On 10/2/2021 at 10:38 PM, shdmn said:

Haven't you heard, alcohol attracts the virus, but apparently only in Asia.

It creates an environment and behaviour that promotes the spread of it... have you heard of that, or live in a cave perhaps? 

2 hours ago, jacko45k said:

It creates an environment and behaviour that promotes the spread of it... have you heard of that, or live in a cave perhaps? 

So ban it completely?  Other countries seem to manage opening restaurants without banning alcohol.

5 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

So ban it completely?  Other countries seem to manage opening restaurants without banning alcohol.

Alcohol is not banned completely in Thailand.

Other countries also have 8x the number of deaths and you use them as an example of the way to do things!

The government here is like a dog chasing its own tail.  On the one hand they say they want more tourists but still fully vaccinated tourists with a clean bill of health are required to be in quarantine.  They want tourists but now raise the fee for tourists to enter Thailand.  They want tourists but still require for fully vaccinated tourists extra insurance covering their stay in Thailand.  If every country adopted that, can you imagine the nightmare for tourists who have to get separate policies for each country they visit.  Finally, after all the hassle the government tells the tourist that though you can come, and dine, you can not enjoy a glass of wine, cocktail, or beer with your meal. 

They really should get their act together and figure out whether they want to make it difficult to get into Thailand and discourage tourists or whether they really want tourists and reduce the burden to come here.