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Latest from today’s Bangkok Post:
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Whistleblower doctor dies, virus death toll rises to at least 630
published : 7 Feb 2020 at 07:22
A Chinese doctor, among the first to raise the alert about China's new coronavirus, himself died from the pathogen on Friday, emphasising the depth of a worsening crisis that has killed at least 630 people.
For full details see: https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/18...o-at-least-630
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I received the following advice from the UK Government via email for British nationals returning to the UK from Thailand and other parts of Asia:
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Thailand travel advice
Change made
Health section (Coronavirus) – addition of link to advice from the Department of Health and Social Care if returning to the UK from Thailand
Time updated
6:08pm, 6 February 2020
From the Health Section of the British Embassy in Bangkok:
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Coronavirus
There is an ongoing outbreak of coronavirus. The virus originated in Wuhan City, Hubei Province but cases have been confirmed in other parts of China and the region, including Thailand. You should comply with any additional screening measures put in place by the local authorities.
If you’re returning to the UK from Thailand, consult the latest advice from the Department of Health and Social Care on actions you should take if you develop symptoms on your return.
Further advice on coronavirus available from Public Health England, and the TravelHealthPro website.
Link to Embassy website: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-ad...hailand/health
Advice from the Department of Health and Social Care in the UK :
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Situation in the UK
Three patients in England have tested positive for coronavirus. Chief Medical Officer for England Professor Chris Whitty, has shared a statement. If more cases are confirmed in the UK, it will be announced as soon as possible by the Chief Medical Officer of the affected country.
Based on the World Health Organization’s declaration that this is a public health emergency of international concern, the UK Chief Medical Officers have raised the risk to the public from low to moderate. This permits the government to plan for all eventualities. The risk to individuals remains low.
Based on the scientific advice of SAGE the UK Chief Medical Officers are advising anyone who has travelled to the UK from mainland China, Thailand, Japan, Republic of Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia or Macau in the last 14 days and is experiencing cough or fever or shortness of breath, to stay indoors and call NHS 111, even if symptoms are mild.
These areas have been identified because of the volume of air travel from affected areas, understanding of other travel routes and number of reported cases. This list will be kept under review. Our advice for travellers from Wuhan and Hubei Province remains unchanged from the below.
As of 5 February, a total of 566 UK tests have concluded, of which 563 were confirmed negative and 3 positive.
1,466 passengers and 95 staff arrived in the UK on direct flights from Wuhan between 10 and 24 January.
• 162 of the passengers have already left the UK
• 53 of the crew have already left the UK
• All of the remaining 1304 passengers are now outside of the incubation period
We have been working in close collaboration with international colleagues and the World Health Organization to monitor the situation in China and around the world.
The Department of Health and Social Care will be publishing updated data on this page on a daily basis at 2pm until further notice.
Information about the virus
A coronavirus is a type of virus. As a group, coronaviruses are common across the world. Typical symptoms of coronavirus include fever and a cough that may progress to a severe pneumonia causing shortness of breath and breathing difficulties.
Generally, coronavirus can cause more severe symptoms in people with weakened immune systems, older people, and those with long-term conditions like diabetes, cancer and chronic lung disease.
Novel coronavirus (2019-nCov) is a new strain of coronavirus first identified in Wuhan City, China.
Advice for travellers
British people travelling and living overseas following the outbreak of novel coronavirus should check the Foreign and Commonwealth Office travel advice.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has advised UK nationals to leave China where possible. If the situation continues to escalate the pressure on the Chinese health system may intensify, and it may also become harder for people to travel.
This change does not affect our advice for those returning from Wuhan or mainland China.
Link to website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/wuhan-no...for-the-public
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The following advice has been issued to airlines in the last hour and suggests that masks are virtually useless.
They recommended frequent washing of hands, hand sanitising as a priority,
This quote from the article. full reference below
Q: What's important if you are on a plane to ensure you don't get infected?
A: Hand hygiene -- because contrary to what people think, the hands are the way that these viruses most efficiently spread. Top of the list is frequent hand washing, hand sanitising, or both. Avoid touching your face. If you cough or sneeze, it's important to cover your face with a sleeve. Better yet, a tissue to be disposed of carefully, and then sanitising the hands afterward. Washing your hands and drying them is the best procedure. When that's not easy to do, alcohol-based sanitiser is a good second-best.
https://www.theage.com.au/world/asia...07-p53yks.html
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This is what the BBC News website had to say on January 20, 2020 about the effectiveness of wearing face masks: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-51299570 And on the same website, but dated January 23, 2020: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51205344
And with regard to the point made by lonelywombat about hand hygiene, I have noticed that, at the entrances to nearly all of the shopping malls and some other public places I have so far visited in Bangkok, they are providing bottles of antiseptic hand gel for public use.
