Anutin backtracks on July 1 endemic goal

[webfact]

 

 

Covid-19 will not be declared as an endemic disease on July 1, the health minister said on Friday, despite earlier suggestions that it would be.

 

Senior members of the government have been telling the public over the past two months that the government is planning to declare Covid as an endemic disease in July without providing a timeline or specific criteria.

 

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Those claims were refuted by the health minister.

 

“No one said that it would be declared on July 1,” Anutin Charnvirakul told reporters at government house.

 

Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/40295/anutin-backtracks-on-july-1-endemic-goal/

 

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[mokwit]

Elections must have been delayed.

[Tropicalevo]

That is no surprise.

If Covid is deemed endemic, then there is no need for the CCSA and its 'emergency decrees'.

They would then have to follow the rules instead of acting like dictators.

[bdenner]

More "Flip Flops" and misunderstandings from these inept nit wits.

[ThailandRyan]

Who would ever have believed it.....Anutin backtracking I mean....hub of indecision.

[Dmaxdan]

Getting cold feet are we Anutin? 

Get yourself some nice woolly socks!

 

[Denim]

30 minutes ago, webfact said:

“No one said that it would be declared on July 1,” Anutin Charnvirakul told reporters at government house.

 

Slippery as ever.

 

[Lemsta69]

the way she goes boys, deal with it instead of calling the waahbulance ????

[Hornell]

The Nation today:  "The Public Health Ministry estimated that the transition of Covid-19 into an endemic could come half a month sooner than its previous estimation of July 1 thanks to the improving situation."
Bit of 'left hand, right hand' here as usual!

[simola]

Surprise surprise. 

[Dialemco]

Good news for countries competing for tourists. Bad news for Thai Tourist industry probably lost next high season that is why TAT now giving tourism forecast for 2024. 

[JonnyF]

Politicians love taking away freedoms and liberties. They hate returning them. Especially mobs like the Thai "government". Expect this to drag on for a good while yet.

[spidermike007]

No surprise here. Let's get rid of the masks. If the authorities want to keep them, to make sure the fear and paranoia remain, let's just say NO! The lack of science in this debate, and situation is stunning. 

 

It is really about keeping the people scared, at this time. Numbers continue to drop, standard cloth masks have limited effectiveness, wearing them outdoors is downright silly, and this ultra paranoid behavior has to stop. The government and goons like Anutin are largely responsible for an environment of fear at this stage of the game. This is about maintaining paranoia, control, and fear. After all, you would not want the people to get too comfortable. They might take to the streets again, and show their disdain for this thoroughly toxic, and nearly useless administration. 

 

Questioning the narrative is essential to life, prosperity and well being. Being a lemming is not a desirable trait. We all know how minor the effect of a cloth mask is. Defy nonsense. Be disobedient. Defy stupidity and big brother's diabolical scare mongering nonsense, every chance you get. 

Edited May 20, 2022 by spidermike007

[Phil1975]

1 hour ago, Tropicalevo said:

That is no surprise.

If Covid is deemed endemic, then there is no need for the CCSA and its 'emergency decrees'.

They would then have to follow the rules instead of acting like dictators.

But they literally are Dictators....

[Guderian]

Presumably this means there's now no chance that the Thailand Pass nonsense will be dropped on July 1st.

Edited May 20, 2022 by Guderian

[Willy Wombat]

Minister Mongoloid has spoken

[RichardColeman]

Bunch if clowns - anyone still booking holidays this late will be looking for countries declaring endemic not ones with pandemic status still tagged on them. I did predict 4 million genuine tourists, I'll cut that now to 3

[crazykopite]

His mouth never ever coordinates with his brain that’s if he has a brain 

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

“No one said that it would be declared on July 1,” Anutin Charnvirakul told reporters at government house.

Got to keep the crowd control in place until after the elections.

[0815]

pan-demic = No
en-demic = No
polit-demic = Yes
But not only in the LOS

[ezzra]

I'm in Pattaya right now and seeing many foreigners milling about most without face masks  (and riding motorcycles with no helmets) unlike Thai who wears masks all the time...and it seems that things are almost back to what they used to be back than, well almost, so not before  long endemic/pandemic will not be an issue on the ground...

[rwill]

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

Questioning the narrative is essential to life, prosperity and well being. Being a lemming is not a desirable trait. We all know how minor the effect of a cloth mask is. Defy nonsense. Be disobedient. Defy stupidity and big brother's diabolical scare mongering nonsense, every chance you get. 

 

[Skeptic7]

Anyone not expect this flip-flop from this dip-plop? Most of us predicted it when announced. I Don't even bother reading what these jokers say anymore. Just move on to the next installment of violent, whackjob Thai dude murdering his gf/wife/parent/sibling/boss/coworker/etc. 

[spidermike007]

9 minutes ago, rwill said:

 

Love it! We all need to be able to laugh and joke. At ourselves, at others, and at total nonsense. 

[ukrules]

2 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Love it! We all need to be able to laugh and joke. At ourselves, at others, and at total nonsense. 

There's a load more nonsense on its way in the form of Omicron BA.5 - it's gaining ground everywhere.

[FriendlyFarang]

Thailand, the hub of backtracking

[ThailandRyan]

2 hours ago, Lemsta69 said:

the way she goes boys, deal with it instead of calling the waahbulance ????

Whose crying? Oh you are because it will keep you from traveling because you will need to continue to do the Thai Pass.....

[thailand49]

1 hour ago, Willy Wombat said:

Minister Mongoloid has spoken

I don't like that use of the word "

Mongoloid " that is too much credit for him!  My nephew is one or now mentally challenge and I can speak personally he runs circles around lots smarter this guy! ????

[sambum]

And where is his mask? A couple of days ago he was telling us that he was going to seek to make them mandatory when in public? Surely a Press conference would be in this classification?

 

Ah, yes - PUBLICITY!!! (Good or bad - same, same - no different!)

Edited May 20, 2022 by sambum

[Millcx]

3 hours ago, mokwit said:

Elections must have been delayed.

Wee Anutin Napoleon needs a far bigger greased hand