Reported today- all bars closing Monday.
https://www.gayguides.com/forums/top...-closing-bars/
Hopefully this will save many boys lives.
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Reported today- all bars closing Monday.
https://www.gayguides.com/forums/top...-closing-bars/
Hopefully this will save many boys lives.
PM: Nightlife stays open for business
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-cha announced he has rejected, for the time being, the suggestion from Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to temporarily close the country’s massive nightlife industry. Anutin Charnvirakul said yesterday the suggestion was one of several measures he and the Ministry of Public Health would bring up with the PM tomorrow.
But as social media exploded, fiercely divided both for and against the move, Prayut addressed reporters saying he did “not feel it [is] needed at this time.” But he added the situation will be reassessed at a later date if it worsens, and asked for the cooperation of business owners to take proper precautions to protect their customers and staff.
Many netizens expressed concern that closing the industry would mean tens, if not hundreds of thousands of people not only being laid off, but returning to their homes in rural Thailand, exposing the country’s significant (and especially vulnerable) elderly population to the disease, which is so far mainly in rural areas. The majority of workers in Thailand’s tens of thousands of nightclubs, bars, live music venues, massage parlours, karaoke clubs, pubs and other entertainment sites survive paycheck to paycheck, and would almost certainly be forced to return home to their families. Many are from Issan, in the rural Northeast of Thailand, which is the country’s poorest area and home to largest number of the vulnerable elderly.
Several venues, particularly in Bangkok, have been closed both due to suspected cases and as a precaution by owners. Many others have been shuttered by the downturn in business due to lack of tourists.
Other measures suggested by the Anutin and other ministry officials, such as moving Songkran later in the year to avoid hundreds of thousands of people returning home in April, further travel restrictions and stopping more private and sporting events, will be discussed at regular meetings tomorrow.
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Today, I highlight two reports from the Bangkok Post and two reports from BBC News:
For the full report see: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...up-virus-fightQuote:
Govt steps up virus fight
Concern mounts as infections hit 114
published : 16 Mar 2020 at 04:30
newspaper section: News
writer: Wassana Nanuam
Retail shops and supermarkets in Bangkok are crowded after people stockpile instant noodles, canned foods and other basic goods, out of fear the government will announce a lockdown policy across the country to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.
The government has stepped up measures to contain the coronavirus or Covid-19 if the country reaches Stage 3, a full-blown pandemic, with the first measure to use a newly built hospital to treat only Covid-19 patients, as the number of infections jumped alarmingly to 114 yesterday.
The premier mentioned the prospect of moving to Stage 3 after chairing an urgent meeting on Sunday to step up measures to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. The government will "spend all the resources we need" in the fight against Covid-19, he said . . .
Below is an article on panic buying from the Bangkok Post, something I saw at first hand yesterday. I had heard and read about it back in the UK, but this was the first time I had seen it in Thailand.
For the full report see: https://www.bangkokpost.com/business...ont-stay-emptyQuote:
Shelves won't stay empty
published : 16 Mar 2020 at 06:40
newspaper section: News
writer: Phusadee Arunmas and Wassana Nanuam
People flock to a Makro branch in Bangkok's Bang Bon district to buy food and other necessities amid escalating concerns over further spread of the novel coronavirus.
Retailers are insisting that supplies of essential goods remain unaffected as people rush to buy basics like instant noodles, canned foods and toilet paper amid fears of a coronavirus-prompted lockdown.
"Basic goods are not in short supply and, above all, manufacturers can still boost production capacity to cope with higher demand," Chatrchai Tuongratanaphan, executive director of the Thai Retailer Association, told the media yesterday . . .
And from BBC News:
For the full report see: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51901976Quote:
Coronavirus: EU states record highest one-day death toll
16 March 2020
The three states bearing the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic in Europe have all recorded their highest death tolls for a single day.
Italy saw 368 deaths bring its total to 1,809, Spain recorded 97 more deaths for a total of 288, and France reported 29 deaths, giving a total of 120.
The UK also saw a single-day record, with 14 new deaths and a total of 35.
Governments across Europe have responded by curbing the movements of citizens and tightening borders.
Germany is to impose controls on its borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark and Luxembourg as of Monday morning, while Portugal will clamp down on its frontier with Spain . . .
For the full report see: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-51895873Quote:
Coronavirus: Isolation for over-70s 'within weeks'
Every Briton over the age of 70 will be told "within the coming weeks" to stay at home for an extended period to protect themselves from coronavirus.
When it happens, they will be asked to stay home for "a very long time", Health Secretary Matt Hancock said.
The government is to release social distancing advice for elderly people on Monday - but they will not yet be asked to self-isolate for long periods.
Fourteen more people have died from the virus, bringing deaths in the UK to 35.
Mr Hancock told the BBC that manufacturers were being asked to help produce medical equipment, such as ventilators, to help with an expected surge in demand by the NHS . . .
And finally, I saw this poster on facebook. It was originally published in New South Wales, Australia at the time of the Spanish flu 1918 – 1920 and thought it may be of historical interest.
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some of the boys join the high risk group via underlying medical conditions.
You are quite correct. But these are normally worn by Vietnamese motorcyclists and others before the current pandemic.
Medical masks are made from petrochemical byproducts and there is a method in the production that ensures efficacy in daily use.
Sadly some other industries have taken advantage of the low cost of the polypropylene products that some unscrupulous tea producers have started making tea bags out of plastic materials.
The government will cancel and reschedule Songkran:
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...schools-closed
from the article the plan is not only to close schools and universities but also to "close venues that attract crowds of more than 50 people" - I can just imagine the touts outside the bars in Jomtien complex carefully counting arrivals and departures and keeping the crowd below 50, though that may not be that difficult a task these days!
but the usual help is at hand - "Decisions on closures will be tailored depending on the situation in provinces"