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Now, talking about face masks, in today’s Bangkok Post the Thai Health Minister is reported as apologising for saying that a group of foreigners should be "kicked out of Thailand" for refusing to wear them . . .
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Health minister apologises for anti-Western slurs
published : 8 Feb 2020 at 09:41
newspaper section: News
writer: Post Reporters
People buy face masks at one of two makeshift stalls set up near Government House yesterday morning. As many as 20,000 masks were reportedly snapped up in half an hour. Sales of the masks — a box of 10 for 25 baht — were limited to one set per person.
Government efforts to solve the shortage and high prices of face masks took a hit on Friday after Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul had to apologise for saying that a group of foreigners should be "kicked out of Thailand" for refusing to wear them.
Mr Anutin took to Facebook to say sorry after he criticised farang, the Thai word for "Westerners", suggesting they had put the general public at risk amid the coronavirus outbreak and should be deported . . .
See full report at: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...-western-slurs
Also in today’s Bangkok Post:
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China virus toll hits 717 as cruise ship faces two-week quarantine
published : 8 Feb 2020 at 06:45
writer: AFP
BEIJING: The death toll from China's coronavirus outbreak rose to 717 on Saturday as the country seethes over an epidemic that claimed the life of a popular doctor and created global panic.
The toll has now surpassed the number of people who died in mainland China and Hong Kong during the 2002-2003 SARS outbreak, after another 81 people succumbed to the illness in central Hubei province.
More than 34,000 people have been infected in China by the new strain, which is believed to have emerged in a market that sold exotic animals in Hubei's capital, Wuhan, late last year . . .
See full report at: https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/18...eek-quarantine
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The latest news on the coronavirus as published in today’s Bangkok Post:
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Vendors arrested for overpriced face masks as government clamps down
published : 9 Feb 2020 at 05:01
newspaper section: News
writer: Post Reporters
At least 11 vendors have been arrested for selling face masks at inflated prices, the authorities revealed on Saturday, saying they were striving to ensure a better distribution of protective gear and hand-sanitising gel across the country.
Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said the vendors were nabbed as part of a government crackdown on overpricing of these items, which have been categorised as specially-controlled goods . . .
See full report at: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...nt-clamps-down
Also from the Bangkok Post:
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Seven new virus cases found
published : 8 Feb 2020 at 13:48
writer: Reuters
The Public Health Ministry reported seven new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, including three Thais and four Chinese.
The new cases brought the total reported in the country to 32, among the world's highest number of infections outside of China.
"The seven new cases are all in hospital," said Suwannachai Wattanayingcharoenchai, director-general of the Disease Control Department . . .
See full report at: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...us-cases-found
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Meanwhile, in the UK, as the global death toll climbed to 725, it is reported in The Sunday Times:
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UK faces ‘major’ coronavirus outbreak, warns world expert
New disease is greater threat than ebola and could overwhelm NHS
Britain could suffer a “major outbreak” of the coronavirus, which is likely to become a pandemic, according to the microbiologist who co-discovered ebola and the presence of Aids in Africa.
Professor Peter Piot, director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, said he was “increasingly alarmed” by the rapid spread of the virus and the “huge” number of cases emerging daily.
Almost 35,000 people in at least 28 countries have been infected, with 3,500 new cases yesterday. Among them were five Britons, including a boy aged nine, in the ski resort of Contamines-Montjoie in the French Alps, bringing the total number of cases involving UK citizens to seven. The global death toll climbed to 725.
The virus poses more danger than ebola, Piot said: “It’s a greater threat because of the mode of transmission. The potential for spread is much, much higher.” He said that even with a low death rate, “if the number of people who get infected is huge, then that will also kill a number of people”.
Ministers have ordered a “no-deal style” emergency plan amid fears that China will shut down for months, leaving Britain without goods that are manufactured there.
