John Bingham wrote: ↑Fri Jul 09, 2021 1:24 pm

Doc67 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 09, 2021 10:04 am

If you look at doses administered, India is 1st with 358,000,000 and the US is second with 331,000,000.

However, while that equates to 48% of the population for the US, for India is it only 5%. This is a catastrophe for them.

You might want to check your math. India's population is 1.366 Billion, so 358 Million is about 26%.

Fair enough, I think it means number administerd, but those fully vaccinated is still only 5%

I just transferred through Singapore on my way to Cambodia a few days ago the flight just before mine was on its way to Phuket it looked pretty much full.

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Fri Jul 09, 2021 4:39 pm OFFICAL NOW

BREAKING: CCSA has announced semi-lockdown measures for Bangkok, 5 adjacent provinces and 4 Southern provinces (total 10) that include curfew btwn 9pm-4am, Malls will be partially closed with only supermarkets, drug stores, and restaurants open. The closing time will be 20:00.
No dining-in or sale of alcohol at restaurants. The closing time will be 20:00
Massage parlors, spas and beauty parlors are closed
Public parks will open for exercising. The closing time will be 20:00
ban of gatherings of 5+ people
Restaurants, convenience stores & markets must close 8 pm.
Public transportation will be closed between 21:00 and 03:00effective Monday July 12, until further notice, checkpoints on travel begin on Saturday
Leaving home only for necessary travel & "curfew" imposed 10pm to 4am.

BUT its NOT a lockdown
https://www.thaienquirer.com/29666/thai ... on-monday/



Thailand past 18 months; from good to great to bad to worse, back to bad an now worse again

Excuse my french, but we are all fucked....Sandbox will be stopping soon, mark my post....They can't continue to let people in while all hell is breaking loose throughout the country. Not only that, but how about the guy who flew to Phuket, then never went to hotel...instead he went to see his wife and kid.....WTF????? Absolutely great security there guys.....oh yeah, the second guy was senile, left the hotel and got lost and had gone to the local supermarket.
Failure, Failure, Failure....
A year ago I said we should just let Covid run rampant and get it over with, or we would be dealing with it for 2-4 years.... And while the death toll would be much higher due to strain on healthcare around the world, we might be able to get back to a sense of normalcy quicker....
In the meantime, chances of visiting SE Asia this year, without quarantine, are fading away.... Thailand open in October? I wouldn't bet on it.....

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Sat Jul 10, 2021 7:06 am IF, they stop the sandbox it will be a HUGE loss of face and the economy will fall worse than it already has
Coivd is on the island but the public is kept in the dark

I agree that its gone on enough, closures, curfews, lockdowns were needed Before.
Now its time to let it run its course, those that get it an die..... its better than countries facing severe economic depression which will take ears to recover from.

Mexico has had far more cases but allows entry without testing or vaccination and has this entire time.

Why the fear mongering and hype from the Thai government (and for that matter, most other Asian governments)?

The sky isn't going to fall in. There is no apocalypse happening in Phuket that people are being kept in the dark about. Although some troll on the Bangkok post claims (without evidence) the government is about to suspend the sandbox, I agree with you that is unlikely. They've already made it difficult to travel there domestically (need a vaccine and a covid test or proof of recovery from covid plus install the tracing app) that is going to deter all but those who agree with these strict conditions. For all intents and purposes, Phuket is already a separate country.

Any tourist coming to Thailand to use the sandbox should consider just spending their time there as the rest of the country is pretty much closed.