News Forum - Thailand’s Department of Health reveals 5-10% of population refuse to wear face masks

[Thaiger]

The Thai Department of Health says that the survey on face masks done during Songkran reveals that 90%+ of the population in Thailand wore face masks in public spaces. However, another 5-10% ‘refused’ to wear the face masks, saying it was “uncomfortable”. Yesterday, the Deputy Director-General of the Department of Health, Ekkachai Piensiwatchara, reported that 5-10% of the Thai population didn’t wear face masks in public (The Thaiger notes that this trend isn’t apparent around central Bangkok where it is a rare sight indeed to see a Thai, or anyone for that matter, not wearing a mask in public). The […]

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[DoUKnowWhoIAm]

31 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

the survey on face masks

Meanwhile, 99% of the motorbike riders wore a facemask, but only 20% wore an (unstrapped) helmet. The Health Ministry now has a huge challenge to convince the remaining 1% to wear a proper facemask.

[mjwalker]

the face mask rule is crazy now 

why wear one on a motorbike but no helmet the mask will not save your life 

a mask outside is not really needed 

[rc1]

23 minutes ago, mjwalker said:

the face mask rule is crazy now 

why wear one on a motorbike but no helmet the mask will not save your life 

a mask outside is not really needed 

The rates things are going worldwide with restrictions rapidly evaporating -

Thailand will be one of the few countries in the world mandating masks in a few weeks / months 

[Noble_Design]

13 minutes ago, mjwalker said:

the face mask rule is crazy now 

why wear one on a motorbike but no helmet the mask will not save your life 

a mask outside is not really needed 

Not saying that wearing helmets are not important but do you know that motorcycle riders wear masks or some face coverings even before the pandemic? It's not just for the virus, motorcyclist are actually wearing masks to protect from dusts, smoke and fumes.

[palooka]

Other respondents noted that they and their family had already been infected before and had “nothing to worry about”.

"Had it once cured forever", maybe next time around it will cure them forever.

[Fanta]

That Russian billionaire Oleg Tinov was right

“10% of any country are morons.”

[Saunk]

"The footage also recommends that family members wear masks at home, if there are more than 2 members in the family."

Lol.

[oldschooler]

8 hours ago, mjwalker said:

the face mask rule is crazy now 

why wear one on a motorbike but no helmet the mask will not save your life 

a mask outside is not really needed 

I wear mask only in local areas ( KataKaron) because they all do but not in entertainment areas ( Patong) because few do.

[oldschooler]

8 hours ago, Noble_Design said:

Not saying that wearing helmets are not important but do you know that motorcycle riders wear masks or some face coverings even before the pandemic? It's not just for the virus, motorcyclist are actually wearing masks to protect from dusts, smoke and fumes.

Maybe 1% in Bangkok but never seen that anywhere here myself, even pre- Covid.

[oldschooler]

6 hours ago, Fanta said:

That Russian billionaire Oleg Tinov was right

“10% of any country are morons.”

Yes, lowest left hand section of the IQ bell curve. Fact. 

[riclag]

At a beer bar in Udon right now , I’m the only one wearin a mask and there must be 40 people here. You might think this was pre covid !

Thai bar girls and falangs !

[Skip]

10 hours ago, Fanta said:

That Russian billionaire Oleg Tinov was right

“10% of any country are morons.”

You assume that it's the 10% not wearing masks... haha... to a large extent masks have failed... vaccinations have failed

[Marc26]

You guys just love to worry and whine and moan

 

Like a bunch of old ladies 555

 

I'm in Bangkok 

You can wear a mask or don't wear a mask

 

It's not an issue

 

I put my mask on if I am walking close to a big group

 

Otherwise I don't wear one

 

No one cares.....