An uptick in cases could also overwhelm the NHS, said Piot, a former under-secretary-general of the UN who led the worldwide fight against Aids: “You know how already overburdened the NHS is and if you’ve got a sudden major rise in cases of pneumonia or milder respiratory infections . . . The NHS can hardly cope with the normal situation.”
The outbreak is unlikely to peak until the end of this month or in March, he said. A vaccine is also “unlikely” before the outbreak ends, he added. There is no cure.
His warning came as it emerged that China has snubbed offers of help from America and others. Privately, Chinese doctors say they are growing desperate for outside expertise.
A disturbing report on 138 patients in Wuhan, the centre of the virus, revealed turmoil with some so-called “super-spreaders” wreaking havoc.
One patient infected at least 10 health workers and four other patients. The World Health Organisation (WHO) considers the crisis to be an epidemic. If it declares the outbreak as a pandemic, meaning a new disease that is spreading globally, it would be the first in more than a decade.
Britain may not escape a surge in infections, Piot said: “In today’s world, no epidemic remains just a local affair. What happens thousands and thousands of miles from here in China has the potential of causing a major outbreak here.”
Last night about 200 Britons were on a chartered flight from Wuhan. They will be quarantined for two weeks in Milton Keynes.
So far, 686 people have been tested in the UK, with all but three negative. Tomorrow the tests will be extended nationwide, enabling 1,000 results a day.
Piot said a “big unknown” is the number of people infected but displaying no symptoms. The outbreak looks far more like the spread of H1N1, or swine flu, the last pandemic, than Sars, he said.
He gave qualified praise to China for showing “far more openness” than during the Sars epidemic, even if local authorities could have reacted much earlier.
The WHO last night warned that “trolls and conspiracy theories” were undermining its response to the virus. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, its director-general, said misinformation was “making the work of our heroic workers even harder”.
@AndrewGregory
Link to The Times website: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/
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The latest news from today’s Bangkok Post:
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China stutters back to work as virus deaths soar
published : 10 Feb 2020 at 09:45
writer: AFP
BEIJING: Millions of people in China were returning to work on Monday after an extended holiday designed to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, which has killed more than 900 people in the country.
At least 40,000 people in China have now been infected by the virus, believed to have emerged late last year in Hubei province's capital Wuhan.
And although the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said there are tentative signs the epidemic is stabilising in China, the agency's director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned that the number of cases recorded overseas could be just "the tip of the iceberg" . . .
For full report see: https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/18...us-deaths-soar
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...why is it that I don't care...not even slightly worried....havent made even the slightest change to my schedule
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At last a sensible reply form the Latin!
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Today’s latest news from the Bangkok Post on the coronavirus:
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Thailand denies Westerdam cruise ship entry, China virus toll passes 1,000
published : 11 Feb 2020 at 07:56
writer: Bangkok Post and agencies
Thailand will not allow a cruise ship from Japan to let passengers disembark at the Laem Chabang port, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Tuesday.
Mr Anutin posted a short Facebook message saying he has directed authorities not to allow the Westerdam ship to dock in Thailand.
The Bhumjaithai Party leader is the deputy prime minister in charge of transport.
The message was posted after the operator of the vessel announced on Monday the ship will let passengers off at the deep-sea port in Chon Buri on Thursday, Kyodo News reported.
The vessel carrying 1,455 passengers -- including four Japanese nationals -- and 802 crew members was scheduled to enter Naha Port in Okinawa prefecture on Saturday. But following Japan's order, the plan was cancelled . . .
For the full report see: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...l-passes-1-000
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Covid-19 is the new official name for the coronavirus, as reported yesterday on The Times website:
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The World Health Organisation has given the new coronavirus an official name: Covid-19, a shortened version of coronavirus disease 2019. The worldwide death toll stood at 1,113 last night.
And from today’s edition of The Times:
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Coronavirus hits London as infected woman flies in from China
Ben Ellery, Chris Smyth, Tom Ball, Charlotte Wace
Thursday February 13 2020, 12.01am GMT, The Times
The first case of coronavirus in London was confirmed last night as the number of people infected in Britain rose to nine.
A Chinese woman who flew into the capital a few days ago is believed to be the latest victim. She is thought to have developed symptoms of the virus, known officially as Covid-19, after landing at Heathrow.
Chris Whitty, the chief medical officer, said that she was moved to the specialist centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS trust in central London, from which Steve Walsh, the “super-spreader”, was discharged yesterday. Professor Whitty said that the woman contracted the virus in China. It is not known if she went to Wuhan or Hubei province, where the outbreak originated. Health officials said that they were tracing anyone with whom the woman might have been in contact.
