Thailand tipped to be removed from UK’s ‘red list’

[Goldpanner]

Just been announced. Booster jabs for over 50's in UK to start next week

[joecoolfrog]

14 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

This recent report from the Independent suggests that Thailand will remain on the Red list due to lack of testing , which is the reason as to why Thailand went on the red list in the first place 

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/red-list-countries-traffic-light-travel-b1919280.html

Minimal data provided ( lack of testing ) and a low level of genomic sequencing.

Seems the boffins are somewhat dubious of Thailand's claim that ' everything is under control '.

[joecoolfrog]

14 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Lets see how this goes as one of the major reasons the UK gave for putting Thailand on the red list was because of insufficient covid sequencing for new variants. Hopefully with the decrease in case numbers this will sway them.

I reckon that unless Thailand ramps up its testing , its case numbers will still be considered suspect.

[joecoolfrog]

10 hours ago, Kadilo said:

Yeah fancy not making their policy from this forums comments. Whatever next. 

Frankly I see more honesty on this forum than coming out of Anutin's gobhole !

[RichardColeman]

Make little difference to Thailand's tourism as nobody from uk will come with daft entry demands 1

[joecoolfrog]

7 hours ago, RobU said:

Probably the best indicator that Thailand's vaccine programme is working

Yep , remaining on the red list would be certainly be an indicator.

[VBF]

6 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Make little difference to Thailand's tourism as nobody from uk will come with daft entry demands 1

Indeed - even if Thailand is taken off the UK red list, all it does is put us back to where we were in August.

My brief spurt of optimism earlier may have been misplaced. ????

Edited September 14, 2021 by VBF

[RobU]

4 minutes ago, joecoolfrog said:

Yep , remaining on the red list would be certainly be an indicator.

Yes remaining on the red list would be an indicator that the vaccine programme isn't as good as they say it is

[Stargeezr]

Thailand being on a red list of any other country, must be a big loss of face to the

Thai government. After all this government thinks it is the greatest, and fumbles along

every day.  I do hope that Thailand gets considered as more pink than red soon.

It is fast becoming high tourist season after all, and the weather must be changing as well 

in the UK.

Geezer

[joecoolfrog]

7 hours ago, Snig27 said:

You clearly have a decent amount of solid evidence at hand to substantiate this - and not just your barroom theories - documents etc. It's quite a conspiracy that would involve a large number of people. Maybe forward it to one of the independent news sources out there. They'd be keen to see it. 

Independent news sources have already cited the main reasons for Thailand being red ;

Insufficient levels of testing , low levels of genomic sequencing and a lack of data provided.

So in short , what the man said !

[joecoolfrog]

10 minutes ago, RobU said:

Yes remaining on the red list would be an indicator that the vaccine programme isn't as good as they say it is

Indeed !

[smedly]

while Thailand keeps treating foreign tourists as "Red" this will fail 

 

what about green - you want tourists - then green is it

 

fully vaccinated foreign tourists are not the problem - they are green

 

the real problem is that Thailand is red - both internally and externally 

[geisha]

BBC announced today that the government will change the rules for entry to UK , probably announced next week, in effect October. They will most probably keep a red list though.

[bristolgeoff]

People are getting the jabs now,if they sort the testing out and rates go down.Then all good for thailand.Maybe the gates open and everything good  for tourist to return if you got the 2 jabs.

[metisdead]

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[hotchilli]

23 hours ago, webfact said:

Countries on the red list, which includes Thailand, are expected to shift to less restrictive amber or green rules following a drop in Covid rates,

Looking at the state of Phuket and it's infection rate I don't think that's very likely.

How can they say we're safe to travel to, yet they have so many restrictions and bars closed?

[StevieAus]

23 hours ago, david555 said:

Does that mean  a British national can be refused access to his country ....., just like the Australians do ?????

Since when have Australians been refused access to the country?

Flights are hard to obtain and the government has recently reduced the flights by fifty percent, plus there is two weeks quarantine but there is no bar on citizens entering the country that I am aware of.

[hotchilli]

Tipped by who... Phiats clairvoyant?

[SomchaiCNX]

15 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

From covidvax.live

Current figures

 

Thank you but 18% of 65 million still does not make it 27 Million.

[DrJack54]

20 minutes ago, SomchaiCNX said:

Thank you but 18% of 65 million still does not make it 27 Million.

Look at the data page I attached.

The 27mil refers to total vaccinations. That's one and two shots and presumably boosters.

 

 

[hotandsticky]

3 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Tipped by who... Phiats clairvoyant?

 

 

Me.

[hotandsticky]

3 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Looking at the state of Phuket and it's infection rate I don't think that's very likely.

How can they say we're safe to travel to, yet they have so many restrictions and bars closed?

 

 

I don't think you understand how this works................. this is about traveling to the UK.

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

I don't think you understand how this works................. this is about traveling to the UK.

Which includes returning from Thailand.

[david555]

The Netherlands changed just now  the Quarantines rules for vaccinated travelers  coming from Thailand and other high risk red zone country's , ( however what vaccinations become recognized stay's  question by so many different rumors on this forum.....???? )

 

Might be convenient for some Brits  trying avoiding some U.K. rules    

PDF from article is in English 

 

 

Quarantine rule removed by Dutch Gov.for vaccinated travelers.pdf

Edited September 15, 2021 by david555

[bartender100]

21 hours ago, Stargrazer9889 said:

Thailand being on a red list of any other country, must be a big loss of face to the

Thai government. After all this government thinks it is the greatest, and fumbles along

every day.  I do hope that Thailand gets considered as more pink than red soon.

It is fast becoming high tourist season after all, and the weather must be changing as well 

in the UK.

Geezer

UK might end up on Thailand's red list if this comes true, from today's DM

 

Doomster advisors warn of ANOTHER winter lockdown and 7,000 hospital admissions a DAY within weeks - telling PM to 'go hard, go early' to smash any Covid surge despite cases being flat and most of the nation being jabbed

 

Modellers from a Sage sub-committee say daily hospitalisations could reach almost double the January peak

The predicted total is worse than last year and seven times that of the latest figures – in England at just 1,009

The Sage modellers called on ministers to be prepared to abandon their 'light-touch' measures for fresh curbs

They said these are needed soon - or risk a rise in cases and hospitalisations - due to schools and offices back

 

 

[cyril sneer]

No update then? 

[Kadilo]

4 minutes ago, cyril sneer said:

No update then? 

Should be around 5pm UK time

[DaveE13]

Now being announced Friday 17th.

[DonniePeverley]

On 9/15/2021 at 3:40 PM, bartender100 said:

UK might end up on Thailand's red list if this comes true, from today's DM

 

Doomster advisors warn of ANOTHER winter lockdown and 7,000 hospital admissions a DAY within weeks - telling PM to 'go hard, go early' to smash any Covid surge despite cases being flat and most of the nation being jabbed

 

Modellers from a Sage sub-committee say daily hospitalisations could reach almost double the January peak

The predicted total is worse than last year and seven times that of the latest figures – in England at just 1,009

The Sage modellers called on ministers to be prepared to abandon their 'light-touch' measures for fresh curbs

They said these are needed soon - or risk a rise in cases and hospitalisations - due to schools and offices back

 

 

Uk is doing 1,000,000 TESTS A DAY. 

 

Thailand is doing 30,000 TESTS A DAY. 

 

 

[Kadilo]

23 hours ago, DaveE13 said:

Now being announced Friday 17th.

Just announced. Thailand stays on red list. 
 

Eight countries taken off England’s red list including Turkey and the Maldives but sadly not Thailand.