News Forum - Thailand prepares to transition to an endemic phase by July 1

[Thaiger]

Thailand plans to declare Covid-19 an endemic by July 1 and has laid out a plan to focus on reducing infection rates and coronavirus-related deaths by swift and accessible medical treatment, as well as by accelerating the rollout of booster dose vaccines, particularly to the elderly. During a press briefing today, PM Prayut Chan-o-cha Covid-19 said Covid-19 is still a pandemic and relevant departments have been ordered to closely monitor the Omicron sub-variant BA.2.2, which was recently detected in Thailand. The prime minister said there needs to be careful consideration and evaluation before transitioning to an endemic phase. To prepare […]

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[DoUKnowWhoIAm]

12 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

Thailand plans to declare Covid-19 an endemic by July 1

Expect a few flip flops and a couple of u-turns before that time comes....

[BBY]

 

Way too long to wait to have any impact on tourism and the Thai economy.
 

It’s almost a certainty that along this road there will be failures to meet such requirements as set out and in turn the July date will slip, eventually leaving Thailand the last country to do away with the ridiculous entry requirements.

Tourism is hanging on by a thread, as are those people that own businesses or are employed in the industry. Those very same people are now to be faced with huge increases in energy costs, along with thousands of Thai citizen’s that had jobs related to the industry and are waiting to return to them.

IMO. If Thailand does not follow the example of most of their competitors very quickly, they will be heading for the perfect storm.

Covid is here to stay. Deal with the spikes as they happen (just like flu spikes) or economically die trying to manage it  

 

Edited March 18, 2022 by BBY

[AlecT]

And after the endemic phase is over, we will enter the high colonic phase, which is always fun.

[Fanta]

2 hours ago, BBY said:

Covid is here to stay. Deal with the spikes as they happen (just like flu spikes) or economically die trying to manage it  

Better to be poor than dead. 

[BBY]

4 hours ago, Fanta said:

Better to be poor than dead. 

Economic death is not quite the same as actual death. It’s what makes you poor. 

[Chaam]

If Thailand doesn’t get rid of quarantine restrictions soon,particularly for fully vaccinated travellers,they may as well forget trying to attract them later on as tourists will have gone elsewhere and won’t be coming back!

[Fanta]

4 hours ago, Chaam said:

If Thailand doesn’t get rid of quarantine restrictions soon,particularly for fully vaccinated travellers,they may as well forget trying to attract them later on as tourists will have gone elsewhere and won’t be coming back!

What happens after nearly every disaster? Things gets better. In this case, Thai tourism will be forced to lift it’s game. The tourists will be back, the buffalos will be sick and the smile will be broader.

[Chaam]

8 hours ago, Fanta said:

What happens after nearly every disaster? Things gets better. In this case, Thai tourism will be forced to lift it’s game. The tourists will be back, the buffalos will be sick and the smile will be broader.

I hope you're right mate but in 40 years of travelling to Thailand I can't remember a time when things were this bad.  Fingers crossed!

[HiuMak]

On 3/19/2022 at 3:33 AM, Chaam said:

If Thailand doesn’t get rid of quarantine restrictions soon,particularly for fully vaccinated travellers,they may as well forget trying to attract them later on as tourists will have gone elsewhere and won’t be coming back!

It's for the better for Thailand to regress back 10 years. Brings back the good old times when it restarts

[Chaam]

On 3/20/2022 at 12:54 AM, HiuMak said:

It's for the better for Thailand to regress back 10 years. Brings back the good old times when it restarts

It would need to go back more than 10 years to bring back the good old times,maybe 30-40 years,now  that was when Thailand was amazing!