Rapid Antigen Tests Required for Restaurants in Chonburi

[goji]

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.

[Dodger]

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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[StevieWonders]

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

[goji]

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.

[StevieWonders]

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

[Dodger]

With vaccines and a milder virus variant, they have the option of doing nothing at all..

Agree, but apparently they're not taking that option.

The only thing any of us can do is just go-with-the-flow. It sounds like most of the restaurants are still operating without these new restrictions anyway.

Just enjoy your holiday...find a bar that's open and get a buzz on...a restaurant that doesn't require tests...and a boy that says "Up2U".

[Manforallseasons]

Agree, but apparently they're not taking that option.

The only thing any of us can do is just go-with-the-flow. It sounds like most of the restaurants are still operating without these new restrictions anyway.

Just enjoy your holiday...find a bar that's open and get a buzz on...a restaurant that doesn't require tests...and a boy that says "Up2U".

These signs are beginning to appear in restaurants in town: