Popular Post snoop1130 Posted August 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2020 Thailand not opening to foreign tourists any time soon By The Nation Thailand will not be fully reopened to foreign tourists along the lines of the so-called “Phuket Model” any time soon because the government has to consider too many details, deputy government spokesperson Traisulee Traisoranakul said on Friday (August 28). She added that the government needs to consider many factors, including guidelines, screening processes and measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 to ensure there is no second wave of infections. She added that Phuket residents and Thai tourists can rest assured that no steps to reopen the country have been taken and that utmost precaution will be taken when borders are reopened. According to the Phuket Model, tourists will be allowed to land on the island, but they will have to undergo a 14-day quarantine first and their travel zones will be limited. Entry will also only be limited to tourists from Covid-free countries. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/business/30393678 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-08-28 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 3 2 6 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mavideol Posted August 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2020 so what is it ? first the 5 S's, then 5 R's and the 5 T's and now the 5 BS weekly update, we do need a good laugh because TGIF.... they can't make up their mind, they just throw words out there without even thinking about what they are saying 555 61 1 6 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post alyx Posted August 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2020 What is the best definition for all these (same) themes ? One step forwards ...2 steps backwards One step backwards...One step forwards Or Running in circles And that is only the beginning I guess...but then again no need to read the new posts...just make a screenshot of the 175+ announcements and counter-announcements and have them pop up on the screen depending on your mood. To read and react without moderation lol 24 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThailandRyan Posted August 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2020 And there you have it. another flip and then a flop backwards. I am beginning to think the country is being run by a troupe of Chinese gymnasts. You just never know what to expect. Order a Hamburger and get a Chicken Sandwich.......French fries and instead you get onion rings. 13 3 2 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post alyx Posted August 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2020 28 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: She added that Phuket residents and Thai tourists can rest assured that no steps to reopen the country have been taken and that utmost precaution will be taken when borders are reopened. I can see many residents fainting ...some of them going into coma No noise...so everyone is calm and reassured 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThailandRyan Posted August 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2020 good thing there are no tall skyscrapers or there would be a new class of flyers. 4 2 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RotBenz8888 Posted August 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2020 17 1 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post oompie69 Posted August 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2020 What she needs to do, and what is extremely difficult to do, it seems, is study what the result has been of allowing foreigners into other countries that did not totally shut their borders. Did those countries show a marked spike in infected cases from abroad? Otherwise it is just baseless speculation. "because the government has to consider too many details"--- Is this not where the problem lies , perhaps? 12 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 4MyEgo Posted August 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2020 Can you imagine those in businesses, first expecting for the economy to be opened up, and then an announcement saying its not, then it is, then its not, got to feel for them. 28 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Paiman Posted August 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2020 Too many details to consider for all these glue sniffers. 4 1 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post YetAnother Posted August 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2020 42 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: because the government has to consider too many details boil it down; they arent smart enough and largely incapable of making well-thought-out decisions 24 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SteveK Posted August 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, YetAnother said: boil it down; they arent smart enough and largely incapable of making well-thought-out decisions Don't say that. This government is very smart, well-educated, generous and loves the Thai people passionately. They've just had a bit of bad luck. Could happen to anyone. Edited August 28, 2020 by SteveK 4 1 40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Puchaiyank Posted August 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2020 I fear the Corona virus is busy elsewhere at the moment...but like the flu...will eventually affect a large percentage of the Thai population... 6 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marco100 Posted August 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2020 Ramblings ... mean time Myanmar Cheap Labor enters the Country both legally and illegaly according to news and in Myanmar Covid cases are surging but that no one is mentioning ??? 25 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post oompie69 Posted August 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, Puchaiyank said: I fear the Corona virus is busy elsewhere at the moment...but like the flu...will eventually affect a large percentage of the Thai population... It probably has come, done its dirty business and hunkered down until the next flu season. Just went unnoticed or unreported because of any number of reasons. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post baansgr Posted August 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2020 It never was and still never will be open befor next May 2021 which would be the earliest for vaccines etc..a few retirees and homeowners but mass tourism...never. 