Bangkok governor targets tourism areas as Omicron fears continue

[webfact]

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that the Bangkok governor General Aswin Kwanmuang had mobilized regular police, tourist police and the military to check on areas where there are lots of foreign tourists, foreigners doing business and foreigners living.

 

Targeted were Silom, Nana, Klong Toei, Khao San Road, Phra Nakhon, Thong Lo, Wattana district (upper Sukhumvit), Yaowarat Road and Samphanthawong. 

 

The media said that teams were checking that Covid-19 rules were being followed and were particularly looking out for travellers from so-called high risk countries from Africa.

 

Nationals of 8 nations in Africa were recently required to quarantine on arrival.

 

This all comes after the first case of Omicron was found in a US national.

 

Since then there have been two more cases of Thais arriving from Nigeria.

 

The US man stayed in a hotel in the Bang Rak area of Bangkok and two hotels there were the subject of contact tracing and recommendations for deep cleaning and further screening.

 

Entertainment places and restaurants serving alcohol were checked in particular.

 

Meanwhile the media also reported along with a number of phone numbers that free ATK tests were being maede available in the Thai capital. 

 

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[Excel]

3 minutes ago, webfact said:

foreign tourists, foreigners doing business and foreigners living.

So the xenophobic hate continues. A government policy or instruction from elsewhere ?

[Karma80]

After months of 10,000's daily cases, and that's the only ones that were even tested or declared, now this racist nonsense.

 

Welcome to Thailand, please enjoy your holiday. 

 

 

[mokwit]

39 minutes ago, webfact said:

General

Nothing more needs to be said.

[RafPinto]

FOREIGNERS

 

Yes, that's us again. A Thai will never bring such a thing back home.

[RafPinto]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Since then there have been two more cases of Thais arriving from Nigeria.

Thais bring it home!!!!

 

Thais in Nigeria? Doing some strange business?

[Cabradelmar]

Simply follow the already well established rules, and there is no problem.

[Almer]

2 hours ago, RafPinto said:

FOREIGNERS

 

Yes, that's us again. A Thai will never bring such a thing back home.

Except the 2 unvaxed Thai ladies from Nigeria

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Daily News reported that the Bangkok governor General Aswin Kwanmuang had mobilized regular police, tourist police and the military to check on areas where there are lots of foreign tourists, foreigners doing business and foreigners living.

Just to help with that warm welcome feeling.

[hotchilli]

19 minutes ago, Almer said:

Except the 2 unvaxed Thai ladies from Nigeria

I'm sure the holiday was all kosher.

[swm59nj]

Is anyone checking on the locals too?  It should not be one sided.  But to be honest.  When walking and riding in grab car.  I do see a lot of foreigners not wearing masks in numerous locations. The majority of Thais are wearing masks.  But if there is a sweep to check.  It should be for everyone. 

[Bangkok Barry]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Bangkok governor General Aswin Kwanmuang had mobilized regular police, tourist police and the military to check on areas where there are lots of foreign tourists, foreigners doing business and foreigners living.

 

5 hours ago, webfact said:

there have been two more cases of Thais arriving from Nigeria.

No further comment necessary.

[Bangkok Barry]

There can't be many countries around the world where the military is moblised to check on foreigners. All part of the Thai experience. And an extension of the long-running farce of, in pre-Covid days, police descending on tourist areas such as Soi Cowboy to close down the bars at midnight for no reason at all other than that they can. Still, all good stuff for tourists and other foreigners to report to those back home as a warning of what they might find if they come here, things that TAT forgets to mention in their promotion campaigns.

Edited December 9, 2021 by Bangkok Barry

[champers]

A night out in the company of men with guns. Not nice. 

[overt2016]

'lots of foreign tourists, foreigners doing business and foreigners living.' 

Is it just me or does the sentence need another word at the end?

It just leaves me with the impression that they are not concerned with dead ones........?