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Post by nomadic on Apr 19, 2021 21:48:36 GMT 7
I just read there have been records of daily cases broken in last few days. getting up to nearly 2,000 a day and now every one of the 77 provinces and my province requires a 2 week quarantine for all arrivals. So 3 months by the seaside looking more likely to be more than the 4 months last year. Surely there will be another total travel ban if numbers don't come down soon.
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Post by Banjo on Apr 20, 2021 7:25:20 GMT 7
We had one case locally, a woman and her father from our village had contact and were tested.
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Post by bear on Apr 20, 2021 13:58:41 GMT 7
Super Highway Chiang Mai yesterdaySongkran two years ago versus this year. Last year was the same.San pa koi market; my local, yesterday.
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Post by bear on Apr 20, 2021 14:10:09 GMT 7
Mueang Chiang Rai yesterday.
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Post by ann on Apr 20, 2021 15:55:07 GMT 7
How sad for everyone.
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Post by Banjo on Apr 20, 2021 17:46:49 GMT 7
Super Highway Chiang Mai yesterday I really want to get down and see you and Ed again but I'm virtually under house arrest here.... Earlier this year I got a message from my old next door neighbour from the 80s and 90s and guess what, he's living in Chiang Mai. Small world.
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Post by bear on Apr 20, 2021 18:17:24 GMT 7
Super Highway Chiang Mai yesterday I really want to get down and see you and Ed again but I'm virtually under house arrest here.... Earlier this year I got a message from my old next door neighbour from the 80s and 90s and guess what, he's living in Chiang Mai. Small world. Same here Banjo , virtual house arrest. Covid and people swimming the Mekong put off my December trip to Rai. Got through my license renewals and new permission to stay.......BAM; April trip sidelined, damned Covid again. Mai bpen rai.......maybe July for a birthday trip. draw doo Cheers bear
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Post by nomadic on Apr 20, 2021 21:40:38 GMT 7
Yes, I had planned to go home Thursday now that smoke has cleared. But if I fly to M.H.S I'd have to do 2 weeks quarantine there and if to Chiang Mai then 2 weeks there followed by another 2 weeks at home. So staying south until who knows when. I think I'll be in tears when/if I get to return to my regular nomadic places. Just a beer in my Gecko bar in Bangkok will be a dream come true after more than 12 months closed. But still no end in sight that I can see. It really is so sad.
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Post by nomadic on Apr 25, 2021 21:42:57 GMT 7
No good news here currently as smoke is back in the north worse than ever after a lull. Covid is up to record levels of almost 3,000 daily. 47 provinces have brought back compulsory masks when outside in public. Many medical people and others pushing for a 15 day complete nation wide lock down. Looks certain to me but hope they can control it first. Stock up on your booze is the advice if that's your cup of tea.
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Post by bear on Apr 26, 2021 8:28:42 GMT 7
Thai PM under pressure to go “full lockdown” as infections surge.
