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Home » News from Thailand » Corona crisis: How will Thailand restart public life?
Corona crisis: How will Thailand restart public life?
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It is not (yet) official, but it broadly reflects how the Thai government wants to approach the start-up of public life. The start-up period will be divided into 4 phases and a color will be indicated. That color then has a target date. It may vary according to local conditions.
1. White zone on May 4: Small outdoor shops, hawkers and vendors needed in everyday life, public parks and outdoor restaurants.
2. Green zone on May 18: small air-conditioned general stores and outdoor activities.
3. Yellow zone on June 1: department stores, shopping malls, markets, hairdressers and beauty clinics, dentist, badminton court and swimming pools.
4. Red zone on June 15: high-risk buildings such as cinemas, massage shops, stadiums, pubs, karaoke, gym, tutorial school, exhibition hall, meeting rooms, etc.
In all cases, social distancing and hygiene rules must be maintained.
All this has yet to be confirmed. So take it with reservation.
Source: www.facebook.com/richardbarrowthailand/
Thailand does this well. An exit strategy in phases, with 14-day intervals that allows the situation to be monitored. Two things strike me: 1- given the small number of infections and victims compared to the location of regions and provinces, the measures can be called significant, and this has dealt a major blow to the economy. 2- It has not become clear to me whether a kind of coordinating body such as the Dutch RIVM or the Robert Koch Institute in Germany also functions in Thailand. Where did they get their knowledge from in Thailand? Does Thailand also have a team of virologists who provide advice or guidance? In the Netherlands, Van Dissel RIVM has taken over, but Prayuth won't allow that in Thailand, will he? In the meantime, he is not doing wrong when it comes to combating Corona.
Thailand just imitates other countries.
Phase 1 phase2 phase3.
But he forgets that most Thais sit on their gums.
How long before the bomb explodes?
Many have not seen money yet and never will.
The vast majority of new infections in Thailand come from family members in the same home. Because the virus cannot survive well in high temperatures (now 34 degrees with me) and high humidity, I would say: everyone put on a cap and open the country as soon as possible. Back to normal and in 1 phase.
Afraid of a second wave of infections? Do not make me laugh. With 3000 infections in 3 months of which 2600 have recovered and 54 died in a country of 69 million inhabitants, there is not even a first wave yet. In short: there is VERY little going on here except that the strict measures cause death and destruction, not only now but also for YEARS to come.
First the military ruled here, now the doctors, next year the bankers. It's actually a shame that so few people use their brains.
Siam/Thailand was and is ruled by the Crown, as you know very well. Nowadays the Kroon is pronounced in Latin: Corona. Corona rules the country in a way that has been customary for a long time.
But okay, I also think Thailand should go back to normal as soon as possible. That is best done with a lot of testing, tracing and isolation. Each country and region has to do it in its own way, where experts (doctors, economists, behavioral scientists) can help. But politics decides.
There will most likely be a second wave. We don't know how big it will be. We have to keep smiling.
Tino, there will also be a third wave: seasonal flu. 650.000 people die worldwide. But we are not worried about that because it is not an unknown virus, so no news.
Yes, well said Peter. We should be much more concerned about an unknown virus. We don't know everything about it yet. There are reports that the virus also affects blood vessels with clotting disorders such as strokes, and can also eat away at the heart, liver and brain.
I don't want to panic, just tell the truth. Always better than trivializing.
We're all going to die one day. I'm 76. I'm not afraid.
That's right Tino, there are also reports that people are so frightened by the government that they voluntarily allow themselves to be locked up in their homes. As a result, they lose their job and future, resulting in poverty, domestic violence, unemployment, depression and suicide. Still others are so afraid that they can no longer distinguish fact from opinion and believe everything that the government and the mainstream media tell them, even if they are demonstrable lies.
What is also strange, Tino, is that smoking demonstrably causes lung cancer and causes a lot of work pressure in hospitals, including in the ICUs. And people still smoke. The same government that now imposes restrictions on everyone because of the virus does not ban smoking. That's strange.
Can you give some of those demonstrable lies of the Dutch and Thai government and 'main stream media'? That would point to deliberately misinforming people in times when there is still a lot of uncertainty and ambiguity.
