Video shows how coronavirus has left parts of Koh Samui deserted

[rooster59 13,937]

Video shows how coronavirus has left parts of Koh Samui deserted

 

 

Footage shows how the Chaweng Beach area of Koh Samui, typically a thriving tourist destination, has been left deserted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

While other parts of Koh Samui have sprung back to life following the easing of restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, business in Chaweng, so dependent on international tourists, has been left decimated.

 

A clip shared to Facebook earlier this week, showed the extent which the pandemic is having on the tourist sector on the island, particularly in Chaweng. 

 

The normally busy streets and sidewalks are empty, with businesses such as restaurants remaining closed and bars shuttered.

 

As domestic tourism has picked up post lockdown, international tourism in Thailand remains non-existent due to the ban on tourists from overseas, which remains in place, with no news yet on when it will be lifted. 

 

It is a similar story in Phuket, with parts of the island such as Bang Tao and Nai Harn gradually returning to normal, yet Patong is eerily quiet, with the vast majority of businesses closed.

 

 

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[tribalfusion001 4,550]

Not going to get any better until tourists are let back in, but it won't be the same numbers as last year, more like from 20 to 25 years ago. Mass tourism to long haul destinations is finished for years, even short haul is struggling with the restrictions at European resorts.

[samsensam 7,310]

 

another pointless post about a tourist resort in thailand being deserted and the subsequent hardship being experienced by the locals. what do you expect if foreign tourists are not allowed to enter the country?!

[OneeyedJohn 1,336]

Just looks like a slum to me, East end of London is far better.

[whiteman 822]

my heart bleeds rip off artists all of them

[Oldie 1,431]

Pretty soon the Chinese can buy the island as a whole. 

[Tropicalevo 4,081]

First accurate article that I have read about Samui for months.

 

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

While other parts of Koh Samui have sprung back to life

8 extra flights today from Bangkok with Bangkok Airways.

[scammed 423]

very similar to pattaya a couple of months ago

[Bender Rodriguez 1,477]

ideal time to make zombie apocalypse movies, no need to close streets for filming

[DGS1244 807]

OK what time of day was this video made? looks like around 6 am, Burger King etc. are all closed by the looks of it. This area is quite anyway at that time of day. Would really help if people were a little more forthcoming on their information.

[Jurg 46]

16 hours ago, samsensam said:

 

another pointless post about a tourist resort in thailand being deserted and the subsequent hardship being experienced by the locals. what do you expect if foreign tourists are not allowed to enter the country?!

Foreign Tourist simply can't come here in larger numbers without Thailand getting back into Covid-19 spreading in this country too.

Local or even country Lockdown would result from it.

Thailand is doing a fantastic job in handling the Pendemi.

To find a solution to keep Covid-19 out of the country and opening up to Tourists at the same time, to me, is an impossible task as long this virus is going rampant in so many, affluent countries.

If there is a solution to that, let's hear it

 

 

[ajarnmarc 633]

Samui, like Phuket is seriously over rated. A lot of hype about nothing, especially Samui. Such a boring island really, with very little to do, and the local are anything but friendly. You can just imagine what they are like now...I went to visit my children, and it was like the locals are blaming the foreigners for Covid, and their lack of business. Police are shaking everyone that passes by the check points, with every public place you go to visit you must sign in at the door, with you details. Good dining was scarce and very hard to find. I found it easier in Surat town to enjoy a good meal. Prices are twice what they are on the mainland, sometimes even triple as the locals want to make up for lost revenue. Again, giving off the impression that the situation is somehow our fault and not a problem we all must share going forward. Sad to see the backwards thinking process to all of this which has occurred in 2020. Domestic tourism will not assist with Samui, for the locals know the island isn't worth much consideration, especially since the local people think they are entitled to special privileges for putting the land up for sale. None of the locals work, they simply sale land or manage rental spaces, with labor coming from Maramar or Issan at best.

[Xaos 1,242]

Masks are useless

 

https://imgur.com/gallery/j6NCgO9

[naryan 136]

The virus is not what has caused these problems, in Thailand and around the world.

We have had flu and viruses as long as I can find we have had life more people die of road accidents than the virus in Thailand and we still have cars and bikes.

This is a CONTROL operation by the powers to be, take away the CONTROL you will get rid of the problem!

[whaleboneman 2,304]

It would be a great time to do some road repair and bury all those cables before Bill Gates sees them.