Coronavirus - Thailand

[Oliver2]

I expect much the same was said after the first cases of Hiv. I wonder how that panned out?

[Jellybean]

Today, after a short break away from the forum, I highlight two reports from the Bangkok Post, an extract from an email I received from Emirates Airlines and an updated selected extract from the worldometer website:

No new Covid cases in Thailand for second day

published : 16 Jun 2020 at 11:42
updated: 16 Jun 2020 at 12:38
writer: Agencies and online reporters

The government reported zero new coronavirus cases and no new deaths for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, leaving the total number of infections in Thailand at 3,135 with 58 deaths since January.

Tuesday marked the third time in the last 6 days that no new infections were confirmed in the country, and 22 days since the last local transmission.

A further six patients were discharged over the past 24 hours, bringing the tally of recoveries to 2,993, leaving 84 in hospitals . . .

For the full article see: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...for-second-day

Cabinet approves B22bn domestic tourism stimulus

published : 16 Jun 2020 at 13:09
updated: 16 Jun 2020 at 15:47
writer: Chatrudee Theparat

The cabinet approved on Tuesday a domestic tourism package worth 22.4 billion baht to revitalise a key sector hit by the coronavirus pandemic, an official said.

Deputy government spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul said the stimulus proposed by the Tourism and Sports Ministry and the Finance Ministry will run from July to October.

The first 18 billion baht of the package will fund subsidies for accommodation, food and other services provided at tourist destinations . . .

For the full article see: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...urism-stimulus

The following is an extract from an email dated June 12th, 2020 which I received from Emirates Skywards:

. . . From 15 June onwards you’ll be able to travel with us to 16 more cities across Asia Pacific, Europe and the Americas. Right now you can fly to London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, Madrid, Chicago, Toronto, Sydney, Melbourne and Manila. And we also offer flights from Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad for travellers from Pakistan who wish to connect onwards to other Emirates destinations. We’ll also be resuming flights to Kabul from 25 June. We look forward to opening our network further and resuming other services in the weeks to come . . .

Sadly, as we are all only too aware, we’re still not permitted to fly to Thailand.

The last time I quoted a selected extract from the worldometer website was on May 3rd, 2020 which I requote below for comparison with today’s figures which follow in the proceeding slide.

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And as of June 16th, 2020:

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https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries


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[Jellybean]

A few weeks ago, a friend in Pattaya informed me that he and his Thai boyfriend had obtained the services of a hairdresser who was prepared to carry out home visits. And I believe it was Manforallseasons who posted fairly recently that barber shops are now open in Pattaya but, unfortunately, they remain closed here in the UK. The last time I had my hair cut was on March 19th, 2020, when I was still in Bangkok. It is no exaggeration to say that my hair now bears a striking resemblance to the following image of Ben Gunn from Treasure Island:

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Although she is not a hairdresser my sister offered to cut my hair, but I feared I might end up looking like this little chap:

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And once again, to lighten the mood, I repost images first posted on facebook:

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And lastly, having noted that several of our members are itching to return to Thailand, I wondered how many have already booked their flights, packed their suitcases and joined the following queue:

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[arsenal]

Welcome back Jellybean.

[Smiles]

Welcome back Jellybean.

Yes, in spades.
Its always important to know that at least one Moderator is an Oragutan.

[Jellybean]

Yes, in spades.
Its always important to know that at least one Moderator is an Oragutan.

Well, the way I see it, Smiles, if they can elect a Twitter using orangutan as President of the United States, then we can have a jelly bean eating orangutan as a Moderator on Sawatdee.


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[Oliver2]

Orangutans are intelligent and sociable creatures. True (no doubt) of our Moderators but....

[gerefan2]

Missed you old bean....Oops sorry, welcome back!

[dab69]

You would think the moderator that moved MFAS poll could at least get the correct link to it
posted on the main page...

[sglad]

Today, after a short break away from the forum,

Short break? It seems like you were away forever! Welcome back, JB!