Patients and doctors were expressing anger that they had not been informed earlier after it emerged on Tuesday night that a doctor in the accident and emergency unit at Worthing Hospital, West Sussex, had tested positive for the illness. Members of staff at the hospital said that they had not been told about the case until Tuesday, although they saw people in hazmat suits last week.
Earlier in the day Mr Walsh, the British businessman who has been the only one of the nine UK cases of coronavirus to have been identified, left hospital fully recovered. NHS England said that Mr Walsh, 53, from Hove in East Sussex, posed “no risk”.
Link to website: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/n...hina-dvhx79m8t
And, as reported today in the Bangkok Post:
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Cambodia welcomes liner
Anutin not convinced cruise ship virus-free
published : 13 Feb 2020 at 07:11
A cruise ship carrying 1,455 guests and 802 crew that was turned away by Thailand and four other countries on concerns over coronavirus, was finally given permission on Wednesday to dock in Cambodia, its operator announced.
A senior Cambodian government official told Kyodo News that the decision to let the Westerdam cruise ship operated by Holland America Line to dock in the southwestern seaport of Sihanoukville was based on humanitarian grounds . . .
For full report see: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...welcomes-liner
Also reported in the Bangkok Post:
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Commerce Ministry halts mask exports
published : 13 Feb 2020 at 06:01
newspaper section: Business
writer: Phusadee Arunmas
The Commerce Ministry has put the brakes on face mask exports to ensure sufficient domestic supply, just three working days after exporters asked to ship as many as 18 million pieces.
Whichai Phochanakij, director-general of the Internal Trade Department, said the department has yet to grant permission to any exporters because the priority is to ensure adequate supply in this country . . .
For full report see: https://www.bangkokpost.com/business...s-mask-exports
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Jellybean ,thanks for these updates its very handy having them all on one thread for easy reading. In my situation I have a friend in Cambodia 'freaking out" at the moment regarding that Cruise ship that docked recently. I was able to come to this thread to get some details and then search further to try and reassure him he's not going to die!
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I've got 2 Japanese friends on the Diamond Princess. They give me an update every day as to what's going on.
Luckily, they have an outside cabin with a balcony, but today the ship turned around and they don't get the sun any more.
They are bored shitless and are wondering why at first they didn't get much Japanese food. Not that it really mattered because they say lack of exercise means they aren't hungry and a lot of the food goes to waste. But they can now arrange to have food delivered to the boat.
Their main concern is - are we next in line to get the virus?
They were saying that all the staff on the ship will be getting 2 months leave on full pay. I think they deserve it.
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That means only the very basic low garanteed wages-not the fat tips etc where they make most of their income from. And it seems for the coming 2-3 month at least the whole cruise ´industry´ (wat a nasty word for that) has to take a break after these 2 mishaps -at least outside of the Caribbeans where anyway 70-80% of such ships go merry around.
The Westerdam has/had 21 Thai onboard, but 19 of them were staff. In general 80/90% of serving staff at such ships are Pinoy or Indonesia.
Which would one lead to suspect they would be rich hunting grounds for single gay elder males, though there are too few reports about that to comfirm What does is true is that several US cruising firms charter/offer elder and polite/nice/entertaining/wellclad single elder males near free passage or even a little more renumeration as they are thus expected to fill up the desires of many single elder females from ditto. Which probably thus excludes our Patters compatriots to step in that role.
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Zebedee
Jellybean ,thanks for these updates its very handy having them all on one thread for easy reading. In my situation I have a friend in Cambodia 'freaking out" at the moment regarding that Cruise ship that docked recently. I was able to come to this thread to get some details and then search further to try and reassure him he's not going to die!
Thanks for your kind words Zebedee. It's great to know my updates are appreciated.
Oh, and by the way, if you wouldn’t mind, do tell Florence the next time you see her that . . . it’s time for bed. She’ll know what you mean. Cheers! ;)
Right, to continue with the updating, the Bangkok Post reported today about passengers and crew from two cruise liners being allowed to alight at Phuket:
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Phuket liner let-in cops flak
Critics level claims of double standards
published : 14 Feb 2020 at 04:01
newspaper section: News
writer: Post Reporters
More than 4,000 passengers and crew members from two cruise liners were allowed to alight in Phuket on Thursday, after public health officials said they had cleared them of the deadly coronavirus, prompting criticism of double standards after the Netherlands-flagged MS Westerdam cruise ship was turned away on Wednesday.
