28 minutes ago, thaiman said:

Omicron, of course.  It can land you 14 days in quarantine!

If they want tourist to come they better make quarantine free with dancing girls, other wise why would they come. They would just stay back home, and stay for a few days quarantine in their own home.

39 minutes ago, thaiman said:

Omicron, of course.  It can land you 14 days in quarantine!

This true. 2 cases of influenza in a school will get the school closed for only 3 days. 

3 hours ago, Kadilo said:

 

“Thailand’s health authorities confirmed that all of the cases have been linked to international travelers.”

 

Now that has been confirmed I  would be surprised if they continue to allow another 90,000 to arrive and return from Omicron hotspots under the T&G  grandfathering loophole, if they are genuinely concerned about the spread. 

Wow. You just won’t let go of that bone will you? Those 90,000 have all had at least 2 doses of quality vax and most have probably had a booster as well, the risk associated with that is much smaller than your constant diatribe would have us believe.

54 minutes ago, PEE TEE said:

Close all the borders and lock down for a month the ones that have arrived test and quarantine. I for one do not want to catch a cold  

Typical selfish attitude with no concern for anyone else but yourself? Put your big boy’s pants on, man up and grow a pair!

7 minutes ago, ourmanflint said:

Wow. You just won’t let go of that bone will you? Those 90,000 have all had at least 2 doses of quality vax and most have probably had a booster as well, the risk associated with that is much smaller than your constant diatribe would have us believe.

“Most have probably had a booster”. Who are you, Mystic Meg?

 

The risk to health may be smaller but the impact of one couple already slipping through T&G, in Kalasin, shutting down schools, bars, restaurants may be nothing to you. It may  mean something to those affected with kids and/or trying to earn a living, so maybe think of others people that matter before posting your own selfish diatribe. 

7 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

DMS Director-General Dr. Supakit Sirilak said the Delta variant remains the dominant strain in Thailand, with genetic sequencing of samples from international arrivals and the local population from the past week showing 732 Delta cases and 142 Omicron cases. Alpha and Beta cases were no longer detected.

That will be the random testing that was talked about yesterday then would it ?

 

35 minutes ago, Cherrytreeview said:

Yip.

Pity some people can't understand this and try and deflect from Thailand's pitiful vaccine campaign.

Ten months only 60% double jabbed and 7% boosted.

Anything but pitiful. Their vaccination rates (fully vaccinated with 2 doses's) exceeds vax rates for Asia, Europe, the World and now exceeds USA and many other countries and FYI compare  Thailand's recent data of new daily case rates (7-day rolling) of covid infection for context. Thailand's covid mgmt performance is good all things considered.

2 hours ago, RBOP said:

Old news. That was 2 days ago. Now (26 Dec) well over 400. 

After new year it'll be in the tens of thousands when everyone returns from their home province. Last night even, on Phoenix Golf Course, there was a party with extremely loud music going on and this afternoon, it sounded like the old boom boxes were warming up for this evening. They don't have to worry about visitors, it's already here and being spread at a rate of knots by the locals.

1 hour ago, DjSilver said:

For everyone to know,  if I get sick with a cold or so, I will not under any circumstances go and test myself in Thailand. Better just to stay home and watch Netflix ????

 

Byt the way, my throat hurts and have been hurting since 2 days ago. But otherwise I feel great, fit for fight

 

And here is a link to a study that Omicron ain't that bad.

 

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/hospital-stay-risk-omicron-is-40-45-lower-than-delta-uk-study-2021-12-22/

 

I just got over a sore throat and a cough the sore throat lasted about 4 days still have sinus problems but I attribute it to the air pollution 

30 minutes ago, catturd said:

Anything but pitiful. Their vaccination rates (fully vaccinated with 2 doses's) exceeds vax rates for Asia, Europe, the World and now exceeds USA and many other countries and FYI compare  Thailand's recent data of new daily case rates (7-day rolling) of covid infection for context. Thailand's covid mgmt performance is good all things considered.

LOL.

And an abysmal testing rate.

Note you left that bit out.

Maybe educate yourself about how many daily tests are done in Thailand.

Ignorance is bliss as your post illustrates.

Your easily pleased if you think Thailand's

vaccine procurement and roll out has been a success.

 

most of the country had delta (hidden figures) so omicron won't be much of an issue

1 hour ago, Kadilo said:

“Most have probably had a booster”. Who are you, Mystic Meg?

