Governors put on alert for tougher measures to contain Covid-19

[Pilotman 19,606]

39 minutes ago, Allset said:

I don’t understand this article says there’s already a curfew so I’m guessing that’s just Bangkok or Pattaya because up here there’s no curfew nor have I heard of one anywhere else except reading this. 

you clearly haven't heard that if it doesn't happen in a major city, anywhere in the world, then its not happening at all.  This is all City centric. Reading the Bangkok post, you would think that the world starts and ends in Bangkok, same for BBC news and London. or CNN and New York,  Yes, they have more people and therefore more instances of infection, but lets at least  have a bit of balance and report what the rest of humanity is going through, or not.  Around me, in this semi rural location,. life has not changed one jot, except that most people are wearing masks, including me. Plenty of market stalls  open and thriving, lots of stuff in the shops.  

[scubascuba3 11,005]

23 minutes ago, Mattd said:

I tried to go to there on Saturday, unfortunately they have new opening hours, now opening at 10am, I also noticed that they have only the one entrance in use now.

IMHO that is counter productive to social distancing, as less opening hours simply means more people in the shop at any one time, reducing the entrance means everybody has to funnel through one point.

there is also the back car park entrance

[Jenkins9039 168]

5 minutes ago, apetryxx said:

Meanwhile, today is Chakri Day with government employees getting a PAID holiday while businesses forced to close by that same government suffer. 

Businesses have to pay staff in the event of a full lock-down 75% of their salary.

Fortunately everyone but the engineer was laid off over the last few months  

Edited April 6, 2020 by Jenkins9039

[Mattd 2,290]

3 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

All the queuing for tests in hospitals sounds like madness, a sure way to spread the virus

Yes, this was a major factor for us as the risk was way too high to take, we ended up with 7 going to drive thu's and 43 tested by a travelling team from WMC, nobody tested positive from the tests, this was due to one person testing positive earlier and these 50 had some form of contact, the person that tested positive was quarantined in a private hospital in BKK, never showed any symptoms at all and was tested negative last Friday.

[Rod the Sod 335]

2 hours ago, SCOTT FITZGERSLD said:

you don't have to believe any numbers, you just have to go to any

thai hospital and see if it looks like a corona outbreak hospital.

there is no way to hide or deny when the outbreak happans.

the hospitals are just full of people coughing and acctually dying everywhere.

people cough blood and fall dead in the streets, shops, offices.

this is happaning right now in new york.

this is what happaned in wuhan china (only when it allready happaned, 

the chinese governemt started to act).

and this is NOT happaning in thailand. 

maybe the weather? maybe the good spirits? maybe another lighter mutation

of the virus?

let's just hope and pray it will stay this way, and go away in may.

I go to a Hospital in Bangkok twice a week for ongoing Physio Treatment. For the last 4 weeks the Hospital has become emptier and emptier. No CV cases at all. They are ticking over and sent specialist staff home. Too much scare mongering going on typical TV style. It was obvious that as the cities emptied the virus would go to the countryside where the locals carry on as normal in some cases. They need to control the spread of the virus in these places before they can even consider opening up the cities again or even let tourists back into the country, which will see a mass re-population of the cities from the countryside.

[patsfangr 799]

2 hours ago, SCOTT FITZGERSLD said:

i don't understand why all those measures are neccasary, when Thailand

coronavirus cases are not growing exponentialy and there are not many 

death cases.

it's only 100-150 cases a day, steady for allready few weeks.

the total number of confirmed cases, after three months since the first

case was discovered, are only 2000+ cases. 

seems like a huge victory over the virus, if the infection rate was high we would

only see photos of packed hospitals and bodies lying in the street (happans

in new york daily). 

so maybe better relax, the way thai knows so well, and just keep it cool and distant,

sweden style. and indeed in may it will all go away.

Do you actually believe the test numbers, and results, being released by the Thai government? 

[Mattd 2,290]

2 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

there is also the back car park entrance

Yes, this was the one I meant, there are normally two in the car park area, I forgot about the front entrance, as always drive to there, as do most, when I got there about 9am there were about 30 people waiting for it to open, all at the entrance! I declined and went to Villa little walk instead.

[Jenkins9039 168]

24 minutes ago, scandream said:

If the numbers presented to us are actually true, then thailand can be really satisfied and a 24 hour curfew would absolutely not be neccessary. A look at Europe or America shows that the infection rates and the number of deaths per hundred thousand inhabitants is incomparably higher than here in Thailand. In addition, the pandemic in south east asian countries has been managed very well to this day.

They are not accurate, i'd imagine if 1,000 reported = 10,000 real, its been spreading in Thailand since the very early days, but has been neither too hot, nor too cold, (OR DRY), my perception is, Thailand is a sweet spot, it continues to spread, but you see less real impact (deaths, serious cases), also the locals are very 'hardy', i know three builders (left for their home province) were down with it, they just carried on like normal, whilst spluttering away behind their makeshift masks, and this was two weeks ago. 


 

Edited April 6, 2020 by Jenkins9039

[hotchilli 17,517]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

They have to make a plan to prevent hoarding of goods and enforce the law strictly

Every shop has a manager, it's easy to stop panic buying by restricting amounts of certain items people can buy! 

Signs at those shelf positions clearly stating what each person is allowed to buy.

A check point before the check-out making sure these are followed, items returned to the shelf if required.

 

[Saltire 1,371]

Worrying news from the wife this morning.

 

Small village, 1 hour from nearest supply town.

 

It seems 2 of our neighbours left home at 5 am for the trip to buy rice.

 

Getting there early the 2 rice shops were already queued outside. When they opened it was a mad rush. The shops struggled to cope. Each neighbour bought 10 x 45Kg bags of rice each, a ridiculous amount but highlighting the real fear of food supplies being hampered in the future. I'd not be surrised if we went to buy some now they would be sold out.

 

Doesn't help the situation. Stores shouldl have limited bags per customer, but I guess it's the usual make money today, don't think about tomorrow.

 

Worrying.

 

Edited April 6, 2020 by Saltire

[AussieinThaiJim 48]

It takes 4 to 6 week from contracting the corona virus to death! Wait for the numbers of deaths to go up! assymtamatic  carriers now estimated to be greater than 20%. (WHO)

A controlled lockdown will be necessary to stem the growth !

 

Stay home, when out wear a mask, spray everything with alcohol!

Follow the rules

[Mattd 2,290]

41 minutes ago, Allset said:

Ok well I guess the delivery guys and restaurants didn’t get the memo here then. 

Enforcement, plus certain businesses and activities are exempt

[CiderFizz 19]

Yesterday all fruit and vegetable markets in Sattahip were closed. Supermarkets had no fruit and vegetables. Vitamin C is essential for the immune system. Stop panicking and get your act together before you bankrupt the nation

[FarFlungFalang 9,823]

11 minutes ago, Xbeemer said:

The whole point of controlling an epidemic is to put strict measures in place BEFORE it gets out of control. 100 new cases per day down to zero is the goal. Suck it up and get with the program.

Which program are you with?The real program or the made up program?

[Gilltom 93]

4 hours ago, Vigilante said:

 

 

The food banks are intended for the poor and income-less (because of the quarantine)

Not for everyone

There will be no full 24-hr curfew

We will be able to shop for a couple of hours at least

It's to be hope so.a lot of thai's shop daily for fresh food