Concern over infected Egyptian soldier in Rayong quarantine – among 3 new Covid-19 cases

[pixelaoffy]

8 minutes ago, khunpa said:

All it takes is a foreigner like this and a few escorts... 

I wonder if the hookers scanned their QR code or signed in the accommodation ? I doubt it somehow 

[JeffersLos]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

He and the crew reportedly visited a Rayong shopping and community area. 

I hope he wrote down his name and phone number when entering. 

[overherebc]

There is clip on Thai news showing the guy arguing with  someone in uniform in the hotel. 

Someone more IT savvy than me could probably find it.

[phkauf]

And the government tools made such a big production about the US Military visit last week with all the testing and precautions they enforced. Yet the Egyptians were left alone to go about on their own.

I hope the US General takes note of this mess and tells Thailand to pee off in the future. 

Once again the Thai Military screws things up. First the boxing match and now this fiasco. 

[rkidlad]

11 minutes ago, phkauf said:

And the government tools made such a big production about the US Military visit last week with all the testing and precautions they enforced. Yet the Egyptians were left alone to go about on their own.

I hope the US General takes note of this mess and tells Thailand to pee off in the future. 

Once again the Thai Military screws things up. First the boxing match and now this fiasco. 

The Thai army is denying responsibility and warning people not to spread ‘fake news’. 
 

Reassuring to know foreign militaries can enter Thailand and do as they please. 

[Bkk Brian]

This is not how you do contact tracing. This is called hitting the panic button:

 

Six municipal schools and two nurseries in Thailand’s eastern province of Rayong are to be closed from tomorrow (Tuesday) until further notice, as a precautionary measure, after members of an Egyptian military delegation visited a mall and other venues in the province last week. 

 

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/some-rayong-schools-closed-tuesday-over-covid-19-egyptian-soldier/

 

Its baffling why the authorities do not let the general public know what venues this military group visited.

Edited July 13, 2020 by Bkk Brian

[DirtyHarry55]

2 hours ago, rkidlad said:

The Thai army is denying responsibility and warning people not to spread ‘fake news’. 
 

Reassuring to know foreign militaries can enter Thailand and do as they please. 

Yea they're taking a lot of stick on Twitter 1.3m Tweets already with #อีแดงกราบตีนคนไทย don't think anyone believes him now he's resorting to threats.

[Meat Pie 47]

8 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Opens the door for mass hysteria now.  How many will flock to be tested .  

They do testing in Thailand?

[AndrewMciver]

Now where and what  would 30 male soldiers near Pattaya go and do  ? 

 

Hmmm

[AndrewMciver]

1 hour ago, Bkk Brian said:

 

 

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/some-rayong-schools-closed-tuesday-over-covid-19-egyptian-soldier/

 

Its baffling why the authorities do not let the general public know what venues this military group visited.

 

Walking street ?

[Meat Pie 47]

11 minutes ago, AndrewMciver said:

Now where and what  would 30 male soldiers near Pattaya go and do  ? 

 

Hmmm

Maybe watching a comedy 

https://www.facebook.com/ken.kaew.16/videos/603823097236844/

[webfact]

Army denies responsibility for Covid-positive Egyptian soldier

By The Nation

 

Colonel Winthai Suwaree

 

The Army has denied responsibility for the visiting Egyptian soldier who visited a Rayong shopping centre before testing positive for Covid-19. The case caused uproar among Thai citizens, who targeted the Army with a flood of social media criticism for allowing the soldier into the country at a time when most foreigners are banned entry.

 

However, Army spokesman Colonel Winthai Suwaree said today that the military were not responsible for inviting the Egyptian soldier.

Winthai said the soldier and other members of his delegation passed the criteria for 11 types of foreigner allowed to access Thailand. None of the delegation had to undergo quarantine.

 

Meanwhile, a similar message appeared on the Army’s Facebook PR page this evening (July 13).

 

“We see that people are criticising the Army or its commander for helping to allow an Egyptian soldier to transfer to Thailand. We would like to inform you that this piece of information is not true. Please do not believe people who have an agenda to attack the Army,” read the post.

 

The Army PR team advised the public to follow updates from the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), which would inform people about the case soon.

 

The soldier arrived at U-Tapao Airport on Wednesday before testing positive for the virus on Sunday. Authorities have not released the name of the shopping centre he visited. He was one of three new Covid-19 cases confirmed by the CCSA today.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30391240

 

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[webfact]

Rayong hotel where an infected Egyptian stayed partially closed

 

Rayong Governor Surasak Charoensirichoke

 

The provincial administration of Rayong province has ordered the quarantining of some staff at, and partial closure of the hotel where a member of an Egyptian military delegation, who was later found to be infected with COVID-19, stayed.

 

Health officials in the province have been working frantically to trace anyone who may have been in physical contact with the infected soldier, after it was reported that several members of the delegation had left the hotel and visited a mall, among other places.

 

Governor Surasak Charoensirichoke held an urgent meeting this morning (Monday) with the Provincial Infectious Diseases Committee, after it was confirmed that one of the soldiers tested positive for COVID-19, after the delegation’s departure from Thailand on July 11th.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/rayong-hotel-where-an-infected-egyptian-stayed-partially-closed/

 

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[ukrules]

49 minutes ago, webfact said:

Winthai said the soldier and other members of his delegation passed the criteria for 11 types of foreigner allowed to access Thailand. None of the delegation had to undergo quarantine.

