webfact Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Thailand plans to close schools, bars and theatres to curb coronavirus - spokeswoman Passengers wear protective masks due to the coronavirus outbreak, in a train in Bangkok, Thailand March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand plans to close down schools, bars, theatres and other entertainment centres to curb the spread of coronavirus as well as to postpone next month's Thai New Year holiday to limit travel, a government spokeswoman said on Monday. The government will ask the cabinet on Tuesday to consider postponing the traditional Songkran New Year holiday, which falls on April 13 to 15, to limit travel inside and outside of the country, deputy government spokeswoman Ratchada Thanadirek said on Twitter. The government will also ask the cabinet to consider closing of universities, schools, international schools, boxing arenas, cock fighting arenas, bars and theatre nationwide to curb the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, she said. Thailand reported 32 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, bringing its total tally to 114. One person has died of the virus in Thailand. Thirty seven people have recovered and been discharged from hospital. (Writing by Kay Johnson; Editing by Toby Chopra) -- © Copyright Reuters 2020-03-16 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tlandtday Posted March 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2020 Quote It's probably too little too late. This should have been done months ago. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post justaphase Posted March 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2020 Why did China shut Wuhan immediately, but Thailand still hasn't stopped flights from China or S. Korea? Far far far too late 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post poohy Posted March 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2020 9 minutes ago, webfact said: The government will also ask the cabinet to consider closing of universities, schools, international schools, boxing arenas, cock fighting arenas, bars and theatre nationwide to curb the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, she said. The cock fighting arena by me is field in the middle of nowhere, i suspect they wont get the memo 2 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brewsterbudgen Posted March 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2020 Just now, justaphase said: Why did China shut Wuhan immediately, but Thailand still hasn't stopped flights from China or S. Korea? Far far far too late It wouldn't have made much difference and WHO advise not to issue travel bans. The US did it - but it didn't do them much good. A global pandemic can't be prevented by travel bans. 2 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puchaiyank Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 What? No mention of those unsanitary massage parlors where you are sure to catch pink eye among other things... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Nagle Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Thailands response... No more cock fighting. That will fix the problem for sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennb6 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 26 minutes ago, tlandtday said: my god yes, they might have been able to have saved that one person who died... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennb6 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 what comes next? limit discussion on the WuFlu terror? make it illegal to contradict the party line? armed soldiers on the streets? (wait, they already did that before). censorship of the internet? an increase in VAT to cover the losses of govt revenues from shutting everything down? If they keep playing this game and the economy tanks because of it, I would not be surprised at all when there is a revolt against the current regime. Killing peoples livelyhoods and income comes with high risk of consequences. Wait a few months and see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nyezhov Posted March 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2020 1 minute ago, glennb6 said: Wait a few months and see. I have said before in other posts and in messages to my friends there and will say again here: its a tinderbox and its going to blow. Personally, Ive cleaned out my Thai Bank account of anything over $200. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post URMySunshine Posted March 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2020 (edited) I fear Thailand is on the brink of revolution. Hopefully it will be a people's one. Lancet saying a real mortality rate of 5%. Basically SARS + pandemic which is off the scale of 'bad'. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(20)30195-X/fulltext Edited March 16, 2020 by URMySunshine 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluesofa Posted March 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2020 9 minutes ago, glennb6 said: {snipped} If they keep playing this game and the economy tanks because of it, I would not be surprised at all when there is a revolt against the current regime. Killing peoples livelyhoods and income comes with high risk of consequences. Wait a few months and see. 'economy tanks' I can't see the army being interested in those. They'll want luxury tanks, for sure. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airalee Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Should close massage shops too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chazar Posted March 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2020 48 minutes ago, tlandtday said: my guess is they really knew the figures but were waiting until europe started announcing theirs first to make them look better......also useful for saying its the filthy foreigners 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chazar Posted March 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2020 5 minutes ago, bluesofa said: 'economy tanks' I can't see the army being interested in those. They'll want luxury tanks, for sure. Thomas the tank 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Aussie Chiang Mai Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 True figures will never be announced. Australia, USA and much of Europe have many testing stations without charge. Therefore getting truer figures. Here best self quarantine and don't get fleeced of your baht. Bulk buy your beer, lol. ❤???????????????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyezhov Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 25 minutes ago, URMySunshine said: Hopefully it will be a people's one. Havent been many of those in history, and they usually end in bloodbaths. Meet the new Boss. Same as the old Boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
