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Thailand Covid At Record High!
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...d-cases-sunday
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The government reported 967 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, the most ever recorded in a 24-hour period, for an accumulated total of 32,625 since the pandemic began. No new deaths were reported, leaving the toll at 97.
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said all but three of the cases – imports from Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates and France – were locally transmitted: 530 recorded at hospitals and 434 revealed from mass testing in communities.
Bangkok led new infections in both categories at 236, followed by Chiang Mai (189), Chon Buri (180) and Samut Prakan (48).
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Talk about closing the bars...what next close the Police Stations?!!
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Monday new record case count:
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...day-new-record
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The government reported 985 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, a new daily record since the pandemic began, bringing the accumulated total to 33,610.
All but five of the new infections were transmitted inside Thailand.
No additional deaths were reported, leaving the toll at 97.
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said Chiang Mai led new cases with 246 transmissions, followed by Bangkok (137) and Chon Buri (92). The Chiang Mai figures included a big jump reported by the province on Sunday afternoon.
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...have to wonder what went wrong...situation seemed to be totally uinder control for almost a year...was kinda hoping some clever scientist would discover that spicy food and hot humid weather was the best thing at keeping covid at bay...
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latintopxxx
...have to wonder what went wrong...situation seemed to be totally uinder control for almost a year...was kinda hoping some clever scientist would discover that spicy food and hot humid weather was the best thing at keeping covid at bay...
I'm with you.
Along with spicy food and the hot weather, I was hoping they'd find some residual benefits in Sperm.
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gerefan2
Talk about closing the bars...what next close the Police Stations?!!
No, no, don't be mistaken. The policers got infected when visiting bars in the tough process of collecting money.
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Today new daily high: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...rus-infections
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The government reported 1,335 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the highest number of daily infections since the epidemic emerged in Thailand early last year.
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration said that of the 1,335 new infections, only nine were among arrivals from overseas. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 35,910. The death toll remains unchanged at 97.
Wednesday's figures were the highest since Covid-19 disease was first reported in Thailand.
Bangkok had the most new cases at 351, followed by Chiang Mai (319) and Prachuap Khiri Khan (161).
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Ok MFAS, you've convinced me...outta here!
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u leaving Thailand??? for where??? unless u decamopiung down under then its a bit like hopping from the frying pan into the fire...
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Do try and follow the plot latin. gerefan2 left Britain at the height of its disease, death and fucking awful winter and decamped in Thailand where it was warm and pleasant. Now, as things are getting nasty there but easing up in UK he's heading home. Played a blinder son, man of the match.
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Another lockdown imminent:
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My home is in Prachuap Kiri Khan Province (i.e. Hua Hin) and, up to now, has been quite benign for the last 12 month.
Apparently a few hundred (perhaps a thousand) of Hi-So Bangkok naughty boys and girls along with their Porches and Ferraris and their non-masks: "We don't give a shit, assholes" was flung around, and I found out my 4 hours on the beach under the umbrellas was in the middle of them. Turned out viruses came with them.
How long before one feels flu-like-symptoms, especially the dreaded fever where I shoot down many of the little buggers during my half-dozen a day sojourns a day in 7-11?
For now, only bars are shut down.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...to-virus-surge
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Smiles
How long before one feels flu-like-symptoms, especially the dreaded fever
Incubation period can be up to 14 days, but symptoms generally show up a little earlier. Grab yourself a test, they're free in Hua Hin according to that article.
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Smiles
Four hours in the open air? They were at close range? I’d put the risk at 4/5 of 5/8 of bugger all. The only reported cases of outdoor infections are closely confined football stadiums where there’s a lot of singing and shouting. Even latintopxxx’s favourite bogeyman, an outdoors BLM protest, hasn’t had cases reported. And remember the Fart Test - if you can smell your own farts you don’t have COVID (and if you can smell someone else’s they’re not social distancing).
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Smiles
......I found out my 4 hours on the beach under the umbrellas was in the middle of them. Turned out viruses came with them.
As I'm sure you know, being outdoors and in spaces with good ventilation reduces the risk of exposure. And unless you had close physical contact with any of these idiots you should be OK. If it happened to be a windy that day at the beach, that would be even better.
Unless you start frothing at the mouth, experiencing delirium tremors, or crapping in your pants, don't worry about a thing.
We have the same problem in Bang Saray.
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[QUOTE=Dodger;277144] Unless you start frothing at the mouth, experiencing delirium tremors, or crapping in your pants, don't worry about a thing.
As this would be quite normal for Smiles only a Covid test could confirm!
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Dodger
As I'm sure you know, being outdoors and in spaces with good ventilation reduces the risk of exposure. And unless you had close physical contact with any of these idiots you should be OK. If it happened to be a windy that day at the beach, that would be even better.
It must be reassuring for you, Smiles, to get such a ringing endorsement of my prognosis.
