Chinese travelers head to Thailand as other countries apply entrance restrictions

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Chinese travelers head to Thailand as other countries apply entrance restrictions

Source:Global Times

 

A tourist takes photos of Chinese lanterns at a temple in Bangkok, Thailand, Jan. 28, 2020. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)

Thailand has become a hot transit choice for Chinese travelers going abroad amid the #COVID-19 outbreak as multiple countries and regions have issued different kinds of entrance restrictions for visitors from China.

Experts said that Thailand may benefit from the "entrance restriction" phase despite the overall hit to the country's tourism sector from a decline in Chinese visitors.

"Many of my Chinese classmates have chosen to transfer from a third country," said Cindy, a Chinese student in the University of Melbourne in Australia.

 

According to information from China's National Immigration Administration on Sunday, all travelers from or transferring from the Chinese mainland are now not permitted to enter Australia within 14 days of their exit from the Chinese mainland, except Australian citizens, permanent residents and their direct relatives. Those exempt individuals are required to undergo a 14-day quarantine after landing in the country.

 

Full story: https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1180311.shtml

 

-- GLOBAL TIMES 2020-02-21

[TheAppletons]

Great news!

[bluesofa]

Should I give up breathing for Songkran?

Having said that, a Chinese nurse apparently contracted it through her eyes according to a report I saw a couple of weeks back.

Perhaps I need to a three wise monkeys impression too?

 

[holy cow cm]

Maybe this is why the Thai government is preparing for stage 3. Because maybe it is already at stage 3 but they still will not refuse their Chinese soo to be owners.

[geriatrickid]

The implications are quite negative with the analogy that comes to mind that of a parent prostituting his/her children. 

Thailand relies on temperature scans as its first line of screening. However, the scans have proven  worthless. This is the consensus of the experts who controlled MERS and SARS and it is why  Israel, USA, Canada and others do not bother.  What works are interviews with polite informational sessions including the giving of what to do if you think you are sick cards. It is how many of the initial infected patients were first identified in the USA.

Thailand will throw open its doors to the Chinese , all for money.

Sad.

Very sad.

[PatOngo]

1 hour ago, Laza 45 said:

making a contribution to the world..

........that they have visions of controlling in the not too distant future!

[Topdoc]

Absolutely classic Thai mentality, get the tourism numbers up today without the slightest regard about tomorrow.

[tifino]

biggest point I noted,

was that the sourced material for the Thread;

contained no reference to them Chinese, as 'tourists'

[PatOngo]

22 minutes ago, Topdoc said:

Absolutely classic Thai mentality, get the tourism numbers up today without the slightest regard about tomorrow.

Oh give them a break! They have spirit men and fortune tellers for that!

[cornishcarlos]

2 hours ago, Laza 45 said:

making a contribution to the world..

 

Yes, the potential spread of the virus !! There are travel restrictions in place for a reason

[Thongkorn]

Money number one

[observer90210]

Thailand will suffer on the long run, on bootlicking the Chinese as such....

[Farma]

Quote

"Many of my Chinese classmates have chosen to transfer from a third country," said Cindy, a Chinese student in the University of Melbourne in Australia.

I saw a Chinese student on ABC news the other day saying she flew to Oz via Thailand.

 

Now this in todays Oz news.https://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/western-sydney-university-pays-1500-to-chinese-students-to-help-beat-travel-ban/news-story/ea1a5bdf383fcf90ca47a2307f9fe0af?nk=dbe9f8067b867dc4b0b5f60d92ea1f46-1582279610

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Western Sydney University is offering $1,500 payments to Chinese students to help fund travel packages to third-country transit destinations to get around the federal government’s coronavirus ban.

 

[Mavideol]

went shopping to Makro and seeing a little more of them walking around there, now it all makes sense....

[connda]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand has become a hot transit choice for Chinese travelers going abroad amid the #COVID-19 outbreak as multiple countries and regions have issued different kinds of entrance restrictions for visitors from China.

What could possibly go wrong? 

[Laza 45]

5 hours ago, cornishcarlos said:

 

Yes, the potential spread of the virus !! There are travel restrictions in place for a reason

...these people making the transit through Thailand are committing to a 14 day self imposed isolation to be able to move on.. there are protocols for movement in place.. for a reason..

