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Rapid Antigen Tests Required for Restaurants in Chonburi
The Chonburi Governor released a new order late last night requiring rapid antigen tests for customers and restaurant staff.
Note, this story was first posted by Stevie - but seeing as most of the veteran and senior members have him on "ignore" I thought it best to re-post it here.
It looks like Jai and I will be dining in more often for a while.
https://thepattayanews.com/2022/01/0...stablishments/
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I guess the penalty for failing a test is being sent to quarantine. Therefore I won't be visiting any "restaurant" enforcing testing or checking in.
No sign of enforcement yet and I deliberately decided to have lunch at a location likely to follow the rules.
If this IS enforced, I shall be on a bus to Bangkok within a few days.
The danger here is not the latest mild COVID strain meeting a vaccinated population, but the unelected regime imposing more excessive restrictions on people.
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goji
I guess the penalty for failing a test is being sent to quarantine. Therefore I won't be visiting any "restaurant" enforcing testing or checking in.
If I'm reading this right, any person who dines regularly in restaurants would have to take a rapid antigen test every 72 hours to stay within the 72 hour window. The fact that the reliability of these tests is still widely in question presents risk of quarantine even for some people who don't have the virus.
The prospects of attracting tourists to come to Pattaya just got dumped down the tubes. And I feel sorry for those like yourself who made the mistake of coming here.
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Below is a PattayaOne update which pretty much says the same thing.
There you have it - another unenforceable knee-jerk requirement that some will follow - and some won't.
https://www.pattayamail.com/news/all...19-test-385022
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Dodger
There you have it - another unenforceable knee-jerk requirement that some will follow - and some won't.
Also, it's probably just another excuse for the mafia in brown to collect more bribes.
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goji
Also, it's probably just another excuse for the mafia in brown to collect more bribes.
Yep.
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Enough fucking around! Close all bars, restaurants and shopping malls and restrict travel to and from Chonburi for a month.
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This is the outcome of the devious schemes of the political elites of the Faschist USA, Britain, the Neo Faschist Germany, Hitlerian Austria and other European countries and five eyes alliance go about twisting the arms of weaker governments in forcing vaccine mandates and unscientific testing of even asymptomatic people and the population in general. Dominance and profit is their motto.
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dinagam
This is the outcome of the devious schemes of the political elites of the Faschist USA, Britain, the Neo Faschist Germany, Hitlerian Austria and other European countries and five eyes alliance go about twisting the arms of weaker governments in forcing vaccine mandates and unscientific testing of even asymptomatic people and the population in general. Dominance and profit is their motto.
Settle down peasant
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Go ahead and bury your dickhead in the sand...
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Another useful topic descends into farce. What is the point ?
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goji
Another useful topic descends into farce. What is the point ?
But goji darling you spent months telling everyone of the delights of ignoring posters who offend your sensitivities. Why the change of policy? Or are you back into Full Bookburner mode, seeking to ban all and sundry?
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Manforallseasons
Enough fucking around! Close all bars, restaurants and shopping malls and restrict travel to and from Chonburi for a month.
That's exactly what the Governor of Buriram did in 2019 right after covid arrived, and they ended up being the safest province in Thailand with the lowest reported cases. The difference being, Buriram wasn't promoting tourism at the same time as they were fighting the virus - or relying on tourist dollars to stay afloat,
Happy New Year!
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Chonburi Public Health setting up three major Covid-19 screening points in Pattaya for free Covid-19 rapid testing for restaurants that sell alcohol.
https://thepattayanews.com/2022/01/0...-sell-alcohol/
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Dodger
Chonburi Public Health setting up three major Covid-19 screening points in Pattaya for free Covid-19 rapid testing for restaurants that sell alcohol.
So 2 out of 3 screening points are about a 5 minute walk apart, both off Soi Bukhao.
Admittedly the location isn't a problem for me. The big question is do we get sent to some dismal quarantine hospital if we fail ?
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Dodger
And I feel sorry for those like yourself who made the mistake of coming here.
Dodger you are so funny. I think you have gone over to the darkside!
I am halfway through my holiday here and I am having the time of my life.
Restrictions on bars and restaurants? I haven't had a drink yet this year and I certainly didn't come here for the restaurants.
Concerned that us tourists will have nothing to do? Well here's 10 suggestions just for a start:
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Now, if you'll excuse me, the sun is setting off Dongtan Beach, which means it's time to go fishing...
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goji
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The big question is do we get sent to some dismal quarantine hospital if we fail ?
I wouldn't want to find out: Just order food to your room...go to bed with the delivery boy...and let others find the answer to your question.
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Kenny
Dodger you are so funny. I think you have gone over to the darkside!
I am halfway through my holiday here and I am having the time of my life.
