Rapid Antigen Tests Required for Restaurants in Chonburi

[goji]

.I went on an errand by Motorbike taxi up Thepprasit Road. We were overtaken by two police trucks carrying about 15 people each, all Thai as far as I could tell.
As they flew past with sirens wailing I asked the mototaxi driver what they were going to jail for?

"Covid" was the unsurprising reply, the consequence of testing positive was two weeks quarantine at the government's pleasure.

If there's any perception of the government detaining people, the population will do the obvious and avoid testing.

According to the CCSA briefing today, the options for people with covid are 1 Hospital at your own expense, 2 Field hospital or 3 Isolate at home. They didn't explicitly say who chooses if we can isolate at home. So until that's clear, I don't trust them.

[Dodger]

I don't trust them.

Don't feel bad, nobody else trusts them either.

Can you imagine going out to dinner and end up getting tossed in the back of a police pickup truck and carted off to quarantine in a field hospital for 14 days. I'm sure the field hospitals in Thailand are really comfortable too. You go in with a mild case of Omicron, and get discharged 14 days later with Delta from the overcrowded conditions in the hospital and die a few days later from double pneumonia. Too much fun!

[goji]

We visited a grand total of 4 bars this evening and were not asked for tests anywhere. Well done to the bars concerned.

[Manforallseasons]

We visited a grand total of 4 bars this evening and were not asked for tests anywhere. Well done to the bars concerned.

Since it’s well done please share for those interested which they are.

[gerefan2]

Since it’s well done please share for those interested which they are.

They could have been any bar.

They are all taking a “ realistic” approach.

[Manforallseasons]

They could have been any bar.

They are all taking a “ realistic” approach.

I gather theses “realistic” approaches has lead to the closure of Boystown and will push the authorities to have no choice but to close these so called bar restaurants and will possibly curtail the ability to sell alcohol once again in restaurants, already as of today restaurants are ordered to close at PM. As Covid infections appear to be doubling almost daily the “realistic approaches” are destine to close any and all venues selling alcohol.

[StevieWonders]

I gather theses “realistic” approaches has lead to the closure of Boystown and will push the authorities to have no choice but to close these so called bar restaurants and will possibly curtail the ability to sell alcohol once again in restaurants, already as of today restaurants are ordered to close at PM. As Covid infections appear to be doubling almost daily the “realistic approaches” are destine to close any and all venues selling alcohol.

The evidence that restrictions “work” for Omicron can be inferred from the following:

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[gerefan2]

already as of today restaurants are ordered to close at PM..

I do not understand that comment. Nothing is mandated as of today. What do you mean by “to close at PM”??

Bars (restaurants!) in Pattaya are permitted to sell booze without restriction until Sunday 9 January . Normal closing times apply.

Then they are to stop selling booze after 9 pm. I assume you can drink up, finish your meal, etc until later.

Boyztown bars have been totally closed “for your safety” since 6 January...see goji’s pic below.

I hope someone in the know can explain why they were totally closed 4 days prior to the ‘early closing’ date.


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[Dodger]

As Covid infections appear to be doubling almost daily the “realistic approaches” are destine to close any and all venues selling alcohol.

Yes, while the actual places where people are catching the virus remain open. It's like being at Disneyland.

They were setting up those huge bleachers for spectators again on Jomtien Beach last week to host another mega sporting event. No antigen tests going on there...but the bars and restaurants where all these spectators go after the event have to test people and are being forced to close as a result. Even Disney would be blown away be this level of creativity. It's similar to Fantasia!

[Jellybean]

We visited a grand total of 4 bars this evening and were not asked for tests anywhere. Well done to the bars concerned.

Since it’s well done please share for those interested which they are.

Best left unsaid. See pic’ to follow ...

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