In these times where we still do not know all the facts, it is important to keep a cool head, to remain sober, to remain critical. Both with official announcements (they can also make mistakes or even have an agenda), but we have to be even more critical with unknown and unofficial sources (both those who claim that nothing is happening or who predict the doom of the world). proclaim and everything in between).
Just to show that this is not strange, but very hypocritical of any government:
This virus is costing every government a gigantic fortune that is incalculable.
When I traveled to Thailand last year I bought 40 packs of cigarettes (Bastos) at the airport (Zaventem).
In the store, 1 pack costs 8,50 euros.
The same package costs 2,80 euros tax free at the airport.
A difference of no less than 5,70 euros per pack x 40 = 228 euros.
I prefer to spend that 228 euros during my holiday in Thailand, at least someone has something to do with it.
Well, my wife also insists that the virus has affected entire livers because 1 doctor said so. And there may be some truth to that, but it doesn't happen in thousands of people.
What some scientists (not virologists, by the way) have been warning for decades is that it is not imaginary that one day a virus will spread from chickens, pigs or fattening calves to humans and then millions of people, especially in the west, where intensive livestock farming is , in danger. Apparently that is not interesting because of the economic interests of the agricultural sector.
But a far-sighted government should make short work of the current way we produce our meat. Compromises excluded. Close that bite…
Totally agree with your last paragraph, Chris. I eat vegetarian except when I'm visiting somewhere. I'm not fanatical. We must reflect on the relationship between man and nature, also in other respects.
That will also happen, as is now the case with human-to-animal contamination in the mink farms in East Brabant. A few cats have also become infected. The next step is indeed a complete animal-human infection.
Dear Chris,
Most complaints after a Covid-19 infection will not affect the liver, but the lungs. So that one doctor is really wrong!
And in the worst case, the lungs are paralyzed so that death follows. With COPD or smoker's lungs, the process goes even faster.
Peer
'in all probability'?
and why not: “probably not”?
So what? 3000 infections in the first wave, 2600 people cured, probably thousands who are fully or partially immune…where should that virus come from: Wuhan again? Or from the Gulf of Thailand?
What do you base that “most likely” on?
It is funny to see that a number of Prayut haters now agree with his policy. Before the corona crisis, they thought that a general had no understanding of national government and the economy. Now they apparently think that Prayut knows about viruses. It can be.
And so it is Chris, why don't they immediately stop all motorized traffic here in Thailand.
Because more people die every day due to traffic accidents than due to Corona.
Not to mention the numbers that end up in the hospital because of this.
I therefore see the whole Cvd 19 as one great worldwide mass hysteria.
And let's not even talk about the disease malaria.
In addition, the number of suicides is increasing sharply, daily news on TV here.
People no longer have money and prospects, saw on TV today that tools including bushcutters and water pumps and whatnot are no longer offered as collateral, because many and many Thai families are dry with regard to their finances, and this is getting worse by the day .
I just saw rows of people standing in line for a 200 bath hours given by a philanthropist.
And believe me the elite and the top still have their wet and dry in time, and I don't see the hair on Prayuth's head being too long yet, own hairdresser maybe.
Jan Beute.
At least there are a few question marks with this FB message!
Beach vendors can get back to work?! On an empty beach or are people allowed to go there again.
That is not mentioned.
Yellow zone: department stores are allowed to open. Food was always allowed to be sold, so the department store is apparently allowed to open further. The markets in Nongprue were always open, perhaps other items may now be sold such as clothes, shoes, etc
The market in Korat will open tomorrow, but with a limited walking route where temperature is checked.
It's all yet to be confirmed!
2. Green zone on May 18: small air-conditioned general stores and outdoor activities.
Am I reading that right? Is air conditioning a recommendation?
I do not think so.
In the first place, air conditioning provides air movement. So not handy.
But more importantly, the virus thrives in a cool environment, not a warm one.
So it should be the other way around. Leave the air conditioning off everywhere (except for the fresh produce department) and open all things that can reasonably be opened.
That's about the type of store. It does not state that the air conditioning must be turned on or that it is a recommendation...
Read (Beach)hawkers. …. better like this ?
Has the government closed the beaches?