The Bahamas-flagged Seabourn Ovation, which has 495 vacationers and 470 staff on board, anchored at the Phuket deep-sea port on Thursday. It was returning from Malaysia's Langkawi Island. Everybody onboard, most of them European, were screened by public health officials before being given permission to step ashore . . .
For full report see: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...t-in-cops-flak
Now for those worried about the drop in Chinese tourists, fear not, this is what was also reported in today’s Bangkok Post:
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Officials mull visa-free entry for China market
Move aims to revive battered industry
published : 14 Feb 2020 at 06:41
newspaper section: Business
writer: Dusida Worrachaddejchai and Narumon Kasemsuk
Tourism officials are again proposing visa-free entry for Chinese citizens as part of a tourism revival scheme, following an estimation by the central bank that the economy may grow by less than 2% this year as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.
Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said the number of international tourist arrivals during Feb 1-9 fell by 43.4% year-on-year to 730,213 as the number of Chinese tourists plunged 86.6% . . .
For full report see: https://www.bangkokpost.com/business...r-china-market
And the BBC produced ten very helpful maps and graphics that they say will help you understand what is going on:
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Coronavirus: A visual guide to the outbreak
By The Visual and Data Journalism Team BBC News
• 13 February 2020
Link to BBC website: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-51235105?xtor=ES-211-
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Update from today’s Bangkok Post on the screening of passengers from the MS Westerdam and other people arriving on flights and by land from Cambodia, after the cruise ship was allowed to berth in Sihanoukville on Thursday:
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Screening for arrivals from Cambodia
published : 14 Feb 2020 at 16:56
writer: Apinya Wipatayotin
Health authorities have ordered strict screening of passengers from the MS Westerdam and other people arriving on flights and by land from Cambodia, after the cruise ship was allowed to berth in Sihanoukville on Thursday.
Dr Sukhum Kanchanapimai, the health permanent secretary, said on Friday they had received a list of all people aboard the ship and forwarded it to immigration, so that they would be screened for symptoms of the novel coronavirus if they arrive in the country.
"We have implemented the same measures we imposed on people from Wuhan city. People aboard all flights from Phnom Penh will be checked. This also covers visitors by land from Cambodia," he said . . .
For full report see: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...-from-cambodia
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pong
...... The Westerdam has/had 21 Thai onboard, but 19 of them were staff. In general 80/90% of serving staff at such ships are Pinoy or Indonesia. Which would one lead to suspect they would be rich hunting grounds for single gay elder males, though there are too few reports about that to comfirm.
From a Flipino friend who has worked on cruise ships for several years ( and is a proud slut) under NO circumstances would he ( or his co workers) go with a passenger to their cabin ( or take them to theirs) as to be found doing so would have meant instant dismissal from the ship and resulted in them having a damned hard time getting a placement on any other vessel, that being as the cruise industry is of course a very tightly knit and incestuous industry and doing "that" apparently is akin to breaking one of the cardinal sins on board ship !
( Me now knowing that of course just makes me want to try all the harder to try and corrupt one of the usually very cute staff all the more when told " sorry cannot" DAMN THEM ! :-)
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pong
In general 80/90% of serving staff at such ships are Pinoy or Indonesia.
Which would one lead to suspect they would be rich hunting grounds for single gay elder males, though there are too few reports about that to comfirm...
A friend of mine goes on cruises regularly and says there is a rule that the cabin door has to been open when staff is in the room.
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Nirish guy
Me knowing that of course just makes me want to try all the harder to try and corrupt one of the usually very cute staff all the more when told " sorry cannot" DAMN THEM ! :-)
Seamen, seamen everywhere but not a cum drop to suck on.
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christianpfc
A friend of mine goes on cruises regularly and says there is a rule that the cabin door has to been open when staff is in the room.
ha The company would need to be careful with that rule as some gay men might consider it the same rule as in a gay sauna where if the door is open it's considered more of an invitation to enter and join......or maybe more like join and then enter perhaps ! :-)
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This is a pretty common ruling in about any HTL etc worldwide. of course to prevent theft and rumbling through belongings of the temp. inhabitant.
