News Forum - 25 Thais returning from Mecca pilgrimage infected with Omicron variant

[Thaiger]

25 of 31 Thai pilgrims recently returned from a pilgrimage to Mecca have tested positive for the Omicron variant. The Bangkok Post reports that the group landed at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport from Saudi Arabia on December 15. According to the report, most of the passengers are from central Thailand, with 14 from Nonthaburi, 4 are from Pathum Thani, 4 from Ayutthaya, and 2 from Bangkok. One of the passengers was from the north-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima. The 25 are now in state quarantine, with all close contacts asked to report to health officials as soon as possible. Meanwhile, Chiang […]

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[Cabra]

Sensationalism at its finest... If it's not foreigners in general, it's Africans, and now Muslims. 

[Lawyers_Guns_and_Money]

25 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

25 of 31 Thai pilgrims recently returned from a pilgrimage to Mecca have tested positive for the Omicron variant. The Bangkok Post reports that the group landed at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport from Saudi Arabia on December 15. According to the report, most of the passengers are from central Thailand, with 14 from Nonthaburi, 4 are from Pathum Thani, 4 from Ayutthaya, and 2 from Bangkok. One of the passengers was from the north-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima. The 25 are now in state quarantine, with all close contacts asked to report to health officials as soon as possible. Meanwhile, Chiang […]

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I would be willing to bet that Covid has spread more at religious gatherings than in nightclubs. 

[gazmo16]

seems like this Pilgrimage group has single handidly  justified the suspension of Test and Go for the rest of us.  A few spread out cases were concerning but 25 out of 31 was never going to pass any jittery Government watch dog.

 

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[Bike]

1 hour ago, Thaiger said:

25 of 31 Thai pilgrims recently returned from a pilgrimage to Mecca have tested positive for the Omicron variant. The Bangkok Post reports that the group landed at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport from Saudi Arabia on December 15. According to the report, most of the passengers are from central Thailand, with 14 from Nonthaburi, 4 are from Pathum Thani, 4 from Ayutthaya, and 2 from Bangkok. One of the passengers was from the north-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima. The 25 are now in state quarantine, with all close contacts asked to report to health officials as soon as possible. Meanwhile, Chiang […]

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Now who is the dirty one, foreogner or national. And do they go in quarantine?

[Lowseasonlover]

22 minutes ago, Bike said:

Now who is the dirty one, foreogner or national. And do they go in quarantine?

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[HolyCowCm]

Way to go. Gonna be a lot more than just them.  “Mecca Lecca High Mecca Hiney Ho.

[JustaGuy]

Its probably raging in the middle east. You dont hear anything in the mainstream media about it tho.

[Guest1]

And they still wanna allow all with a thailand pass for "test and go", to test and go? No minimum 7 days ASQ, from now on? That will be the point of no return, methinks!

Aside: what is with all the people in the flight of the Brit, from Bkk to Chiang Mai, the Hotel's, the Con mvenient stores, the masssge, ...? Anyone tries to trace?

[AlexPTY]

Dirty, dirty Thai people 

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[HiuMak]

4 hours ago, Bike said:

Now who is the dirty one, foreogner or national. And do they go in quarantine?

It does not matter, as long as one brings in covid (omicron in particular) to Thailand, one is considered dirty.

[Bifrost]

What a surprise ! these people dont care -  same here in europe all those from middle east are those who refuse vaccinations but no one dare to tell the thruth , great politicans - I am wondering what Mr.Anutin wil call them ? hes  quiet now -  

[Bifrost]

2 hours ago, JustaGuy said:

Its probably raging in the middle east. You dont hear anything in the mainstream media about it tho.

lets us hope that - and in Russia also -   maybe we can have peace then