I thought it was the governor of the province. If so, it is also up to him to decide whether those beaches can open again. The government should not open anything it has not closed. The government only says that (beach) vendors should be allowed to resume their activities. If the beaches remain closed, they will have to limit or shift their work area.
https://www.thailandblog.nl/nieuws-uit-thailand/nieuwe-maatregelen-in-pattaya-vanwege-de-coronacrisis/
Was a response to l.lagemaat
Didn't the lock down come from the government?
Then I must have misunderstood! Sorry!
Yes, between 2200 and 0400. But then you have to stay indoors and this applies to the entire country.
Other restrictions are as per the decision of the Governors.
Here in Kanchanaburi I can move freely during the day. I also have to be home after 2200.
one only speaks about the outdoor restaurants. what about the other restaurants?
They will then fall into the red zone under etc….
They are “broad outlines”, no details….
White zone (May 4): Outdoor restaurants, among others, are allowed to reopen. Can they also sell alcohol?
And how do people want to enforce the rules for social distancing and hygiene in yellow zone (June 1)? Hairdressers, dentists and beauty clinics.
Also applies to Red zone (June 15) at massage parlors.
Are you just at the hairdresser. Left half already processed with clippers, there will be a check: problem with hygiene or social distance. Close the shop and you walk on the street with a half-shaven head. Same if you are in a beauty clinic for a treatment: breast implant for example. A chest ready, check that determines that there is a problem with hygiene or social distancing. Go, with 2 uneven breasts on the street.
I think there is little control.
in “broad outlines” is apparently difficult to grasp…
By the way, the prohibition of alcohol is a decision of the Governors.
And if you expect that there will be little control, then you don't have to worry that you will only be half trimmed with the clippers or that you will only walk out with half a breast
And I'm reading this now.
Local media reports that the governor of Bangkok will reopen the following eight places from Friday if they keep hygiene and social distancing rules.
The meeting to confirm this is on Wednesday.
1. Restaurants, but tables must be 1,5 meters apart and no alcohol
2. Markets can sell all kinds of goods
3. Sports centers but only for non-contact sports. Team sports such as football and basketball are not allowed
4. Public parks for exercise, but not in groups
5. Hairdressers and beauty salons
6. Animal hospital and pet pedicure
7. Medical services, including clinics and nursing homes
8. Golf courses and driving range
Hand washing facilities must be in place, customers' temperatures must be taken and everyone must wear a mask
Source: กทม.ชงปลดล็อก 8 แห่ง ร้านอาหาร-ร้านตัดผม-ตลา See more https://www.matichon.co.th/news-monitor/news_2161018
https://www.facebook.com/richardbarrowthailan
It says public parks, but what about national parks?
Which national parks of Bangkok are you talking about?
A decision will be made on this proposal today. Maybe later more and also the details.
Outside restaurants? So terrace? And regular restaurants and hotels?
Not included in the piece. For a restaurant aimed at farang, it will be quite a mess without air traffic and therefore tourists.
Again, … .. in “big lines” is apparently difficult to grasp …
The Vpro made a number of broadcasts in March highlighting the effects of Covid-19 related to various sectors.
There is a broadcast dedicated to "the virus of tomorrow", which also discusses the development of this virus.
“Corona crash” is about people who are busy getting very rich from Covid-19.
That is quite shocking.
The last one I recommend to you is called “Virus Vistas” and covers the post-quarantine/lockdown time.
Here is the link
https://www.vpro.nl/programmas/tegenlicht/kijk/afleveringen.html
It has nothing to do with Thailand specifically, but I can recommend everyone to watch the broadcasts. It provides answers to many questions and also new insights
Just read in the Bangkok Post that China, yes she again, threatens Australia with measures if that country continues to investigate the virus and spread from China, something the US is also starting to touch on.. It is time for more countries join to form a bloc against China and then I think of Europe, the US and some other developed countries who are fed up with China's misbehavior in various areas.
I hope that my criticism of China will be posted here, because soon after the 5G network has been rolled out, China can decide to selectively pass on the messages. Long live Chinese engineering, but not really.
Cha Am. Here, among others, the Makro, Tesco Lotus and most 7/11 have remained open. Restaurants are still closed. Beach is also open, In the morning on a single fisherman or walker it is deserted. In the evening it is slightly busier. All chairs etc. have also been removed about 2 weeks ago.