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I'm afraid this is going to get really ugly!
The Government "blinked".
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Did they really think that vaccinations weren't important? So why has mass-vaccination not been a priority? Other states began it months ago. There's enough money for submarines and Rolexes for ministers so it can't be lack of funds. Surely.
Hard it started three months ago, Thailand may well have been ready open its doors soon.
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The date for opening Thailand just keeps getting pushed further back.
I've given up on a trip this year - it isn't going to happen.
I'm aiming for mid to late 2022.
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a447
I've given up on a trip this year - it isn't going to happen.
I'm aiming for mid to late 2022.
Considering the Thai side of things, there's 8 whole months between now and the end of the year.
The current wave in Thailand will have plenty of time to go up to whatever peak it reaches, then come down again. If Thailand gets it's act together and manufactures some of that vaccine it licensed, that will also help the downtrend later in the year. I don't expect a barrier from the Thai side.
Of course, home country regulations come into it. When the leaders of Australia, UK etc are currently creating penal colonies by preventing outbound travel, that also needs to be considered. I imagine UK restrictions will be lifted. If not, I'll investigate the loopholes later in the year.
The way forward is to be prepared to book a trip at short notice. I still expect to be in Thailand again this year. Not certain, but well over 50% probability.
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Looking at the above 2 posts from my viewpoint as someone living in Pattaya I think a447’s estimate is more realistic. The government has not been exactly proactive in securing vaccines other than 500 thousand doses of the China vaccine and has given exclusive rights to a Thai Company which has never manufactured a vaccine before to make enough AstraZeneca vaccine for the entire population.
Frankly, for the first time since the virus emerged in Thailand I am nervous, I am also very much aware of the financial devastation that is occurring. The question is not so much when to return but what will be left standing upon your return.
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Manforallseasons
The question is not so much when to return but what will be left standing upon your return.
Probably ten times the number of money boys as usual.
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Manforallseasons
Looking at the above 2 posts from my viewpoint as someone living in Pattaya I think a447’s estimate is more realistic. The government has not been exactly proactive in securing vaccines other than 500 thousand doses of the China vaccine and has given exclusive rights to a Thai Company which has never manufactured a vaccine before to make enough AstraZeneca vaccine for the entire population.
Frankly, for the first time since the virus emerged in Thailand I am nervous, I am also very much aware of the financial devastation that is occurring. The question is not so much when to return but what will be left standing upon your return.
We shall see. I heard similar things from expats last year, yet two of us still made it to Thailand.
Looking out of your window in Pattaya gives you a better idea of how Pattaya is today, but to figure out how it will be in 8 months time requires a lot of additional open minded analysis, considering much more information.
You're right to question what will be standing then, but I have a simple answer to that. It's beyond my control and therefore I won't get stressed about it. I have sympathy for the business owners, but they have the stress, not me.
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Oliver2
Did they really think that vaccinations weren't important? So why has mass-vaccination not been a priority? Other states began it months ago. There's enough money for submarines and Rolexes for ministers so it can't be lack of funds. Surely.
Hard it started three months ago, Thailand may well have been ready open its doors soon.
Canada with all its wealth can't even procure vaccines, and that's after ordering far more per-capita than any other country, so what chance do you think Thailand has?
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cdnmatt
Canada with all its wealth can't even procure vaccines, and that's after ordering far more per-capita than any other country, so what chance do you think Thailand has?
Unfortunately any satisfactory discussion of vaccine production and competence in Thailand is going to run smack up against the Forum prohibitions on any breach of the all-pervasive and legally-buttressed personality cult.
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a447
The date for opening Thailand just keeps getting pushed further back.
I've given up on a trip this year - it isn't going to happen.
I'm aiming for mid to late 2022.
Isn’t your prime minister keeping you all locked up this year even if vaccinated? The stories I’ve read will only allow for “urgent” personal business such as funerals. Fucking boys on foreign shores hardly counts as that.
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Manforallseasons
The government has not been exactly proactive in securing vaccines other than 500 thousand doses of the China vaccine and has given exclusive rights to a Thai Company which has never manufactured a vaccine before to make enough AstraZeneca vaccine for the entire population.
They would have had better luck working with the Manufacturers and Distributors of "Yaba" - who've been supplying the entire population without any disruptions for decades.
It appears the Generals missed their opportunity!
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gotta agree with dodger...similarly in the UK its hould be pubs...and in the US the top 3 fastfood outlets preferably tgose with drive thru...
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Just for reference:
Thailand has 20.6 new cases per million population per day.
The UK has 37 new cases per million population per day.
India has 211 new cases per million population per day. And has been added onto the UK red list for hotel quarantine on arrival to the UK.
France has 659 new cases per million population per day. Not on UK red list.
Figures taken from world meters & are just a snapshot, with no smoothing.
