Over 1,100 overseas Thais returning home in next two days

[rooster59]

Over 1,100 overseas Thais returning home in next two days

By THE NATION

 

 

There were seven cases of Covid-19, the big increase over a 24-hour period in weeks, the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported on Saturday (July 18).

 

 

But Thailand has gone 56 days without a domestic case.

 

All the new patients had returned from foreign countries and were in state quarantine.

 

Two had returned from the US, one from Bahrain and four from Egypt.

 

In Thailand, the total number of cases since the outbreak, as of Saturday, was 3,246, with 58 deaths, 3,096 recoveries, and 92 undergoing treatment in hospitals.

 

Thailand has dropped to 101 in the list of countries with most Covid-19 cases, while the US tops the list with 3.7 million, followed by Brazil 2 million and India 1 million.

 

Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, the CCSA spokesperson, also mentioned that 607 Thai nationals will return home on Saturday while 510 will return on Sunday.

 

Of the 607 returnees on Saturday, 171 were coming from Austria, 156 from Netherlands, 44 from Ethiopia and 236 from the US. Flights on Sunday will bring 246 from Bahrain and 264 from Australia.

 

As of Friday (July 17), the total number of people in state quarantine since the outbreak was 59,519, of whom 51,122 had already returned home. Total infected persons in state quarantine were 309.

 

The spokesperson added that sports tournaments and concerts would be held in Rayong in August to promote tourism in the province.

 

He also clarified that those who visit Rayong from other provinces and return will not be ordered to quarantine themselves.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30391536

 

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[steven100]

oh dear   !   better get the dettol out and just spray them as they step off the plane.

[mtls2005]

I wonder how many flights this represents? Six? More?

 

Assume they have quarantine facilities for all these people?

 

And two tests each, so ~ 2,200-ish tests required.

 

Saturday

1:30 PM    ET618    Addis Ababa (ADD) Ethiopian Airlines    B788 (ET-AOR) Landed 1:34 PM
1:35 PM    LH772    Frankfurt (FRA) Lufthansa    B748 (D-ABYH) Landed 1:39 PM

 

Sunday

 

Bahrain flight: 6:05 AM    GF152  Bahrain (BAH) Gulf Air (Retro Livery)    B789 (A9C-FG) Landed 5:51 AM

 

 

Quite a few flights arrived - in air - arriving today.

 

The Australian flight (SYD-BKK) may be operated by Emirates?

 

 

 

Edited July 18, 2020 by mtls2005

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4 minutes ago, steven100 said:

oh dear   !   better get the dettol out and just spray them as they step off the plane.

They are your fellow citizens. More respect please.

[Somtamnication]

Quarantine or cut off their heads!

[Mama Noodle]

Interesting to me that seemingly every day they pick up new cases from returnees from all over but little ole Thailand hasn’t had any cases in 2 months. 
 

Thailand should do widespread local testing, as well as antibody testing and report it. 

[ExpatOilWorker]

26 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

As of Friday (July 17), the total number of people in state quarantine since the outbreak was 59,519

When did they require all Thais returnees in state guarantee?

81,716 Thais returned in May and more in June.

Did some of them bypass the 2 weeks quarantine?

[mtls2005]

23 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

81,716 Thais returned in May

 

Can you expand on this figure?

 

That would represent approximately 300 flights, or about 10 per day. That seems far-fetched.

 

 

 

 

Edited July 18, 2020 by mtls2005

[lemonjelly]

‘The spokesperson added that sports tournaments and concerts would be held in Rayong in August to promote tourism in the province.‘
What could possibly go wrong?

[ExpatOilWorker]

24 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

 

Can you expand on this figure?

 

That would represent approximately 300 flights, or about 10 per day. That seems far-fetched.

 

 

 

 

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[Don Mega]

39 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

When did they require all Thais returnees in state guarantee?

81,716 Thais returned in May and more in June.

Did some of them bypass the 2 weeks quarantine?

They'd be out of quarantine by now.

[bodga]

none will  have the virus  as  all  will  have  passed the  pre  flight virus  boarding check.......lets see.

[Don Mega]

1 minute ago, bodga said:

none will  have the virus  as  all  will  have  passed the  pre  flight virus  boarding check.......lets see.

