[Anutin: Phuket Sandbox remains on course - three tests for already vaccinated foreign tourists - 14 days on island]

6 minutes ago, smedly said:

source ?

 

I suspect it is not as simple as you are making out and likely out of context 

the number may not be entirely correct but here is a link: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9681613/Study-shows-29-people-died-catching-new-strain-vaccinations.html

[Anutin: Phuket Sandbox remains on course - three tests for already vaccinated foreign tourists - 14 days on island]

6 minutes ago, crazykopite said:

For your info some 20 people have died even they had been vaccinated twice due to the latest Indian Covid virus just because you’ve had two jabs your not immune to getting Covid the vaccine is there to strengthen your immune system

Hmm, but you said the vaccination is there to strengthen your immune system.

[Today marks two months of Covid-19 restrictions in Pattaya with many business owners and residents getting frustrated]

7 minutes ago, Mike k said:

They can't handle the truth ????

Great movie, maybe its time to watch it again.

 

 

[Today marks two months of Covid-19 restrictions in Pattaya with many business owners and residents getting frustrated]

3 minutes ago, bangsaenguy said:

Military govts demand total control and do not tolerate being questioned

Hmm, I guess there are a lot of military governments around the world now, because it seems a lot of governments enjoy the new found power.

[Phuket pubs, bars to stay closed for July 1 Sandbox reopening]

4 hours ago, tomyami said:

If bkk is not open then nothing should, get control vaccinate reopen jan 2022

Don't you think 2052 would be much safer?

[Phuket COVID restrictions extended, foreigners breaking order face expulsion]

5 minutes ago, smedly said:

 

it is a fact and the recent studies exist, google it

 

the studies were carried out in several EU countries and are conclusive

Maybe this helps: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/11/briefing/outdoor-covid-transmission-cdc-number.html?smid=tw-share

[Phuket: Brits busted for flouting Covid regulations at illegal pool villa party]

16 minutes ago, dlclark97 said:

I'm sorry to have to say this but THANK YOU to the authorities.  No masks or practicing of social distancing seen in the photo.  There are many farangs obeying the rules, why should these be any different.  But, raiding of these parties and get-togethers needs to be done to foreigners and Thais including the Hi-So's as well.  The beaches where I live are open and the Thai (and other nationalities) sit together in close groups again NO MASKS and NO SOCIAL DISTANCING.  Let's get together and obey the rules until CIVID is totally under control or this will continue for many years.

Don't worry, Covid will not go away. Colds have not gone away, flue has not gone away, so why do you think Covid will go away? It is your choice to socialize or not.

[Crackdown looming on foreign teachers without work permits as new labor minister flexes muscles]

57 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

 

Oddly enough my daughters English teacher at her school is Thai. Her English is shockingly bad. My daughter (fluent in both English and Thai) has been disciplined in the past for correcting this Thai teachers woeful English.

I can assure you my daughter would make a better English teacher than her. With or without a degree.  

Same in this family.

[Safety of Thai people most important for vaccination: PM]

3 minutes ago, NorthernRyland said:

None of these vaccines have been tested to the same standard as was previously required. Previous record was 4 years and these COVID ones haven't even got 12 months behind them. Anyone that claims to know what the long term consequences are is lying.

 

We all know China's record on health scandals very well so obviously Thais should be worried about this vaccine. Unless you're 80 years old I wouldn't even consider this nonsense until at least 100 million Chinese have taken it and then wait 12 months.

Waiting may not be a bad idea at all.

 

https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/pfizer-vaccine-worries-norway-as-29-elderly-people-die-after-taking-shot-121011700157_1.html

[SURVEY: Lockdowns--effective or not?]

2 hours ago, meechai said:

 

No... same as telling folks...instead of a no smoking section why not just hold your breath

 

Testing is all there is & testing Thailand has always lacked

Even the PCR test is non specific to Covid and depends by far too much on the CT value.

 

Here is some supporting info that general lockdowns have no effect: https://www.pandata.org/lockdowns-dont-work-why/

[Hotel operators beg govt to consider reopening Thailand soon]

7 hours ago, baansgr said:

The figures and debilitating effects of long Covid are quite frightening...something people are forgetting.

There is absolutely no scientific evidence for it being Covid related. The reports of long term problems are just jibber jabber on social media. Manyy viruses can have the same effect. Mental health in the current situation is likely a much bigger harbinger of it, with the psychology of fear breading anxiety and depression.

[Child with a thai woman??]

37 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

The general attitudes towards Safety in Thailand is a major flaw, significantly greater observation and awareness is required - eyes on a stalk !! 

Which is why I rely on my wife to make those kind of decisions here in Thailand. In the west, where we spent a number of years, it was me making those decisions.

[Child with a thai woman??]

On 11/6/2020 at 7:58 AM, BritManToo said:

1. I've never seen my  kid being looked down on, but he's very white, having a dark skinned child may be different.

It is not different at all. I have one of each, One has my skin color and the other one moms skin color. They are both welcome amongst their friends and even popular.