 

The risk to health may be smaller but the impact of one couple already slipping through T&G, in Kalasin, shutting down schools, bars, restaurants may be nothing to you. It may  mean something to those affected with kids and/or trying to earn a living, so maybe think of others people that matter before posting your own selfish diatribe. 

Test and go is nowhere near the risk that sandbox is, sandbox customers can be unvaccinated. If airlines only let on those fully vaccinated, any chance of transmission will be as low as it can get without stopping all international travel. 

1 hour ago, Cherrytreeview said:

Yip.

Pity some people can't understand this and try and deflect from Thailand's pitiful vaccine campaign.

Ten months only 60% double jabbed and 7% boosted

 

16 minutes ago, Cherrytreeview said:

LOL.

And an abysmal testing rate.

Note you left that bit out

Silly me, I didn't know that "vaccine" and "testing" were the same thing, but do tell us how that became to be in your mind.

3 minutes ago, ourmanflint said:

Test and go is nowhere near the risk that sandbox is, sandbox customers can be unvaccinated. If airlines only let on those fully vaccinated, any chance of transmission will be as low as it can get without stopping all international travel. 

No it’s not,  but 2 wrongs don’t make a right and the current situation in Kalasin shows the potential impact that could occur. 

6 minutes ago, catturd said:

 

Silly me, I didn't know that "vaccine" and "testing" were the same thing, but do tell us how that became to be in your mind.

Thailand fails on every metric.

Vaccine rollout, testing, slow procurement of vaccine.

Furlough support for businesses and workers.

Waiting for a cheap price for vaccines but then Delta changed that.

If your happy with their performance, that's great.

Your new forum friend has been waiting for a bit of support. He doesn't understand or like facts either.

Great forum name by the way.

Very apt. 555.

 

14 minutes ago, Cherrytreeview said:

Thailand fails on every metric

Like what, cheap, easy words, but what metrics? Show the metrics, then we can discuss.

Ah, nevermind. I don't want to be "bashing" away at you.

1 hour ago, Cherrytreeview said:

Yip.

Pity some people can't understand this and try and deflect from Thailand's pitiful vaccine campaign.

Ten months only 60% double jabbed and 7% boosted.

You obviously didn't do your research before throwing that comment out. Thailand got off to. A slow start alright but have now not only caught up but are now bettering Alot of countries. 

5 hours ago, lujanit said:

They are not looking hard enough.  Numbers for this highly transmissible should be much higher.

They are, they just haven't found them all yet.

Wasn't it 200 yesterday? 

 

How is this news?

 

It's actually really good news.

 

Now if they'd cancel all the countdown events they could keep things under some kind of control.

7 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Maybe when they test the first sample provided they check it for the genomic qualities of Omicron etc...and return it within 24 hrs.  They are able to do this elsewhere, why not here.

Why would they do it here?  Thailand is bigger than Omicron....Anutin told us so....does that not reassure you?

2 hours ago, Trip Hop said:

Typical selfish attitude with no concern for anyone else but yourself? Put your big boy’s pants on, man up and grow a pair!

It was as I read it a sarcastic post...

5 minutes ago, ThaiFelix said:

Why would they do it here?  Thailand is bigger than Omicron....Anutin told us so....does that not reassure you?

Love it, sarcasm has returned to a few of us who derstand the true issue.

7 hours ago, mommysboy said:

Pandoras box!

And that box is full of lying Government Toerags… It’s rife in Thailand but Anutin the muppet has saved the nation 5555555

35 minutes ago, Kadilo said:

Obviously, you can guarantee all the numbers are correct apart from Thailands which will be wrong as it doesn’t fit the agenda.  ????

Who has an agenda.  Please show us a link or a post.

14 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

It was as I read it a sarcastic post...

Possibly, possibly not?

19 minutes ago, Trip Hop said:

Possibly, possibly not?

That's why we can be impartial and agree to disagree based on view.

25 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Who has an agenda.  Please show us a link or a post.

Or....the particular Covid tests that can identify one variant from the other.

"Omicron spreads 70 times faster" is vague and misleading. The claim is that Omicron spreads 70 times faster in the bronchi than Delta. It doesn't spread 70 times faster in the community.

https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/omicron-propagates-70-times-faster-than-delta-in-bronchi-study-69540

8 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Maybe when they test the first sample provided they check it for the genomic qualities of Omicron etc...and return it within 24 hrs.  They are able to do this elsewhere, why not here.

Probably would cost them an extra 40 baht.

So 10s of thousands infected and they way they are crowed in Chiang mai we will all have been infected  by end of next month. If you don't believe keep a rapid flow test next to your bed.