Published 24 hours ago on Sunday, April 25, 2021 With many more businesses being told to pull down their shutters in Bangkok from midnight tonight, there are now calls to just go the next step and impose a full lockdown as the infection numbers keep mounting up. With the additional 31 types of business closed, on top of the current restrictions in Bangkok, the BMA has all but imposed the “L” word without actually saying it.In Bangkok, alone, yesterday there were 1,582 Covid infections reported by the CCSA. In the days before Songkran PM Prayut Chan-o-cha, asked if they should restrict Songkran travel because of the rising case numbers (in the 10s at that stage, not 1000s), he replied… “Whatever will be, will be. The reason is, it’s a matter that involves a huge number of people. The government will have to try to cope with that later.” Meanwhile, on April 16, Deputy PM Wissanu Kreangam dismissed the possibility of curfews in red zone provinces, claiming “it is not needed”. Wissanu maintains that the colour-coded zones are “efficient at this stage”. Now the government’s desire for Songkran to go ahead, and the consequences of those decisions, are coming back to bite them. The PM’s “later” is now. Even last Friday night PM Prayut said on TV that the government had no plans to lock down the country despite the daily case reports over 2,000 for the past 3 days and nearly 3,000 yesterday. Medical professionals, from a range of fields, are now calling on the Thai government to go into full lockdown to control the spread of the virus. As it is, with the country broken into red and orange zones, there are enforced closing times at many businesses and Bangkok has an additional regime of closure starting from midnight tonight. You can read about that HERE. So, many argue, we already have a partial lockdown already and the government should just take the additional step, and enforce it. PM Prayut responded to the calls on his Facebook page yesterday saying that he gave provincial governors the power to add local curfews if they deemed it necessary. “Provincial governors have the authority to tighten disease control measures and close premises in addition to any closures ordered by the government. If the pandemic worsens, the 14 day quarantine period for asymptomatic patients treated at hospitals may be reduced to 10 days so they can be self-quarantined at home with a tracking system.” Deputy Public Health Minister Sathit Pitutecha, speaking to the Bangkok Post, said that the latest wave of infections “has reached a critical point as there are not enough medical personnel to take care of. In light of this, the ministry has asked the prime minister to tighten measures to curb the transmissions”. Thailand yesterday recorded a total of 2,839 new infections, another record 24 hour reporting period. Sunday’s total is 2,438 infections. At the peak of the first wave in April 2020 Thailand recorded 188 cases in one day. In the second wave, concentrated around migrant workers in Samut Sakhon in December and January, the largest daily tally was 959 people. thethaiger.com/coronavirus/thai-pm-under-pressure-to-go-full-lockdown-as-infections-surgePublic Health Ministry mulls new lockdown
Wear a mask or risk copping B20,000 fine
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Post by nomadic on Apr 26, 2021 21:30:31 GMT 7
GROWL.
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Post by Banjo on Apr 29, 2021 6:20:25 GMT 7
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Post by bear on Apr 29, 2021 7:29:45 GMT 7
Local AZ vaccine 'fit for use'
Samples of AstraZeneca vaccine licensed to be produced locally by Siam Bioscience have passed the standard set by the (DMSc), according to the department.DMSc director-general Dr Supakit Sirilak said on Tuesday that samples of five models of the vaccine, which had been tested for consistency in production, were presented to the department for approval. The vaccine, which has been registered with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), was manufactured using AstraZeneca's viral vector technology.After receiving the samples, the department has run tests on them and found they satisfied all manufacturing criteria specified in the registration. The vaccine passed the full tests for requirements such as chemical composition and safety. The results of the analysis of the vaccine's quality will be cited in support of having the vaccine mass-produced by Siam Bioscience, according to the DMSc chief. Last Friday, the FDA gave Siam Bioscience the green light to augment its production capacity. The company is expected to deliver the first batch of locally produced vaccines to the government next month, with further supplies earmarked for export. In a related development, the National Vaccine Institute (NVI) and the Department of Disease Control (DDC) will jointly place an order for the Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by Pfizer, said NVI director Nakhon Premsri. Dr Nakhon said Public Health Ministry officials have met with the company and they agreed that the NVI and the DDC will be ordering the vaccine and handling the paperwork to expedite vaccine deliveries. The Pfizer vaccine is expected to be more suited for school-age segments of the population, which reportedly pose a higher risk of triggering a major outbreak of Covid-19. The vaccine can now be stored at higher temperatures than before, which makes for easier transportation. The government plans to further accelerate Covid-19 vaccine distribution by asking privately run hospitals to administer jabs for the public, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Tuesday. In a Facebook post on Monday, Gen Prayut said the government plans to procure 10-15 million doses a month from several manufacturers and intends to inoculate about 30 million people over the next three months and 50 million by the end of the year. Gen Prayut also on Tuesday thanked the business community for their offers in helping ramp up the distribution of vaccines. www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2106547/local-az-vaccine-fit-for-use
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Post by Banjo on Apr 29, 2021 12:41:25 GMT 7
I went into town today and shopped for several weeks ahead, the word on the soi is that Bangkok and Chiang Mai will go into lockdown so CR could follow even if our figures are not bad.
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Post by bear on May 12, 2021 15:13:23 GMT 7
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