This happened quicker than I thought it would. It was always going to happen though........

 

Lets see if they can contain it.

 

 

 

[Thaiwrath]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The Army has denied responsibility for the visiting Egyptian soldier who visited a Rayong shopping centre before testing positive for Covid-19.

People in very high authority in Thailand, denying responsibility !

Wow, who would have expected that !

[Matzzon]

Army denies responsibility? Great! They recently stated that US army chief and following party would be visiting but not engage in any free outdoor activities in public. Was it not same for the Egyptian delegation? How can they deny responsibility. That just fuels the fact all people with a responsible position is shy of the responsibility that follows their title.

[Matzzon]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

However, Army spokesman Colonel Winthai Suwaree said today that the military were not responsible for inviting the Egyptian soldier.

Ok, not responsible for inviting. However, it sounds to me like the military would be highly responsible for maintaining the safety of the public, citizens of the country by looking after their visitors.

[webfact]

Some Rayong schools closed Tuesday over COVID-19 Egyptian soldier

 

Six municipal schools and two nurseries in Thailand’s eastern province of Rayong are to be closed from tomorrow (Tuesday) until further notice, as a precautionary measure, after members of an Egyptian military delegation visited a mall and other venues in the province last week.

 

The students, except children at nurseries, will learn through online platforms.

 

One of the soldiers was found to be infected with COVID-19 and it is not known yet whether he was among the group who ventured out of their hotel, to go shopping and sightseeing, during their brief stay in Rayong.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/some-rayong-schools-closed-tuesday-over-covid-19-egyptian-soldier/

 

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[AndrewMciver]

So let me get this straight. An Egyption military dude and his boys can just fly into Thailand, no quarantine, off to a hotel, go shopping, possibly go to a girly bar, and then leave on his plane?

 

Blimey

[bodga]

4 minutes ago, AndrewMciver said:

So let me get this straight. An Egyption military dude and his boys can just fly into Thailand, no quarantine, off to a hotel, go shopping, possibly go to a girly bar, and then leave on his plane?

 

Blimey

Could be worse they could  have arranged a  Muay  Thai boxing arena event  full of  thousands  and then ordered it cancelled and ignored that order........oh wait?? good  job the army isnt involved in either of these  though.

[metisdead]

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[Orac]

Call me confused but if there was a foreign military operating in Thailand I would really expect the Thai Army some have some sort of involvement - saying it has nothing to do with them is not a good look.

[CLS]

The army is sacred and not accountable for their actions. Amen.

Edited July 13, 2020 by CLS

[JCP108]

15 hours ago, DrTuner said:

Has there been any progress whatsoever in the tracking front besides the useless thaichana? Do they have a task force for manual tracking? Did they use the time bought by extremely expensive lockdowns for anything? Testing capability? 

Right. So, we've had this app going for months. People who are testing positive have been in the community. Zero instances of the app being used for its intended purpose?

[JCP108]

"They left their hotel on July 9 and travelled to China on an unspecified military mission..."

[Nip]

16 hours ago, MadMac said:

Same as with the american ambassador last week, some are getting a free pass and endanger a whole country. Irresponsible.

Ambassador was pictured at the 4th of July celebrations in Bangkok on Twitter. No masks no social distancing. And all the Ambassadors of most of the countries were there even big boss cha cha cha.

[ftpjtm]

9 hours ago, khunpa said:

Only positive thing is that Thailand is pretty good at contact tracing, which could stop spread.

They'd be better at contact tracing if they made the names of the places he visited public. 

[webfact]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Some Rayong schools closed Tuesday over COVID-19 Egyptian soldier

 

Six municipal schools and two nurseries in Thailand’s eastern province of Rayong are to be closed from Tuesday until further notice, as a precautionary measure, after members of an Egyptian military delegation visited a mall and other venues in the province last week.

 

The students, except children at nurseries, will learn through online platforms.

 

One of the soldiers was found to be infected with COVID-19 and it is not known yet whether he was among the group who ventured out of their hotel, to go shopping and sightseeing, during their brief stay in Rayong.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/some-rayong-schools-closed-tuesday-over-covid-19-egyptian-soldier/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2020-07-14

 

- Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you

- Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

 

[Geoffggi]

12 hours ago, ThaidDown said:

 

The CCSA is asking anyone who thinks they may have had physical contact with an Egyptian soldier, who was on a short visit to Thailand last week and later tested positive for COVID-19, to come forward for testing,

It would of course help if they showed a picture of the person in question ..............!!!!

[ThailandRyan]

Damage control on all news stations being conducted by the CCSA and the Media.  Government seems to be in a tizzy this morning over both the Egyptian soldier and the 9 year old daughter of a Sudanese diplomat who also tested positive but stayed at a condominium instead of within the embassy grounds.  Looks like the Sukhumvit Area is being discussed as where this family moved about as well.  As my GF said "Serves thai government right for making special arrangements for certain people and not holding then to the rules espoused for others including repatriated Thais", she then added "Som Nam Na".