The 2 burmese girls in the place where I now stay that do the cleaning, also adhere strict to it. They mostly take also their time to play the next game on their fones.
But I like NIR here much more-in the past I often saw ads for ´gay cruises´ where you sat kind of locked up with those who subscribed for the time- I now realise that also seems to be a thing of the past
And back to the or. subject: even Thai seems to have some brains sometimes and now realise that most of the cruiseship pax landed in Sihanouk and welcomed without mask by the dear leader since 30 yrs, a mr. HS, will have to transit via BKK to get home. Strict and thorough measures are to be taken!
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Woman let off cruise ship in Cambodia tests positive for coronavirus
Malaysian minister questions precautions taken after passengers left MS Westerdam
Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent
Mon 17 Feb 2020 03.26 AEDT Last modified on Mon 17 Feb 2020 08.00 AEDT
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After the Westerdam’s stop in Cambodia, 236 passengers and 747 crew remain onboard. Photograph: Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters
Concerns have been raised over the possible spread of the new coronavirus among hundreds of passengers who disembarked from a cruise ship in Cambodia on Friday, after one of them was confirmed to have the disease following a second test carried out in Malaysia.
Scores of passengers who left the MS Westerdam, which had been at sea for two weeks after leaving Hong Kong on 1 February, have travelled on to other destinations.
The director general of Malaysia’s health ministry, Noor Hisham Abdullah, said he believed further precautions should have been taken when passengers disembarked.
“Only 20 passengers had their tests done. That was what we were told,” he said. “The fact one case is positive, [means] all other passengers [have] exposure.”
Cambodia was praised by the head of the World Health Organization for receiving the ship, which had been turned away by five other countries despite there being no confirmed cases onboard at the time.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...or-coronavirus
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Actually no they don't have to transit via BKK. It appears that many of them took the nonstop Air Asia flight to KL.
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The latest from today’s Bangkok Post:
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Japanese and S'pore arrivals screened
published : 18 Feb 2020 at 05:01
newspaper section: News
writer: Apinya Wipatayotin
Health authorities have extended coronavirus screening to cover visitors from Japan and Singapore while denying entry to passengers and crew of the MS Westerdam, now berthed in Cambodia.
"We have expanded our intensive screening to travellers from Japan and Singapore. The screening method will be the same one used on passengers from Wuhan," Dr Sukhum Kanchanapimai, Public Health Ministry permanent secretary, told a news conference on Monday. Intensive screening was already in place for arrivals from mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan . . .
For the full report see: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...ivals-screened
And a recent report from the BBC News correspondent in Beijing:
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Coronavirus: China and the virus that threatens everything
By John Sudworth BBC News, Beijing
Link to BBC website: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-...5?xtor=ES-211-
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...bit like chicken little....darting around clucking that the sky is gonna fall down...lol
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Was Cambodia's Prime Minister, Hun Sen, wrong to allow the MS Westerdam to dock at Sihanoukville?
See the following report in The New York Times dated, February 17th, 2020:
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Cambodia’s Coronavirus Complacency May Exact a Global Toll
After a cruise ship docked in Cambodia, passengers streamed off the ship, maskless, and fears are rising that the country could become a vector of transmission
By Hannah Beech
Feb. 17, 2020
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia — When Cambodia’s prime minister greeted passengers on a cruise ship amid a coronavirus scare on Valentine’s Day, embraces were the order of the day. Protective masks were not . . .
For full report see: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/17/w...gtype=Homepage
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Three stories from today’s Bangkok Post:
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Two Japan virus-ship passengers die
published : 20 Feb 2020 at 10:27
writer: Reuters
TOKYO: Two elderly passengers from the coronavirus-hit cruise ship moored near Tokyo have died, public broadcaster NHK said on Thursday, as a second group of passengers began disembarking after two-weeks quarantined onboard.
More than 620 of the passengers on the Diamond Princess liner have been infected on the ship, which has been quarantined since Feb 3, initially with about 3,700 people on board.
NHK, citing a government source, said the passengers were both Japanese, a man and woman in their 80s . . .
For the full report see: https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/18...passengers-die
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Israel ban irks Thailand
Ministry suspends worker scheme
published : 20 Feb 2020 at 04:01
newspaper section: News
writer: Kornchanok Raksaseri & Penchan Charoensuthipan
Thailand has called on Israel to review its decision to ban Thais from entering the country in a bid to control the spread of deadly coronavirus (Covid-19).
