News Forum - CCSA to discuss re-introduction of mask-wearing in public areas today

[dbrenn]

19 hours ago, Scarface said:

Imagine sitting on a plane for 12 hours off on your holidays, having come from a country where things are back to normal, then landing here and seeing something reminiscing a zombie movie and then whipping out the old mask and putting it on? The actual concept is beyond tragic and surely unthinkable for most.

Very true. Faceless people wandering aimlessly around in masks does invoke scenes from zombie films.

Slaving away for a whole year, coming to paradise for holidays, only to wander around with a mask on in the stinking heat, unable to admire Thailand's beautiful people who are faceless and mask-clad. Its definitely a huge tourism turn off.

[dbrenn]

1 minute ago, Transam said:

Do you know what a muzzle is, or did you have to wear one to stop biting folk.....

For once you made me laugh. 

[rc1]

2 hours ago, dbrenn said:

Read the headline. It's in the future tense, with a decision due to be made today.

No, this refers to the meeting held already on Friday 8th July. 

They made no changes to the current mask rules, masks remain voluntary. 

[dbrenn]

5 minutes ago, rc1 said:

No, this refers to the meeting held already on Friday 8th July. 

They made no changes to the current mask rules, masks remain voluntary. 

Ah good. No need to get muzzled up then. Very surprising. My apologies Transam. You won the bet 

Edited July 10, 2022 by dbrenn

[palooka]

On 7/9/2022 at 12:06 PM, Scarface said:

Stop scaremongering with your bar stool wisdom, it's pathetic, or do you have any evidence to back up what you are saying? Nah, thought not.

A bit more detail for you as it seems you do not keep up with the news, particularly before having a bout of keyboard  dysantery. 

Thai Schools Shut Down Again Due To New Spread Of COVID-19 (thesmartlocal.com)

 

To prevent the return of COVID-19, many schools nationwide have decided to temporarily close again after acknowledging that some students might be at risk of catching the virus. Besides 127 schools in Rayong, where the spike took place, Bangkok Post reported that some more schools have turned to safety first mode:

1. [Bangkok] Sai Namthip School in Sukhumvit Soi 22 moved all classes online since 17th July 2020 onward, Wachirathamsatit School in Sukhumvit 101 temporarily closed the school.
2. [Trat] Trat Trakankhun School closed as one of their students had been to Rayong about the same time as the Egyptian soldier who got infected.
3. [Samut Prakan] Wisutthikasattree School closed as two students had been to the same shopping mall in Rayong on the same day as the Egyptian group.
4. [Chon Buri] Sawang Boriboon Wittaya School will close for 5 days to sanitise the premises as parents of some students have been to Rayong in recent days.
5. [Uthai Thani] Uthai Wittayakhom School will close for 3 days as a sibling of one student were in the same hotel as the infected group from Egypt.
6. [Buri Ram] Kanlayaprasit School will close for 7 days after the school found one teacher who visited her alumni who worked at the hotel where the patients from Egypt stayed.

 

[rc1]

1 hour ago, palooka said:

A bit more detail for you as it seems you do not keep up with the news, particularly before having a bout of keyboard  dysantery. 

Thai Schools Shut Down Again Due To New Spread Of COVID-19 (thesmartlocal.com)

To prevent the return of COVID-19, many schools nationwide have decided to temporarily close again after acknowledging that some students might be at risk of catching the virus. Besides 127 schools in Rayong, where the spike took place, Bangkok Post reported that some more schools have turned to safety first mode:

1. [Bangkok] Sai Namthip School in Sukhumvit Soi 22 moved all classes online since 17th July 2020 onward, Wachirathamsatit School in Sukhumvit 101 temporarily closed the school.
2. [Trat] Trat Trakankhun School closed as one of their students had been to Rayong about the same time as the Egyptian soldier who got infected.
3. [Samut Prakan] Wisutthikasattree School closed as two students had been to the same shopping mall in Rayong on the same day as the Egyptian group.
4. [Chon Buri] Sawang Boriboon Wittaya School will close for 5 days to sanitise the premises as parents of some students have been to Rayong in recent days.
5. [Uthai Thani] Uthai Wittayakhom School will close for 3 days as a sibling of one student were in the same hotel as the infected group from Egypt.
6. [Buri Ram] Kanlayaprasit School will close for 7 days after the school found one teacher who visited her alumni who worked at the hotel where the patients from Egypt stayed.

Those are all from mid 2020?

Only one school currently reporting a closure?

[palooka]

50 minutes ago, rc1 said:

Those are all from mid 2020?

Only one school currently reporting a closure?

My bad they were included in another link. Apologises for that gaff.

[Janneman]

On 7/8/2022 at 5:22 AM, Richard1944 said:

Does the government want increase in tourism or do they want the tourist to travel another country in this region.?

Thai government wants to keep the state of emergency. Which is why they have to keep the people frightened otherwise they will not accept it. The easiest way to keep them frightened is by having endless discussions about facemasks since that is a clearly visible measure.

Edit: they dont really care about tourists. You know, the ones they call 'dirty farangs'.

Edited July 10, 2022 by Janneman

[AndynPhuong]

6 hours ago, Scarface said:

Imagine sitting on a plane for 12 hours off on your holidays, having come from a country where things are back to normal, then landing here and seeing something reminiscing a zombie movie and then whipping out the old muzzle and putting it on? The actual concept is beyond tragic and surely unthinkable for most.

We came to Vietnam back in Feb. then to Thailand in March, planning to stay until Sept. or so. Got tired of wearing the mask, so returned to FL in May. We'll come back to Thailand around October. Maybe...

 

[WilliamG]

On 7/9/2022 at 5:27 PM, palooka said:

โรงเรียนสตรีวิทยา (satriwit.ac.th)

Satriwit School in Bangkok closed for Covid and Online learning back.

School closed on the 7th July 2022 with some 700 + positive tests.

Expect your apology to be your next post.  Nah thought not.

You quote ONE school in how many are there in Thailand. 

[TheDirtyDurian]

10 hours ago, Transam said:

Is everyone wearing a mask in public places....?

About 99.9% of folks out there would be my estimate. 

[palooka]

12 hours ago, WilliamG said:

You quote ONE school in how many are there in Thailand. 

You think it is restricted to just one school?   Covid is not that selective.

[WilliamG]

1 hour ago, palooka said:

You think it is restricted to just one school?   Covid is not that selective.

I was quoting one of your previous posts. Agree with you now.

[Marc26]

On 7/9/2022 at 10:40 PM, dbrenn said:

Very true. Faceless people wandering aimlessly around in masks does invoke scenes from zombie films.

Slaving away for a whole year, coming to paradise for holidays, only to wander around with a mask on in the stinking heat, unable to admire Thailand's beautiful people who are faceless and mask-clad. Its definitely a huge tourism turn off.

That was not even remotely close to my experience for 6 weeks all over Thailand in May/June

 

But I guess you guys can make up these delusional fantasies online, while people ACTUALLY go to Thailand and enjoy themselves...............