7 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DrTuner Posted August 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2020 Quote Entry will also only be limited to tourists from Covid-free countries. Vanuatu? There's probably some remote jungle left somewhere where the virus hasn't gotten into yet. Or do they mean the ones that don't test at all? 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Flying Saucage Posted August 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2020 (edited) 34 minutes ago, DrTuner said: Vanuatu? There's probably some remote jungle left somewhere where the virus hasn't gotten into yet. Or do they mean the ones that don't test at all? Oh, today I read that besides Vanuato it is indeed Turkmenistan and North Korea which are (or better "report themselves") the only Covid-free countries of a considerable size, with their governments as honest and honourable as the Thai government. So, letting in tourists from these two commendable countries certainly will rescue the tourism industry in Thailand. How many zillions of tourists came from these countries before and want to enter now? Edited August 28, 2020 by Flying Saucage 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted August 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2020 1 hour ago, snoop1130 said: Entry will also only be limited to tourists from Covid-free countries. Covid free or not tested ? 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SteveK Posted August 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2020 35 minutes ago, RichardColeman said: Covid free or not tested ? What's the difference? It seems that most consumers of mass media are not able to understand that countries with low rates of coronavirus are simply the ones who haven't been testing or have been using fake test kits. 9 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mr mr Posted August 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2020 god i want to leave planet earth so bad. 2 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post connda Posted August 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2020 Yippie!!! When the wife and I tour this high season we don't have to share the beach with foreigners!!! People-less beaches! Perfect! All I need is a Corona and some limes. <laughs> 3 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post connda Posted August 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2020 2 hours ago, YetAnother said: boil it down; they arent smart enough and largely incapable of making well-thought-out decisions Forward thinking and planning are not traits shared by many Thais unless raised in the West - which eliminates most of those currently attempting to make decisions which require forward thinking and planning. <laughs> 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Zikomat Posted August 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2020 Phuket residents can not to worry. So called ‘Phuket model’ is just another idiotic fantasy which will never be implemented. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nsp64 Posted August 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2020 (edited) Hope the whole country goes bust. Then we can back to the days when we were welcomed and had a good exchange rate. Then it really will be the land of smiles again. Thailand, you forgot who supported you when you were a third world nation so its time to remind you. Edited August 28, 2020 by Nsp64 Spelling errors 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thunder26 Posted August 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, oompie69 said: It probably has come, done its dirty business and hunkered down until the next flu season. Just went unnoticed or unreported because of any number of reasons. It could be true. There were thousands of Chinese from Wuhan travelling in Thailand during December-January 2019- 20. In my opinion the virus was spreading unnoticed. We could guess so, as there was a spike in deaths in Thailand during February and March that was above average. Also there is a study that 20% of Thai population has antibodies to the virus. That proves the virus has been here well in 2019. In my opinion if you don't talk or mention about this virus the lives could've continued as normal with no effect to economy. Some countries actually chose this model (Turkmenistan for example). Edited August 28, 2020 by Thunder26 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 30 minutes ago, Thunder26 said: It could be true. There were thousands of Chinese from Wuhan travelling in Thailand during December-January 2019- 20. In my opinion the virus was spreading unnoticed. We could guess so, as there was a spike in deaths in Thailand during February and March that was above average. Also there is a study that 20% of Thai population has antibodies to the virus. That proves the virus has been here well in 2019. In my opinion if you don't talk or mention about this virus the lives could've continued as normal with no effect to economy. Some countries actually chose this model (Turkmenistan for example). The excess deaths, if you take the New York Times data which originates from Thai civic registration system, started in November 2019. That's before anybody outside CCP knew about it. I don't remember anything else happening at that time, so could well have been covid, silently doing it's thing and nipping off elderly. If the actual raw data was available to mere mortals (apparently NYT requested it from registration bureau, I haven't found the place to download it directly ) , we could check if the excess deaths were old people. https://github.com/nytimes/covid-19-data/tree/master/excess-deaths Quote Thailand Sources: Bureau of Registration Administration Department of Provincial Administration Baseline years: 2015-2019 Data frequency: monthly 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LEKPHUKET Posted August 29, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 29, 2020 Hijacking is going on, when will thais take the streets to stop this incapable government? The last 15 years they came out for much smaller issues. Not only thais are hijacked also many foreigners in and outside Thailand. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hansnl Posted August 29, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 29, 2020 13 hours ago, 4MyEgo said: Can you imagine those in businesses, first expecting for the economy to be opened up, and then an announcement saying its not, then it is, then its not, got to feel for them. And what about the poor that worked in the tourist industry? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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