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03-11-20 14:44 #11067
Posts: 32Visa extension in phuket
Originally Posted by Horatio [View Original Post]
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03-11-20 13:27 #11066
Posts: 2524Originally Posted by Horatio [View Original Post]
Why didn't you post in the "Retirement visa" thread?
Regarding the corona hysteria, 2 links to put things into perspective:
https://www.medscape.com/answers/219557-3459/what-is-the-global-incidence-of-influenza
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2016-05/24/content_25442984.htm
So yearly between 300 000 and 600 000 influenza deaths worldwide and 260 000 road deaths in China (not to mention the wounded since the coronavirus leaves no wounded).
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03-11-20 12:10 #11065
Posts: 1224Originally Posted by Horatio [View Original Post]
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03-11-20 11:36 #11064
Posts: 493Visa extension in phuket
The guy at the desk at the gym I go to said he could get my visa extension from the immigration office for me and save me the trip. I paid him 2700 baht yesterday. Gave him my passport and photo. I got it back today. I wasnt aware things could be done this way.
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03-09-20 02:30 #11063
Posts: 7Originally Posted by Franciscass [View Original Post]
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03-08-20 12:18 #11062
Posts: 1224My Two Cents
Whatever one feels about the possibility of contracting the virus and even if contracting it the likelihood of it being serious there is no denying the effect whether voluntary or forced it has on the lives of people.
Going forward the big news will be out of the US where the response has been criminally slow with a head in the sand attitude about what was happening worldwide. Almost zero testing and an administration believing a miracle will blow it all away.
With over 2 million testing kits coming on stream watch out for an exponential rise in confirmed cases.
How that effects mongering here in Thailand? Fewer high spending yanks travelling depressing still further demand for services.
A semi-regular once or twice a month of mine who works the club circuit and the escort end told me her earnings are down 50% and she no longer refuses offers she would have laughed at months ago. Now she is a relatively expensive trick 5 k up for a couple of hours.
Girls working the lower end of the market such as Thermae seem from posts for some reason to holding firm to 2500 but turning down 2000 and continually later finding themselves going home empty handed cannot last forever.
Whether it has an impact on service levels is a different and I feel more complicated equation.
So good news for us ex-pats I guess even if sadly it's not for the best of reasons.
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03-06-20 20:36 #11061
Posts: 6593Originally Posted by DaddySan [View Original Post]
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03-06-20 20:06 #11060
Posts: 217The scare.
Originally Posted by AvocaDick [View Original Post]
Would be great to discuss the situation and maybe meet up if we have overlapping plans.
PM if you want to exchange digits.
Rgds,
TheTank.
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03-06-20 17:52 #11059
Posts: 490Self-Quarantaine
My Thai-GF flew in from Tokyo / Narita to DMK in March 1 and was put into self-quarantaine for 2 weeks.
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03-06-20 17:29 #11058
Posts: 442Originally Posted by NattyBumpo [View Original Post]
I would NOT travel now even if I am offered a free ride. No, Thank you.
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03-06-20 12:41 #11057
Posts: 3040Further Clarification
"No compulsory quarantine of visitors to Thailand" quote from today's BKK Post:
"Health authorities on Friday said they would not order the compulsory quarantine of visitors from countries hit hard by coronavirus, as the kingdom struggles to balance health fears with the needs of its flatlining economy.
The holidays of possibly tens of thousands of people were cast into doubt on Tuesday when the health minister insisted a quarantine of all entrants from China, including territories of Hong Kong and Macau, Italy, Iran, South Korea, would be imposed.
On Friday health authorities spiked the plan, instead "recommending" arrivals from the four countries stay indoors and report to authorities for monitoring.
"We recommend home quarantine," Sukhum Kanchanapimai, permanent-secretary of the Public Health Ministry told reporters.
Travellers from the four countries will have to "report on their health status daily", said Tanarak Plipat of the Disease Control Department, or risk "punishment" under the law.
Seoul blasts Japan's quarantine decision.
Growth forecast cut, Iran cases surge by 50%: Virus update.
Returning 'little ghosts' face quarantine.
A British man who entered the kingdom from Hong Kong became the country's 48th confirmed case of the virus, health authorities said.
