Bars to Open on December 1st ???

[Dodger]

Some bars maybe taking steps to reopen in December however, the infection rate will dictate wether or not they reopen not wishful thinking.

Everyone, including bar owners, staff, patrons, TAT, the city council, etc. are all hoping for the same thing - that the infection rates can be controlled so these businesses can reopen and stay open. No argument there.

Covid has had 20 months to rule-the-roost and I think it's time for people to start putting things back into motion. I just wish a higher percentage of people over here were vaccinated, but, it is what it is.

[Old git]

Everyone, including bar owners, staff, patrons, TAT, the city council, etc. are all hoping for the same thing - that the infection rates can be controlled so these businesses can reopen and stay open. No argument there.

Covid has had 20 months to rule-the-roost and I think it's time for people to start putting things back into motion. I just wish a higher percentage of people over here were vaccinated, but, it is what it is.

The easiest way to reduce the infection rate is to stop counting them. Quietly, unofficially, I'm pretty sure a lot of countries are not proactively counting cases now.

[arsenal]

"The easiest way to reduce the infection rate is to stop counting them. Quietly, unofficially, I'm pretty sure a lot of countries are not proactively counting cases now."

Yep. Not a bad idea. The UK had 40000 cases the other day and just carried on as normal.

[goji]

The easiest way to reduce the infection rate is to stop counting them. Quietly, unofficially, I'm pretty sure a lot of countries are not proactively counting cases now.

If Thailand is still running the policy of sending everyone who fails a covid test to a "field hospital", then that is proactively discouraging people from getting tested.
If you're vaccinated & have very mild symptoms, are you going to stay at home or get a test and risk incarceration in a hospital ?

[bkkguy]

The easiest way to reduce the infection rate is to stop counting them. Quietly, unofficially, I'm pretty sure a lot of countries are not proactively counting cases now.

if we are going to start "living with COVID" then new infections is probably not the best metric to focus on anyway - new hospital admissions and new ICU/ventilator numbers are a much better indicator of how well a country is coping, and if vaccination rates and social measures are working these figures should be decoupled from new infection rates anyway.

[Old git]

if we are going to start "living with COVID"

So few people are getting it a second time, it may not be able to remain endemic in the human population, and may well die out. The trouble with that is that sets in store a possible re-run in fifty years time. With a bit of luck it will become endemic in the animal kingdom, occasionally breaking out amongst children, mostly asymptomatically.

[Dodger]

As promised, pics taken this morning around the gay venues in Pattaya. Will show on separate posts.

Below:

Soi Day/Night Massage (next to Tukcom)
Green Chair Bar Owner (Sunee Plaza) - poised to reopen.
Guy Guy Boy Bar - Jomtien Complex - poised to reopen.

[Dodger]

Pic's continued:

Dorothy's Show Bar - Jomtien Complex - poised to reopen
Sun Bar - Jomtien Complex - poised to reopen
Home Bar - Jomtien Complex - poised to revert back to beer bar and reopen

[Dodger]

Pics continued:

The Venue - Jomtien Complex
Jomtien Complex Massage - Open
Salt & Pepper - Bordeaux Restaurants Soi Day/Night - Open

[Dodger]

Pics continued:

Jomtien Complex
Little Planet Restaurant - Soi Day/Night
Nice Boys Gogo - Sunee Plaza
Winner Boys Bar - Sunee Plaza