News Forum - Russia to allow flights to resume to certain countries, including Thailand

[Thaiger]

From November 9, Russia will allow the resumption of commercial flights to Thailand and a number of other countries. Also on the list are the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Iran, Slovenia, and Oman, according to a report from Reuters and AFP. International commercial flights were grounded last year as Covid-19 took hold. Other restrictions have been eased since then, but the country is struggling with a surge in infections as a result of the slow pace of its vaccine rollout, coupled with widespread vaccine hesitancy. Yesterday, Russia reported a new high of 31,299 new infections and 986 deaths over the preceding […]

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[Pompies]

Seeing that Russia is not one of the 5 approved countries, and that Sputnik is not accepted by WHO and most countries because the manufacturer cannot supply adequate documentation it looks like no passengers will be on any Russian aircraft arriving here.

[DoUKnowWhoIAm]

52 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

Also on the list are the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Iran, Slovenia, and Oman

They could always pic Iran or Oman instead of Thailand

[Bob20]

3 minutes ago, DoUKnowWhoIAm said:

They could always pic Iran or Oman instead of Thailand

More countries that currently have Thailand on the red-list... No 2-3 week tourists coming here if they face quarantine on return.

[Shade_Wilder]

"A number of Covid-19 vaccines have been developed in Russia, including the single-dose Sputnik Light, which manufacturers claim is 70% effective against the highly-contagious Delta variant. Despite this, vaccine hesitancy is widespread, with independent polls revealing that more than half the population say they won’t get vaccinated."

More than half the Russian population saying that they won't get vaccinated?

Could this mean that the Russians themselves don't trust their own government?

Is it possible that Russians don't trust Putin and his cronies to take care of them?

Should the world take heed that the vaccine isn't trusted by the people who know it best?

There is only one conclusion to be had...

...Thailand should purchase a few million doses!

 

{For the hard of learning, I am being sarcastic}

 

[Spice61]

If Thailand excepts Russian’s travelling here they are certainly not worried about killing their own people?

instead concentrating on Tourists and more interested in money than lives?

Russia is in its worst Pandemic since the Pandemic began with over 32000 a day getting the Virus and over 930 deaths per day?

Why when you are just about on top of the Virus would you start letting them in?

crazy?