rooster59 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Workers on Walking Street offered COVID-19 tests Image: Manager People working at Walking Street in Pattaya have been offered free COVID-19 tests, health officials announced earlier this week. The precautionary move is aimed at preventing any further outbreaks of the virus. On Wednesday, officials from the Ministry of Public Health and Pattaya Police inspected venues along Walking Street. The inspection was to ensure that social distancing and other precautionary measures, such as temperature checks, hand cleaning and mask wearing were being properly enforced. All was found to be above board, Manager reported. Health officials said that anyone working in the entertainment industry in Pattaya can get a COVID-19 test free of charge. If they then test positive, treatment will also be free of charge. Meanwhile, Pattaya mayor Sontaya Kunplome said he had received the request from the city’s bar industry to extend opening hours to midnight. He said while the COVID-19 situation in the city is under control, officials did not want to do anything that could increase the chances of another wave of infections. He asked bar owners in the city to be patient. -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2021-02-20 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagfinnur Traustason Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 55 minutes ago, rooster59 said: All was found to be above board Of course, it was! As there is no prostitution to be found in Walking Street, would in the world can they find to crack down on? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunPer Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 It's all about Covid now, forget STDs, as the risk is eliminated by face masks and two meters social distance... However a good idea with free tests and treatment...???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post champers Posted February 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 20, 2021 (edited) Tests don't directly prevent an outbreak; they can have a mitigating effect on the spread. What people want and need is a vaccine. Edited February 20, 2021 by champers 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 so, do the teams have accompanying Police etc - to personally escort each and every Tested individual back to their home/s? - otherwise it will all be a case of get-tested and straight back to work... - becoming a pseudo rolling curfew ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted February 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 20, 2021 I imagine most 'employees' will not take it for fear of losing another two weeks income 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Antonymous Posted February 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 20, 2021 3 hours ago, khunPer said: It's all about Covid now, forget STDs, as the risk is eliminated by face masks and two meters social distance... However a good idea with free tests and treatment...???? So right. It is only Covid that anyone fears now. My mate got lucky when he had one of the early tests: 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldie Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 They want to extend the opening times of the night venues. I think we got the message already. In respect of precautionary measures. I never go to the Walking Street bars so I can not talk about them. But they should not forget that there are other areas with bars too. And what I see at the open air bars in Central Pattaya has nothing to do with precautionary measures. But the customers going there have to decide themselves if they want to risk to go there. Obviously it is not possible to be in bars with masks and social distancing - what I understand. The people want to drink and they want to have conversations and sometimes they don't want to go home alone - otherwise they wouldn't go there. Corona - doesn't fit well into this picture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlmcleod Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 I think HIV testing would be more profitable in these venues! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petey11 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Of course everyone in the bars were sitting 2m apart. Almost impossible to do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilotman Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Antonymous said: So right. It is only Covid that anyone fears now. My mate got lucky when he had one of the early tests: yes, quite. Talk about getting your priorities wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 23 hours ago, rooster59 said: officials did not want to do anything Same all over Thailand not just Pattaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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