snoop1130 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Public Health Ministry insists that the plan to reopen 5 provinces, including Bangkok, has been properly assessed and is not premature, in response to academics’ concerns over the government’s plan to reopen the country to vaccinated foreign tourists starting next month. Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the Public Health Ministry is conducting daily Emergency Operation Centre meetings to assess the situation, under the guidance of the Department of Disease Control and the Department of Medical Affairs. He said that, from the perspective of medics, it may not be an appropriate time to open the country, due to the high infection rate but, from the business side, it is essential to resume in order to move the economy forward. The ministry is taking opinions from both sides into consideration The minister also urged people not to panic about the high number of COVID-19 infections, saying most new cases are asymptomatic and the numbers are falling. Thailand’s daily new cases have dipped below 15,000 this month. -- © Copyright NNT 2021-09-17 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post alyx Posted September 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 17, 2021 Now I am confused: bear with me....I am not a native English speaker. Aren't there some kind of discrepancies between the above announcement and this one ? Should I be worried about my comprehension skills or my English level ? 3 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyx Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 33 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: The minister also urged people not to panic about the high number of COVID-19 infections, saying most new cases are asymptomatic and the numbers are falling. Thailand’s daily new cases have dipped below 15,000 this month. Personally I am not worried but what is true today may not be true tomorrow as this "15,000" might go up as it seems to have been the trend in the last three days: steep slope from 20+K to under 13K and now up to 14,555 what if it goes above ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted September 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 18, 2021 15 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Thailand’s Public Health Ministry insists that the plan to reopen 5 provinces, including Bangkok, has been properly assessed and is not premature, in response to academics’ concerns over the government’s plan to reopen the country to vaccinated foreign tourists starting next month. Yesterday he knew nothing? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post carlf Posted September 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 18, 2021 15 hours ago, alyx said: Personally I am not worried but what is true today may not be true tomorrow as this "15,000" might go up as it seems to have been the trend in the last three days: steep slope from 20+K to under 13K and now up to 14,555 what if it goes above ? No worries. They can just reduce the amount of testing in order to reduce the number of found cases. 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 15 hours ago, snoop1130 said: it may not be an appropriate time to open the country, due to the high infection rate but, from the business side, it is essential to resume in order to move the economy forward. Difficult choice; lots of people dying or few profits for big companies. He's made his pile with the Chinese vaccine so my guess is he will play safe and further reduce the economy of the ordinary worker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post poskat Posted September 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 18, 2021 using his past performance as a barometer of future expectations, this indicates that thailand is on the edge of a disaster 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thaiophil Posted September 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 18, 2021 Interesting definition of “reopening” when two weeks hotel quarantine, covid tests and numerous other onerous requirements will still be needed. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AwwYesNice1 Posted September 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 18, 2021 17 minutes ago, Thaiophil said: Interesting definition of “reopening” when two weeks hotel quarantine, covid tests and numerous other onerous requirements will still be needed. They're too stupid or greedy to change this anytime soon. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 4 hours ago, hotchilli said: Yesterday he knew nothing? "Brain dead" day??????? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soikhaonoiken Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 The Guy is a complete clown... and just a puppet... how can the Thai people have confidence in this Government.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fondue zoo Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Didn't the Governor of Bangkok tell them all to stick their opening(s) where the sun don't shine yesterday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiexpat Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Like Phuket and Sumui, any decision will be made at the last moment before opening. I was planning to come back to Pattaya in October for a year, but not like wthis with every day flip flopping. Do they think we can apply for a visa and go through all the extra COE hoops with a couple of days notice ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Only yesterday when the Health Ministry,s Boss was asked about opening ha evaded all questions on the subject & said was not up to him. Today, he is shouting his big mouth off about the subject which is all just more verbal diarrhea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricTh Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 The government keep on changing plans..... wait until 1st October for a clearer policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyF Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 6 hours ago, Soikhaonoiken said: The Guy is a complete clown... and just a puppet... how can the Thai people have confidence in this Government.... The Thai people don’t have any confidence in the Thai government. Luckily for Anutin, the Thai “government” is really just an Army with lots of tanks and guns. The “PM” is really just the head of the Army, so Anutin can continue with his nonsense as long as he likes. If the “government” get voted out they can just have another coup. They’re overdue one anyway and the Thai people won’t do anything to stop it. They never do. Democracy. Thai sty. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 12 hours ago, Thaiophil said: Interesting definition of “reopening” when two weeks hotel quarantine, covid tests and numerous other onerous requirements will still be needed. Such requirements will change next week, and then back again, and then..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobandyson Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 6 hours ago, Soikhaonoiken said: The Guy is a complete clown... A nut in government. Quite an apt name he has. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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