As a result of the ban, the Labour Ministry will have to postpone sending Thai workers to Israel under the employment cooperation project between the two countries. The situation is being assessed daily . . .
For the full report see: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...-irks-thailand
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Outbreak 'reviving stereotypes'
published : 20 Feb 2020 at 04:39
newspaper section: News
writer: Thana Boonlert
The discrimination faced by Thais abroad during the novel coronavirus outbreak shows how growing public anxiety can revive long-standing tensions and negative stereotypes about Chinese, an expert said.
Wasana Wongsurawat, a historian at Chulalongkorn University, said the discrimination experienced by the victims has roots in the mistaken belief that they come from China . . .
For the full report see: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...ng-stereotypes
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Three more reports from today’s Bangkok Post:
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Two Australian evacuees from Japan ship have coronavirus
published : 21 Feb 2020 at 09:46
writer: AFP
SYDNEY: Two Australians evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship have tested positive for coronavirus, authorities said on Friday, raising questions about Japan's policy of allowing evacuees to return home after testing negative.
"We have two people who are positive for the Covid-19 virus. Those two people have mild illness," said Dianne Stephens, acting chief health officer for the Northern Territory . . .
For the full report see: https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/18...virus#cxrecs_s
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Hubei province reports 411 new coronavirus cases
published : 21 Feb 2020 at 07:08
writer: Reuters
BEIJING: China's central Hubei province had 411 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Thursday, the province's health commission said on Friday, up from 349 cases a day earlier.
The uptick in cases reversed three days of declines, although the number was still the lowest since Jan 26. It brings the total accumulated number of confirmed cases in Hubei to 62,442 . . .
For the full report see: https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/18...cases#cxrecs_s
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THAI cancels flights due to virus
published : 20 Feb 2020 at 21:07
writer: Post Reporters
Thai Airways International will cancel some flights to eight countries this and next months as the coronavirus outbreak has crippled air travel.
The flight adjustments this month and most of March cover destinations in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the Philippines, Bangladesh and the United Arabs Emirates . . .
For the full report see: https://www.bangkokpost.com/business...virus#cxrecs_s
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Further update from today’s Bangkok Post:
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New virus outbreaks in China, abroad rekindle concerns
published : 21 Feb 2020 at 10:46
writer: AFP
BEIJING: An eruption of new virus cases in South Korea, Iran and Chinese hospitals and prisons rekindled concerns on Friday about the spread of a deadly disease that has killed more than 2,200 people.
The World Health Organisation warned nations they could face a serious problem if they fail to "hit hard now" against the new coronavirus, which has infected more than 75,000 in China and over 1,100 abroad . . .
For full report see: https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/18...indle-concerns
And from The New York Times:
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Coronavirus Live Updates: A Surge of New Cases in South Korea
The figures give the country the second largest number of confirmed cases outside of mainland China.
Right Now
Chinese officials announced on Friday that there were 889 new cases of the coronavirus in the previous 24 hours, raising the overall total above 75,000. The death toll went up by 118, to 2,236.
Here’s what you need to know:
• Cases in South Korea surge as officials focus on a church.
• China’s deaths and infections rise after officials change their methodology again.
• Trials for two coronavirus drug therapies to begin.
• To protect their family, doctors turn to self-imposed isolation.
Cases in South Korea surge as officials focus on a church.
South Korea said on Friday that the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus infection rose to 156, a near tripling over three days.
Among the 52 new cases reported on Friday, 41 are in Daegu, a city of about two and half million people in the southeastern part of the country, and the surrounding region, South Korean disease control officials said in a statement. Among those, 39 of the new cases were connected to a church called Shincheonji . . .
For the full report see: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/21/w...gtype=Homepage
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I can envisage the Tokyo Olympics being postponed or even cancelled if this continues.
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I can envisage the Tokyo Olympics being postponed or even cancelled if this continues.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics will run from 24 July to 9 August. And, according to the following BBC report dated February 18, 2020, the “Tokyo 2020 organisers, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have insisted cancellation is not being considered.” I assume that all depends on how Covid-19 develops and how quickly they find a cure.
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Coronavirus: What could it mean for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo
By Laura Scott
BBC Sport
18 February 2020
With the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo just over five months away, and coronavirus continuing to cause havoc for the sporting calendar, attention has turned to how the Olympics might be impacted . . .