But the number detected has remained surprisingly low, in a country visited by tens of millions of people each year.
Speculation is pointing at a limited testing regime in a country determined not to frighten off visitors.
Friday's announcement, for now, ends a week-long barrage of conflicting information, which baffled holidaymakers hunting winter sun and spotlighted the conundrum posed to a country reliant on tourist dollars and exports.
Thailand attracts some 40 million foreigners a year. But the impact of the virus has seen visitor numbers collapse.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand confirmed Thursday the country could see a loss of six million visitors in 2020.
As a result, the country's tourist-reliant economy has hit the skids, with the impact of Covid-19 crisis hacking back at already sluggish growth forecasts to as low as 2% this year.
With exports seizing up to China and other coronavirus-19 hit nations, experts warn Thailand is facing a hammer blow to its economy. ".
Ok, so the odds of my trip to LOS ticked up a tad today. Ha Ha. Stay tuned for what happens next week.
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03-06-20 11:48 #11056
Posts: 1048Originally Posted by BananaBoi [View Original Post]
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03-06-20 11:31 #11055
Posts: 5849WHO Release
"The WHO is recommending that elderly travellers and those with underlying health conditions delay or avoid travel to areas that are experiencing ongoing transmission of COVID-19. That is because the disease, while mild in some 80 percent of cases, can be fatal for people who are above 65 years or who have chronic illnesses.
That list of countries experiencing local transmissions is updated daily by the WHO. In Asia, it currently includes China, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia.
European countries on the list are Italy, France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Greece and Romania. Three countries in the Middle East are listed. Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon.
In the Americas, the United States, Canada and Ecuador have reported transmission of COVID-19 infections.
Only one African country is on the list. Algeria.
Australia in the Oceania region is also on the list.
Governments have also put out their own travel warnings. But this varies from country to country. ".
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03-06-20 04:44 #11054
Posts: 12856Originally Posted by NattyBumpo [View Original Post]
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03-06-20 04:31 #11053
Posts: 12856Originally Posted by BananaBoi [View Original Post]
So wearing a mask could identify yourself as sick, or not so smart, or feeling prejudice from non-Asians (assumed to be carriers). If it can effectively stop people from touching their face, it would have a use, but I doubt that somewhat. Maybe we should all wear gloves to remind us not to touch the face. My Thai Mrs has several masks of different types. They could be useful in former times against dust, bugs, smoke (slightly) etc. I suspect I will have to take one of these to keep her happy.
Meanwhile thanks for the warning. I had planned to fly to a remote province on return from Germany. That is looking a bit unlikely now. Might well be disallowed. I might be asked to hole up in a Bangkok Hotel, and no room cleaning service.
The Mrs. Keeps me informed of the total bullshit rumours too. Some are quite funny, like this Corana Virus was manufactured from HIV and other viruses combined, ha ha. Some how that was distorted result of minor DNA similarities and the way virus attacks human cells. Also that USA naturally must have had a major hand in getting this virus out there, including being a party to the Wuhan lab releasing it. These silly rumours must be circulating in Thai media I guess, some originate from dumb politicians. Mrs also seems to believe the Planet Nibiru exists and has had major influence on earth's natural disasters, like floods. She tells me all sorts of things, and I am surprised she thinks I could believe any of it. She knows I am a big skeptic type. Hard enough to even nod a yes to her when hearing about Buddhist re-incarnations in the next life.
I usually catch some sort of virus after a long flight, more often than not, so I expect to be slightly unwell with a normal cold after long flights. Takes a long time to test properly for the new one (e. G. 24 hours), so I don't know how they evaluate who should be tested. I had a sore throat the day before yesterday, 2. 5 days after flights, but so what?
Is this Corona going to be as bad as former Flu pandemics like the Spanish flu 1918 to 1920? Seems unlikely since it was reported to have killed about 1. 7% of the worlds population with death rate of 2 to 3%. Surely modern methods will contain this one better and make it more survivable for the otherwise healthy strong people.
I am somewhat resigned to the Thai fatalist culture, thinking that could easily catch this new virus regardless of precautions, simply because I don't have the option to isolate myself for a long time right now. Have.