pandemic in no time.  Unfortunately, gunfire is not a medically approved treatment!  ????

 

They would miss!

2 hours ago, Pedrogaz said:

Thing is, the deaths in the UK are very small compared to Thailand, perhaps reflecting a benefit from the vaccine or that the old, frail and otherwise sick, have been killed off already. 

Yes, the UK is ahead in medical terms but way behind in how they dealt with this pandemic.

 

Anyone that thinks the UK govt did better than the Thai one needs some serious attitude adjustment.

 

...

 

Coming to live in a developing country and attacking the government for not having the same standards as your own is totally screwed up, especially when Thailand has done better. 

Edited July 20, 20214 yr by onthedarkside
off topic comments removed

13 minutes ago, Kwaibill said:

3,502 REPORTED deaths, to date.

Even a number of Thai doctors have said that is much lower than the real number.

Even if it were 10x that it would be less than 25% of the UK's deaths, 

2 hours ago, BritManToo said:

The other theory being ........

Most of the Brits likely to die of COVID have already died.

Spread by utter muppets. Most of the population is vaccinated so now it is the ones who don't want to get vaccinated or those that cannot be helped by the vaccines that are dying. 

Anyone who thinks the death rate has not greatly reduced due the massive vaccination programme is beyond stupid or living in an anti vax bubble. 

7 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

21 minutes ago, Kwaibill said:

3,502 REPORTED deaths, to date.

Even a number of Thai doctors have said that is much lower than the real number.

Even if it were 10x that it would be less than 25% of the UK's deaths

Most of them caused by the much less transmissible Wuhan strain and with lockdowns in place. A stark warning as to what is on the way if vaccines are not procured soon or other measures introduced. 

3 hours ago, Neeranam said:

What do you mean?

 

On quick check,

 

Deaths in UK = 129,000

Deaths in Thailand = 3,000

 

Are you just Thai bashing or is there something I can't see here? 

the Thai government botched the vaccine rollout and to some extent the Thai people are complicit in tolerating its leaders.  

 

Edited July 20, 20214 yr by malibukid