Restrictions on bars and restaurants? I haven't had a drink yet this year and I certainly didn't come here for the restaurants.
Concerned that us tourists will have nothing to do? Well here's 10 suggestions just for a start:
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Now, if you'll excuse me, the sun is setting off Dongtan Beach, which means it's time to go fishing...
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I like your style Kenny. Keep it rolling.
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I'm at a bar in the Jomtien Complex. The bar staff tested me and recorded it. I am good for 3 days.
Not a big deal.
Cost 60 baht.
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This getting a test each and everytime you want a restaurant, a bar, a department store is toooo much..taking a test every 3 days...come on..
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Passing a test is no big deal, whether it is free on Soi Bukhao or costs 60 Baht for patrons of gay bars.
Failing and being sent to quarantine for 14 days and then getting billed for it would be less amusing.
At Tree Town, people had to show ID before being tested. So quietly sneaking off home for a few days after failing won't work, since immigration know where we live. Obviously I didn't get tested, as I just went to check it out on a "dry" night.
The testing people were doing a little trade at 20:50, but weren't exactly busy. 200m down the road, the other free test centre at LK seemed to have no customers when I went past.
How does it work in Jomtien ? Do you need to show ID before the test ?
Also, I don't know what the specificity of their tests are. I just looked at one US paper and they ranged from 92% to 100%. So the lowest quality has almost a 1 in 12 chance of a false positive result. That would be rather high for my liking, if testing every 3 days and a getting a "Go to Jail" card for failing.
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goji
How does it work in Jomtien ? Do you need to show ID before the test ?
All that happened here was that I was tested when I entered the bar and my name and contact number were recorded.
I was encouraged to photograph the test result as it would be good for entry to other bars for 3 days.
I am not an authority on this!
Just reporting my experience.
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goji
Passing a test is no big deal, whether it is free on Soi Bukhao or costs 60 Baht for patrons of gay bars.
Failing and being sent to quarantine for 14 days and then getting billed for it would be less amusing.
At Tree Town, people had to show ID before being tested. So quietly sneaking off home for a few days after failing won't work, since immigration know where we live. Obviously I didn't get tested, as I just went to check it out on a "dry" night.
The testing people were doing a little trade at 20:50, but weren't exactly busy. 200m down the road, the other free test centre at LK seemed to have no customers when I went past.
How does it work in Jomtien ? Do you need to show ID before the test ?
Also, I don't know what the specificity of their tests are. I just looked at one US paper and they ranged from 92% to 100%. So the lowest quality has almost a 1 in 12 chance of a false positive result. That would be rather high for my liking, if testing every 3 days and a getting a "Go to Jail" card for failing.
All things considered, I don’t think people will be running to bars and restaurants which will further devastate what business is left.
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Manforallseasons
All things considered, I don’t think people will be running to bars and restaurants which will further devastate what business is left.
Or another way of looking at it would be that "untested people, who may well be asymptomatic may just decide to stay home over the next week or two while this is in place rather than getting "caught", rather than them being out every night possibly spreading the virus ( even more than they already possibly are). If so Im sure the authorities would be thinking "great, job done" either way there then perhaps.
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Manforallseasons
Enough fucking around! Close all bars, restaurants and shopping malls and restrict travel to and from Chonburi for a month.
Why? What happened?
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goji
It's for real..
That is the rapid testing site at Tree Town on soi Bukhao, next to my favorite kebab stand, it's for people who wish to test, so what? It was there Saturday night and tonight, what's the harm, if people volunteer to test, all Thais btw, let them.
There is more testing staff there in NASA costumes than people being tested. No foreigner is forced to test, nor would anyone in their right mind be willing. No bar, no restaurant has been asking anyone for test today, I 've been out all day. Why are you guys freaking out?
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Dodger
The prospects of attracting tourists to come to Pattaya just got dumped down the tubes. And I feel sorry for those like yourself who made the mistake of coming here.
As of 0.40 AM Monday morning nothing has changed, that includes Starbucks, places most likely to obey every stupid law, and unless bars and restaurants start asking for test tomorrow, you are panicking for no reason. Calm down, guys; nothing has changed, lets keep our outrage and panic buttons for when something actually happens.
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By 1 AM Monday morning I had entered four bars and several restaurant during the day, no one asked me anything, we were sitting with friends on steps at Tree Town on soi Bukhao 'testing center' where staff outnumbered the testees 10 to 1, it was funny to observe all the excitement.
I nor any foreigner in their right mind will submit to this test if ID is required, there will always be ton of places here that will never follow this idiocy. This law is very likely forgotten before it's even enforced.
But panic away if you must.