[Child with a thai woman??]

On 11/6/2020 at 1:08 AM, lovethai123 said:

I am not a westerner. Thais are looked down upon in my country. If i have a thai wife , then people would assume that she was a bargirl before. though that's not incorrect and we did meet in a bar ????????.

 

Also her past (though extremely short period of time) which involves working in a bar in the sin city stops me from marrying her.

Why are you worried about that? It is not what she has done before, who knows what the circumstances were. The one thing more important is, does she make you happy and do you think she is truly happy with you.

[Child with a thai woman??]

On 11/5/2020 at 11:40 PM, lovethai123 said:

thnx for replying but things aren't that simple. i have never had a child. the people here who are obviously more experienced that me in thailand life have opened by eyes that parenting is a full time job and i cant be a father on a tourist visa.

 

this plan is dropped for now.. i will think of other options .

Wanting a child is already half the rent. Many end up having children without any plans whatsoever. You thinking about it, indicates to me, that you want the best for your child or children. I'd be happy to share a beer and chat with you in Chiang Mai. 

Others have already eluded to absentee fatherhood and at your age you may not be aware of a song, which clearly illustrates the difficulty for the child: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puJt66y0TBw

 

[Thailand targeting seven-day quarantine for tourists]

20 minutes ago, rupert the bear said:

 try thinking of all human beings as just the same as you,human beings,its really a good way to start the day.

Great comment!!

[Medical expert warns of disaster if govt eases quarantine restrictions for tourists]

34 minutes ago, geriatrickid said:

To put your comment in context the new cases are primarily younger people. We see in the  UK and Canada,  60% of all new infections are people aged under 40 years of age.

Why shouldn't they be 60% of the total. It matches closely with the demographics and those are the people who are out working, going to school etc., many of the older generation have been scared by the psychology of fear, so sit at home alone. Further they are the people who have been tested positive by the PCR test, that does not equal sick people.

[Medical expert warns of disaster if govt eases quarantine restrictions for tourists]

1 hour ago, Surelynot said:

Quite right...to hell with the old people....what does it matter if they die?

People die every day. When put into relation to the number of people, who died during that period in Germany, it is about 0.3% of the total who passed away. Also keep in mind that they likely died with and not of Covid.

[Special team set up to prevent suicides]

3 hours ago, Don Mega said:

You  think every Thai driver on the road is contemplating suicide ?

Considering how they drive, yes!

[Prisoner may have tested positive for Covid-19: CCSA]

1 hour ago, Jeffr2 said:

show a link to the Times article. OAN is a horrible source for news.

Google is your friend: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/29/health/coronavirus-testing.html

 

[Prisoner may have tested positive for Covid-19: CCSA]

12 minutes ago, tomazbodner said:

I am sure I can find a video that 99% of science is BS and that the Earth is flat from a news outfit of roughly the same credibility as OAN, which is another few steps lower than Breitbart news...

That information was first released by the New York Times and only repeated by OAN.

[Prisoner may have tested positive for Covid-19: CCSA]

7 minutes ago, Miami007 said:

He was tested when he went to prison... it's not only the 34 fellow prison Thailand has to worry about.

The person was infected outside.  So there is at least 1 other positive case walking in public... and how did that person get infected? 

Just think about that. 

 

You can't just have only 1 case.. 2 is the minimum 

 

Maybe he ate Pangolin? ????

[DDC: Risk of second wave of infections low as new patients carried 'dead' Covid-19 cells]

2 hours ago, DavisH said:

At this time, infection rates of covid are 10-20 times higher than that being for the regular flu in countries where covid is active. I think you need to read and research this more yourself. 

And your information of this comes from where? Sorry....just need to call out BS postings.

[Coronavirus forces tourism rethink in Bangkok, the world's most visited city]

4 minutes ago, Chiang Mai Bill said:

''But with flight bans and quarantines, the central bank expects only 8 million visitors this year.''

 

I wonder where these 8 million visitors are going to come from this year?  Must have had a lot of people before the lockdown!

6.6 million in the first few months.

[Coronavirus forces tourism rethink in Bangkok, the world's most visited city]

6 minutes ago, Tony125 said:

Sweden records highest death tally in 150 years in first half of 2020

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/19/sweden-records-highest-death-tally-in-150-years-in-first-half-of-2020

Sweden, which has stood out among European countries for its low-key approach to fighting the coronavirus pandemic, has recorded its highest tally of deaths in the first half of 2020 for 150 years, the Statistics Office said.

Covid-19 claimed about 4,500 lives in the period to the end of June – a number that has now risen to 5,800 – a much higher percentage of the population than in other Nordic nations, though lower than in some others, including Britain and Spain.

That sounds like pure hype. Looking at deaths in Sweden for the last ten years, the number of death will be approaching the same number or a little higher than 2018.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/525353/sweden-number-of-deaths/