URMySunshine Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 5 minutes ago, Nyezhov said: Havent been many of those in history, and they usually end in bloodbaths. Meet the new Boss. Same as the old Boss. Local warlords it is then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyScars Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 This is good news! Officials finally started watching World News!! (CNN, BBC, ABC, etc) They are at least learning!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoeless Joe Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 1 hour ago, glennb6 said: what comes next? limit discussion on the WuFlu terror? make it illegal to contradict the party line? armed soldiers on the streets? (wait, they already did that before). censorship of the internet? an increase in VAT to cover the losses of govt revenues from shutting everything down? If they keep playing this game and the economy tanks because of it, I would not be surprised at all when there is a revolt against the current regime. Killing peoples livelyhoods and income comes with high risk of consequences. Wait a few months and see. Steady tiger you'll be giving yourself a heart attack! Aren't the Thai government only proposing to do what other countries are already doing? I don't see you railing against them...take a chill pill man! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ParkerN Posted March 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2020 2 hours ago, tlandtday said: Indeed it should. Let's get real, closing schools? where will the kids go? Playing with their mates on streets and vacant blocks. Or riding their parents'motorcycles (sans crash hats). Closing bars? Limited usefulness I suspect. Closing theatres? Given the cultural position in Thailand, I doubt this will be very useful. Cinemas maybe, but not theatres. Football/volleyball/tecraw (I can never remember the correct spelling for this unbelievably silly game so beloved of Thais for some reason) matches would likely be more useful but would likely trigger protests if Somchai can't get out there and bang his snare drum. I sense the Thai government is climbing on a bandwagon without much thought as to the likely impact or usefulness of the measures proposed to be taken. Still, when they don't work, I suppose they can always blame farang countries. Silver lining... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkerN Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 1 hour ago, MikeyScars said: This is good news! Officials finally started watching World News!! (CNN, BBC, ABC, etc) They are at least learning!!! Learning or copying wihout much underlying understanding? Methinks that's one of the problems with the education system as a whole in LOS. Still, mustn't grumble, Thais know best. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pedrogaz Posted March 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2020 Ordinary masks have been shown ineffective against the virus. Will TV please stop spreading the myth that there is something protective or noble about wearing one unless you have symptoms and wish to reduce transmission to others....in which masks do not a very good job either. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpy 4680 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 CLOSING SCHOOLS. Brilliant, now the kids will be running around Towns and Village's, with no control of contacts made or where they have been. There would be more control if kept together in classes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Isaan sailor Posted March 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2020 How about closing down the government? They kept border open for China when they should have closed it. And how about some blame for The Chinese Communist government? They covered up and silenced their doctors until it was was too late. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boon Mee Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 1 hour ago, URMySunshine said: I fear Thailand is on the brink of revolution. Hopefully it will be a people's one. Lancet saying a real mortality rate of 5%. Basically SARS + pandemic which is off the scale of 'bad'. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(20)30195-X/fulltext On the brink of revolution? Are you sure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 2 hours ago, webfact said: as well as to postpone next month's Thai New Year holiday to limit travel if they close all the bars there will be a mass exodus of people back to the north 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 33 minutes ago, smedly said: if they close all the bars there will be a mass exodus of people back to the north All the bars will close, it's just a matter of when and for how long as far as I'm concerned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLock Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 The Government failed to learn from South Korea on how to contain and control. They thought they could play the virus down, tell us it all under control, limit testing and that the hot summer winds would blow it away... ...until they are seeing what happens in Italy, Iran or Spain if you don't take it seriously. Now it's too late. Thailand is a lesson that will be a chapter in a PhD Thesis one day, just after South Korea - a chapter of how to deal with the virus successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketyo Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 "The government will also ask the cabinet to consider closing of universities, schools, international schools, boxing arenas, cock fighting arenas, bars and theatre nationwide to curb the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, she said." The stupid UK health spokesman said they weren't banning sporting events because stadiums are big and the virus only transmits between people who are together in confined spaces. What a moron. Is cockfighting not already banned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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