Don't think Thai's returning home are required to have the covid test pre flight.

Edited July 19, 2020 by Don Mega

[bodga]

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

oh dear   !   better get the dettol out and just spray them as they step off the plane.

Pathetic....................you  need a flamethrower as a  minimum!

[bodga]

Just now, Don Mega said:

Don't think Thai's returning home are required for the covid test pre flight.

I see ,  still need  fit to fly cert and how exactly does that say you are free of anything? so Thais dont get it, good now I know why Thailands  doing so  well. A  large  carpet with big  broom.

[Don Mega]

9 minutes ago, bodga said:

I see ,  still need  fit to fly cert and how exactly does that say you are free of anything? so Thais dont get it, good now I know why Thailands  doing so  well. A  large  carpet with big  broom.

Fit to fly cert is self assesment that is signed by a doctor.

[TooBigToFit]

If that many come in, there's a rising chance of some infected getting through. I'm sure Prayuth will like that though as his regime can enforce a new crackdown to put pressure on the movement to remove him and his regime.

[Curmudgeon1]

6 hours ago, Mama Noodle said:

Interesting to me that seemingly every day they pick up new cases from returnees from all over but little ole Thailand hasn’t had any cases in 2 months. 
 

Thailand should do widespread local testing, as well as antibody testing and report it. 

What would be the purpose? ICU bed count is what is important imo

In two months that has almost zeroed out. Now focus on the outside contageins, and keep them quarantined. Nothing changes until better treatment or vaccine.????

[KhaoNiaw]

6 hours ago, bodga said:

none will  have the virus  as  all  will  have  passed the  pre  flight virus  boarding check.......lets see.

Some do have the virus. They're the ones who've just flown in that you see in the daily figures from state quarantine.

[Mama Noodle]

29 minutes ago, Curmudgeon1 said:

What would be the purpose? ICU bed count is what is important imo

In two months that has almost zeroed out. Now focus on the outside contageins, and keep them quarantined. Nothing changes until better treatment or vaccine.????

1) Just to be sure there aren’t asymptomatic cases floating about, and especially in their porous border regions.
 

2) Widespread antibody testing would tell us how far the virus actually spread through the population and if there was some kind of previous immunity that’s helping Thailand do so well.  

[Mr Meeseeks]

Welcome home kon Thai!

[samsensam]

8 hours ago, Mama Noodle said:

Interesting to me that seemingly every day they pick up new cases from returnees from all over but little ole Thailand hasn’t had any cases in 2 months. 
 

Thailand should do widespread local testing, as well as antibody testing and report it. 

 

they're not daft, if they tested they know they would find cases and the people would not feel safe and they would lose their status as a covid free country.

[csmith]

12 hours ago, steven100 said:

oh dear   !   better get the dettol out and just spray them as they step off the plane.

 

[IAMHERE]

I am surprised that many Thai's are overseas.

[Blumpie]

A real ordeal for them being trapped overseas.  

Welcome home!

[OneeyedJohn]

So why didn't they return home 3 months ago, what has changed, the borders are stil closed, no incoming inetrnational flights ???

 

 

Edited July 19, 2020 by OneeyedJohn
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[NanLaew]

13 hours ago, Don Mega said:

14 hours ago, bodga said:

I see ,  still need  fit to fly cert and how exactly does that say you are free of anything? so Thais dont get it, good now I know why Thailands  doing so  well. A  large  carpet with big  broom.

Fit to fly cert is self assesment that is signed by a doctor.

... after being tested -ve for Covid-19.

[NanLaew]

2 hours ago, IAMHERE said:

I am surprised that many Thai's are overseas.

Really? So you subscribe to the indolent Thai rice farmer and lethargic Thai factory worker tropes?

Edited July 19, 2020 by NanLaew

[NanLaew]

1 hour ago, OneeyedJohn said:

So why didn't they return home 3 months ago, what has changed, the borders are stil closed, no incoming inetrnational flights ???

 

 

If they're anything like my brother-in-law whose sushi restaurant in Istanbul is doing OK after a dodgy couple of months earlier in the year, maybe they don't see much value in coming back to Thailand and trying to find meaningful employment right now?

[Don Mega]

4 hours ago, NanLaew said:

... after being tested -ve for Covid-19.

Not required for Thai Nationals.