For the full report see: https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/51543742
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In today’s post I have provided links to two reports from the Bangkok Post and a light hearted photo from facebook:
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Virus screening for travellers from Italy considered
Sharp rise in cases in European country has Thai health authorities concerned
published : 22 Feb 2020 at 17:55
writer: Apinya Wipatayotin
Thailand may need to consider screening travellers arriving from Italy for coronavirus following a sharp rise in cases in the European country, health officials said on Saturday.
The screening would likely apply if cases escalate further in Italy, Thanarak Plipat, deputy chief of the Department of Disease Control, said at a daily briefing.
The Ministry of Public Health has already introduced screening of passengers from several other affected locations. Officials began screening arriving air passengers from Wuhan, the heart of the outbreak in China, on Jan 3, followed by those from Hong Kong, Macau, Taipei, Japan, Singapore and now South Korea . . .
For full report see: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...aly-considered
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Jump in virus cases outside China alarming
Cases more than double to 433 in South Korea as links to church investigated
published : 22 Feb 2020 at 20:33
writer: News Agencies
Iran, Italy and South Korea all reported additional deaths and a sharp rise in coronavirus cases on Saturday, stoking further alarm about the jump in infections outside China.
Iran had a fifth death and 10 more cases, bringing the total to 28, state television reported. The World Health Organization said the situation in Iran was “very worrisome” because of the lack of any direct link to China. It underlined the agency’s concern that the window of opportunity to prevent a global pandemic is closing . . .
For the full report see: https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/1863344#cxrecs_s
And just to lighten the mood a little, I thought I would attach a photo which was posted on facebook under the caption, "This Corona is getting out of hand!"
Just in case it isn’t clear, in place of a facemask, the lad in the fishnet stockings is wearing ladies panties.
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This Corona is getting out of hand!
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thank goodness for the last pic...am sooooo sick of all the drama over nothing...
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Actually I quite like the shapely, firm, and inviting legs and derrière.
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thank goodness for the last pic...am sooooo sick of all the drama over nothing...
Maybe drama, but not about nothing.
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really...more people die in car accidents (700/day) in china but yet there is no warning to avoid china because of crazy kamakazi road antics....60 0000 die/year (in a bad year) in the US because of the flu....yet NO warning about avoiding the US ....me thinks world has gone nuts
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From today’s Bangkok Post:
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South Korea on frontline as coronavirus spreads
published : 24 Feb 2020 at 11:46
writer: AFP
SEOUL: The deadly coronavirus epidemic spread further outside China on Monday as a surge of infections in South Korea made it the biggest hotspot abroad, while authorities in Europe and the Middle East battled to curb outbreaks.
The number of fatalities in China also continued to soar, with 150 more confirmed deaths taking the official death toll to nearly 2,600 . . .
For the full report see: https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/18...avirus-spreads
From the Airport Technology website:
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23 February 2020
Analysis
Coronavirus in Japan: Covid-19 measures and impact
By Praveen Duddu
Japan has the third-highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world, after China and Singapore, even after excluding the cases on the stranded cruise ship, Diamond Princess. Japan's coronavirus numbers are on the rise even as the government continues to implement safety measures . . .
For the full report see: https://www.airport-technology.com/f...-travel-trade/
It’s probably still too early for the Thai government to be making any public announcements regarding Songkran 2020, but I would be surprised if they aren’t keeping a close eye on what impact, if any, the Covid-19 situation will have on this year’s Songkran festivities. This is all I could find from the Thaiger website:
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Songkran around Thailand – where can you get wet in 2020?
Published 3 hours ago on February 24, 2020
By The Thaiger
PLEASE NOTE: Some of these scheduled activities may change or be altered due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
Songkran Festival is an event where an all-out water battle and ancient traditions somehow blend in annual celebration. It’s unlike anything else in the world. And it’s wet. Venturing out onto Thailand’s streets on April 13 is an open invitation to have a bucket of water thrown at you or a loaded water super-soaker unloaded in your direction. From the wet and wild to the gentle and traditional, you WILL get wet.
For tourists, the event offers a huge water party breaking out in the streets of Thailand’s towns and villages. For locals, it is a time when they can spend moments with their families and visit temples to make merit – and then get involved in the water fights as well. . .
For the full report see: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/song...t-like-a-local