Next Fortnight Crucial in Decision to Ease More of Thailand’s COVID-19 Restrictions

[Mike k]

2 hours ago, MrJ2U said:

Reason enough to close down the island.

 

You need spare beds for emergency patients like heart attacks, car accidents, etc.

 

Its very odd way of doing business this "Sandbox" fiasco.

There are provinces with less new cases that are red but Phuket is still orange 

[Albert Zweistein]

8 hours ago, Almer said:

If its not flat what is it, dont  tell me its round or we would all fall off woudnt we.

Not all, just the Aussie's and the Kiwi's.

[HashBrownHarry]

11 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

So if cases fall and they then decide to open things up again . Cases would surge again and they would have to go back to restrictions . 

   Isnt that a foregone conclusion or am I missing some information ?

Will the not just open to fully vaxxed first?

[arithai12]

12 hours ago, crazykopite said:

Is he sure that it’s not due to less testing that the numbers have fallen the deaths still remain high which puzzles me if the number of cases have dropped 

the number of deaths lags the number of infections by several weeks, so you cannot compare one with the other for the same day.

[tingtong]

Thailand might not be the only country planning to attract back tourists with closed shops, no alcohol and a full night curfew....

 

But I don't know any other country where this plan worked out.

[Billybaroo]

 "A good proportion of people having had two shots of vaccine is not guaranteed to bring infection rates down, as has been seen in America and European countries."

 

Is he actually looking at the numbers in the US. Infection rates are down in areas with higher proportions of the population receiving vaccinations versus areas with low vaccination rates. 

[zzaa09]

3 hours ago, tingtong said:

Thailand might not be the only country planning to attract back tourists with closed shops, no alcohol and a full night curfew....

 

But I don't know any other country where this plan worked out.

The tourists aren't that necessary - 

What should be a priority is getting the real Thai economy back on it's feet.

 

One might be surprise to learn that a greater percentile of the real everyday Thai economy isn't dependent, directly or indirectly, on the trickle down tourist side.

[jacko45k]

13 hours ago, Mike k said:

I'm still hearing motorcycles after midnight 

Absolutely.... they use the junction of 2 main highways near me and can be heard for miles. 

[Stargeezr]

Considering that Thailand makes a lot of money from tourists during the Winter months from November until April.

  I would say that the conditions and restrictions in the tourist areas of Thailand may get a bit more relaxed

if the Thai government and TAT want to really see more money coming to Thailand this Winter.

  It is just a feeling that I have, as I believe that there are some rich people in Thailand who are heavily invested in

the tourist industry.  In Thailand, Money talks  and other stuff walks.

Geezer

[Rampant Rabbit]

18 hours ago, webfact said:

He said the fall to 15,000 in daily new cases seen recently is a result of the lockdown imposed since July 20th

????

[JayClay]

25 minutes ago, Stargrazer9889 said:

It is just a feeling that I have

I hope you're right. But people have been having "these feelings" for the last 18 months. ????

[HappyExpat57]

10 hours ago, MrJ2U said:

Reason enough to close down the island.

 

You need spare beds for emergency patients like heart attacks, car accidents, etc.

 

Its very odd way of doing business this "Sandbox" fiasco.

Some people don't care for Washington Post, but they don't lie about raw numbers like this:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/alabama-man-dies-after-being-turned-away-from-43-hospitals-as-covid-packs-icus-family-says/ar-AAOmK37?ocid=mailsignout&li=BBnb7Kz&fbclid=IwAR2j-yRsTYbYcIx_ZInEUi3XgqFLrcy_s6OK7scW5q1iqMm60WIOdt1KKy4

[MrJ2U]

1 hour ago, HappyExpat57 said:

Some people don't care for Washington Post, but they don't lie about raw numbers like this:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/alabama-man-dies-after-being-turned-away-from-43-hospitals-as-covid-packs-icus-family-says/ar-AAOmK37?ocid=mailsignout&li=BBnb7Kz&fbclid=IwAR2j-yRsTYbYcIx_ZInEUi3XgqFLrcy_s6OK7scW5q1iqMm60WIOdt1KKy4

Interesting.

 

I don't care much for the WP either.

[HappyExpat57]

12 minutes ago, MrJ2U said:

Interesting.

 

I don't care much for the WP either.

Yes, they are very slanted, but the numbers in the article are frightening.

[kiwikeith]

14 hours ago, tingtong said:

Thailand might not be the only country planning to attract back tourists with closed shops, no alcohol and a full night curfew....

 

But I don't know any other country where this plan worked out.

Alcohol promotes kissing, face masking gets sloppy when you dunk.

 Better to drink rice whiskey, ride 

motorbike no helmet, speed up when you see trucks wanting to uturn. No worries just stay away from protest, go home don’t spread disease, isolate grannies into the rice paddock , then they feel safe, and no karaoke, no drinks from 7, just home made, ok!