1 Thailand ought to be a long way from becoming a UK red list country at present. However, case rates are not the main factor. Pakistan was already on the red list, with 24 daily cases per million. The presence of variants and trust in the countries testing and genetic sequencing are factors. I suspect it's the "discovered in India" variant that's mainly responsible for India going on the red list.
2 The Thai daily rate is just over half the UK level. Of course, the UK is on a firm downtrend and the UK cases ought to do a lot less damage from now on, as all the high risk people have been offered at least one dose of the vaccine.
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a447
The date for opening Thailand just keeps getting pushed further back.
While they had zero local transmissions, keeping Thailand tightly closed to protect their population made sense.
But now the cat is out of the bag (both in Thailand as well as Cambodia where I am now), and if they opened the gates to all and sundry, it wouldn't make much difference virus-wise. A new local case or arrived by plane? What would it matter? But the one arrived by plane would have a wallet full of money to spend!
Compare Brazil last year. Opened to tourism in Aug 2020 and I went in Sep 2020 and had a reasonably good time, I would go again this year!
The questions is just how many would go if Thailand opened her gates? Can people leave their home country for a holiday (currently UK residents cannot), would they have to quarantine upon return, is there any point in going now that most businesses catering to tourist are closed and there might be alcohol sales prohibition, curfew, lockdown soon?
I pondered going from Cambodia to Thailand for Mai/June/July, but currently the situation in Thailand is only little better than in Cambodia, but the barrier to get there is high (no direct flights, COE, quarantine), so I stay here. But if I could enter just like before Covid, I would go in an instant.
Congratulations to our two members who spent the winter in Thailand Covid-free, and to myself for spending three months in Cambodia Covid-fee. Just imagine you went through all the hassle and expense, and two weeks of preparation for the trip and two weeks of quarantine later, there is an outbreak!
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christianpfc
While they had zero local transmissions, keeping Thailand tightly closed to protect their population made sense.
But now the cat is out of the bag (both in Thailand as well as Cambodia where I am now), and if they opened the gates to all and sundry, it wouldn't make much difference virus-wise. A new local case or arrived by plane? What would it matter? But the one arrived by plane would have a wallet full of money to spend!
Agreed. Now covid is circulating in the community, restrictions on inbound tourists are less important. From a Thai perspective, they only need travel restrictions on countries with nasty virus variants.
However, almost no one would be interested in visiting until lockdown restrictions are relaxed.
I expect things will be dramatically improved by the time I want to visit next winter.
Of course, I've already had one vaccination, so I'm also more open to considering countries with some covid infections.
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Just as I was readying for a return. At least latest articles show a decline in infections
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christianpfc
Just imagine you went through all the hassle and expense, and two weeks of preparation for the trip and two weeks of quarantine later, there is an outbreak!
Actually Christian that is exactly what happened to goji and myself. We did our 2 weeks inside and exactly on release the second wave struck. Everything closed, no alcohol and restaurants closed at 9 pm. That lasted for a month. Had I known I would certainly have delayed my trip.
In the end it didn’t really matter too much as I then had 3 further months without restriction. Unfortunately the latest wave struck about a fortnight before I was due to leave....so I got out quick! No more lockdowns for me thank you!
In summary, as others have said, yes it’s worth the hassle and incarceration for a three month break BUT only if everything is operating normally.
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gerefan2
Actually Christian that is exactly what happened to goji and myself. We did our 2 weeks inside and exactly on release the second wave struck. Everything closed, no alcohol and restaurants closed at 9 pm. That lasted for a month. Had I known I would certainly have delayed my trip.
In the end it didn’t really matter too much as I then had 3 further months without restriction. Unfortunately the latest wave struck about a fortnight before I was due to leave....so I got out quick! No more lockdowns for me thank you!
In summary, as others have said, yes it’s worth the hassle and incarceration for a three month break BUT only if everything is operating normally.
When I suggested at the time that fools and their money were soon parted this was a self-satisfied response.
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If living well within one's means and having a lot of fun doing it, one would be a fool not to part with the money.
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gerefan2
Actually Christian that is exactly what happened to goji and myself. We did our 2 weeks inside and exactly on release the second wave struck. Everything closed, no alcohol and restaurants closed at 9 pm. That lasted for a month. Had I known I would certainly have delayed my trip.
The only things I would have changed would be ideally getting out to Thailand earlier and coming home later. I think you got it about right with the return time.
We still had the weather, the beach, coffee shops, all the main shops open after about a week or so, massage shops open (unofficially) and a much more interesting Grindr catalogue than at home. Plus sipping beer out of a mug at the non-gay bars that were open.
Bear in mind almost nothing was open back home & it was winter.
Would I do the same thing right now ? No, because British restrictions are being lifted and summer is imminent, so the stay at home option is less grim than in December.
However, in the unlikely event I have the same restricted options in December 2021, I'd repeat the whole process. Although I really would prefer a shorter quarantine period.