 

[cornishcarlos]

11 hours ago, Laza 45 said:

.these people making the transit through Thailand are committing to a 14 day self imposed isolation to be able to move on.

 

How do you know ?? How do the authorities know ??

Plus is it really just a 14 day incubation period !! 

[legend49]

21 hours ago, TheAppletons said:

Great news!

Fake news, next.

 

[Assurancetourix]

20 hours ago, geriatrickid said:

Thailand will throw open its doors to the Chinese , all for money.

probably for the money but especially because Prayuth is already a vassal of Xi;
he is under the orders of his master

[mickey rat]

16 hours ago, observer90210 said:

Thailand will suffer on the long run, on bootlicking the Chinese as such....

Most certainly they are digging their hole deeper and deeper. Soon there may also be restrictions on travel from Thailand, then it's game over.

[justin case]

I hope thailand comes on the list of forbidden countries

[Iron Tongue]

22 hours ago, bluesofa said:

Having said that, a Chinese nurse apparently contracted it through her eyes according to a report I saw a couple of weeks back.

If she did, she won't be the first one as coronavirus is mostly contracted from touching something infected and then unknowingly rubbing their eyes, nose or mouth. 

It isn't likely from particles free floating in the air and then hitting one's eyes..

[hotchilli]

23 hours ago, TheAppletons said:

Great news!

BS news.... another post today by businesses says the place is dead without any Chinese tourists and most of the other nations are making alternative destination plans!

[DLock]

We had 4 customers from Hong Kong cancel trips to Thailand for next week, because they were worried about possible 14-day quarantine on returning from Thailand.

 

If other countries figure out that Thailand allows people to "cheat" the travel restrictions, then that would be really bad for Thailand.

 

Clue to the ignorant - students can still be infected with the virus. Intelligence has no bearing...clearly.

[bluesofa]

12 minutes ago, Iron Tongue said:

23 hours ago, bluesofa said:

Having said that, a Chinese nurse apparently contracted it through her eyes according to a report I saw a couple of weeks back.

If she did, she won't be the first one as coronavirus is mostly contracted from touching something infected and then unknowingly rubbing their eyes, nose or mouth. 

It isn't likely from particles free floating in the air and then hitting one's eyes..

The Health Minister of course will be well aware of this. I wonder why he wasn't handing out complete bodysuits to the arriving foreigners.

[Dionigi]

Thai Niece of mine lives in Bahrain with her Farang Husband and son has just been turned back at Bahrain airport on arrival as they are not allowing any one in from the Far East.

[Cake Monster]

22 hours ago, cornishcarlos said:

 

Yes, the potential spread of the virus !! There are travel restrictions in place for a reason

And only today, the WHO have stated that the window of opportunity to get this thing under control, is rapidly closing.

More and more Countries are declaring cases of the Virus, and the major concern  now, is that there will be a huge outbreak in a Country, that is not adequately prepared, or have relatively poor health care systems.

 

[Tayaout]

3 hours ago, Iron Tongue said:

If she did, she won't be the first one as coronavirus is mostly contracted from touching something infected and then unknowingly rubbing their eyes, nose or mouth. 

It isn't likely from particles free floating in the air and then hitting one's eyes..

Not so quick.

 

The Chinese claims it can be aerosolized: https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/claims-coronavirus-can-spread-through-the-air

 

SARS-CoV did spread via fecal oral route via fumes from a not well designed toilet pipe system in Hong Kong. It is suspected it could be the same for SARS-CoV-2: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-20/fecal-transmission-may-be-behind-coronavirus-s-rapid-spread

 

Edited February 22, 2020 by Tayaout

[AndrewMciver]

First job of a government is to protect it's citizens.

 

This is one of the worst cases of leadership i've ever know. Literally all countries border China have closed their borders temporarily to China. Thailand is even more vulnerable because so many Chinese come to Thailand.

 

Just unbelievable. Really does give the theory 'China owns Thailand' some legs. 

[DrTuner]

And this will cause the rest of the world to treat Thailand as part of China, expect quarantines or no entry when flying out. The usurpers are condemning Thais to duke it out alone.