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totally agree certainly feels like that in Scotland ((not England) we couldnt even celebrate our famous Hogmany,here and the world renowned Edinburgh shows were cancelled,Thailand may have dictators but Scotland going down the same road and thats no joke
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riverdee
Thailand may have dictators but Scotland going down the same road and thats no joke
Hardly surprising when your leader’ name is an anagram of a leading brand of seasickness tablet. She certainly makes me feel nauseous.
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Andaman!
Hardly surprising when your leader’ name is an anagram of a leading brand of seasickness tablet. She certainly makes me feel nauseous.
Part of the prime minister of Thailand's family name ("Ocha") translates as "tasty". Are there any inferences you'd care to make in the context of restaurants and COVID?
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Nirish guy
Or another way of looking at it would be that "untested people, who may well be asymptomatic may just decide to stay home over the next week or two while this is in place rather than getting "caught", rather than them being out every night possibly spreading the virus ( even more than they already possibly are). If so Im sure the authorities would be thinking "great, job done" either way there then perhaps.
Funny you should say this, because this is exactly what my partner Jai said to me last night.
His opinion is that the governor did this for several reasons; 1) As a way to discourage some (not all) patrons from going to restaurants if they suspect they could potentially have the virus, 2) As a means of reducing the number of people going to these public venues during the Omicron surge, thus lowering the risk, and 3) getting more positive tests on the books to use as justification for additional countermeasures which may be necessary in the near future.
Just so you know, Jai may have been raised in a jungle village where he had to climb trees to find insects for dinner, but he also graduated from one of the highest ranked Universities in Thailand with a 4.0 grade average. Rarely is he wrong - about anything.
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This was posted yesterday on Facebook by a restaurant in the complex it is both in German and English:
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Testing of customers at bars is likely to reinforce the illusion of a higher infection rate amongst Farang.
Of course Omicron arrived with inbound travellers, including the 28(?) Thais who were infected whilst visiting Mecca.
However, once it's here, it's likely to spread amongst Thais and Farang. So far, Thais have been able to dodge testing, whilst Farang arriving now have 2 PCR tests. So on a per capita basis, more cases will be detected among Farang, purely due to a higher testing rate.
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goji
Testing of customers at bars is likely to reinforce the illusion of a higher infection rate amongst Farang.
In all fairness to the Governor, I just can't see where creating any illusion at this point would serve the Provinces best interest.
Chonburi desperately needs tourists which has been front-and-center to all efforts up till this point, but keeping the virus from becoming a wildfire has to take precedence. Everyone losses.
I take the liberty of casting stones at the government whenever I think it's warranted, but in this case it's Mother Nature we're up against - and casting stones at the wind only works if you're a pitcher on a baseball team practicing for your next game.
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Dodger
I take the liberty of casting stones at the government whenever I think it's warranted, but in this case it's Mother Nature we're up against
They can sleep easy in their beds tonight - what a relief they won't have to worry about your vote until the next election. Oh wait, you're a non-resident alien and they don't give a rat's arse about your opinions anyway
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Dodger
keeping the virus from becoming a wildfire has to take precedence.
With vaccines and a milder virus variant, they have the option of doing nothing at all.
So far, as far as I can tell, that's pretty much what Boris Johnson is doing in England. In London, Omicron infections have increased rapidly, Delta infections have decreased and the number of people in hospital for COVID has been decreasing. So it seems to be working fine at present.
Thailand has the same choices.
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goji
With vaccines and a milder virus variant, they have the option of doing nothing at all.
Exactly (not) - the effectiveness of the Chinese vaccines most Thais have received is the reason why arsenal is locked down in China - the Chinese government doesn't even believe its own vaccines are any good
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10am coffee at Central Festival Starbucks, no testing, no signs regarding test, no change of any kind.
Downstairs to Central food court, no testing, everything same as it ever was.
Around 1 PM walked down Beach Rd to Mike's Shopping Mall, outside there is a new, popular cafe, Pasha's Cafe, where Coffee Bean And Tea Leaf used to be. It is nearly always packed until late evening, probably because regular black coffee is 50 baht, large ice latte 60 baht, Starbucks prices 120 and 135 baht for same, Pasha's has table service. Again no testing, no signs informing about testing. Here (warning, 8 Mb file size):
https://i.imgur.com/jRVxp50.jpg
Walked toward Royal Garden, entered both Burger King and newly opened Taco Bell, no testing. Here:
https://i.imgur.com/1z4sURz.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/8HJYp7U.jpg
Walked to The Avenue on Second Road, entered both McDonalds and Starbucks, no testing. The Avenue:
https://i.imgur.com/cfnZ3NB.jpg
Mr. Dutch:
https://i.imgur.com/PHaLtqQ.jpg
So far, late last night, and this morning, nothing has changed. We'll see how the evening goes.