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All great reports. I've read some of the Phuket reports going back a couple of pages, and they are well written and in depth. So I'm fairly sure what to expect when I get there.
How do you guys do laundry? Do hotels have coin run machines and whatnot?
Do you think I would be fine staying something like 7-12 days with a single carry on? Think I was able to fit three changes of clothing in the bag the last time I traveled.
[QUOTE=Tvataham274;2578150]All great reports. I've read some of the Phuket reports going back a couple of pages, and they are well written and in depth. So I'm fairly sure what to expect when I get there.
How do you guys do laundry? Do hotels have coin run machines and whatnot?
Do you think I would be fine staying something like 7-12 days with a single carry on? Think I was able to fit three changes of clothing in the bag the last time I traveled.[/QUOTE]Laundry: In Pattaya very cheap. There are laundries on seemingly every Soi and they are dirt cheap. Many hotels do laundry at a good price as well. In BKK, I google to find a laundry near my hotel.
If my hotel charges too much for laundry. Laundries are operated by employees who collect your clothes, then wash and dry. You pick clothes up the next day. No need to deal with machines or coins yourself.
Single carryon should work fine for 7-12 days. You can always buy t-shirts cheaply all over Thailand if you're not a big guy. I wear t-shirts or polo shirts every day but I only wear dryfit or moisture wicking shirts due to the heat.
BTW I've been on this website for years. I goofed up once and have been on moderation ever since. Behave yourself and you'll eventually avoid having posts moderated. And don't be shy to fire away with questions. Most of us are eager to help.
[B]Curfew in Greater Bangkok from Monday.
Mall closures and other curbs to last 2 weeks, same rules apply in southern border provinces[/B]
July 9, 2021.
[URL]https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2146271/curfew-in-greater-bangkok-from-monday[/URL]
[QUOTE]Strict measures, including a curfew, will be imposed in Bangkok and five adjacent provinces for two weeks starting from Monday as the government attempts to curb the soaring number of new Covid-19 infections.
The same 9pm-4am curfew will also be imposed in the four southernmost provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani, Songkhla and Yala.
The tightened measures affect Greater Bangkok, which encompasses the capital and the five neighboring provinces of Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Nakhon Pathom, Samut Prakan and Samut Sakhon.
The announcement was made by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Friday afternoon.
Measures to be imposed in Greater Bangkok include the closure of department store malls except for businesses such as supermarkets, which will be allowed to operate until 8pm.
Other premises allowed to open until 8pm in the malls are banks, chemists, shops selling communication devices and vaccination centers.
Other measures in Greater Bangkok are:
All eateries to close at 8pm.
Work for home encouraged for all businesses.
Strict enforcement of social distancing measures.
No public transport services from 9pm to 3am.
Closure of public parks at 9pm.
Closure of all infection-risk businesses such as salons, spas and traditional massage parlours.
No gatherings of more than five people, except for religious functions.
Convenience stores and night markets closed from 8pm to 4am.
CCSA assistant spokeswoman Apisamai Srirungson stressed the lockdown measures focus on Greater Bangkok. However, checkpoints would be set up from Saturday in all provinces to discourage people's movements, she said.
Greater Bangkok is the center of the third virus surge that began in early April, triggered by the arrival of the Delta strain first found in India. New cases have also soared in the four southern provinces, but mostly the Beta variant first detected in South Africa.
Health officials said the Delta variant would soon dominate in Thailand.
The measures were announced as new transmissions continued to rise and with no let up in fatalities, even though all workers' camps have been closed and dining-in banned at eateries since Monday.
Thailand logged a record high of 75 fatalities on Wednesday and the second highest number of new infections, 9,276, on Thursday. The highest number of daily infections was 9,635 on May 17. Another 72 deaths were recorded on Friday.
There is also a serious bed shortage as more patients stay longer in hospitals and the rate of discharges slows. More than 700 people are on ventilators.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who chaired the CCSA meeting on Friday, reportedly directed authorities to keep new infections down during the semi-lockdown period and said all measures to fight the outbreak would be adjusted to better cope with the rapid virus spread.
The prime minister also decided to take a three-month pay cut to save state budget funds for the fight against the pandemic. Other cabinet ministers then followed.
Gen Prayut receives 125,590 baht a month, from a salary of 75,900 baht and position allowance of 50,000 baht. He does not receive a salary as the defence minister. A cabinet member is allowed to receive a salary from only one position, the highest-paid one.
Limiting the lockdown to selected provinces was favored by business leaders to minimize the economic damage.[/QUOTE]
Over the last 5 days I've had 3 girls request money from me. Over the previous 10 months I had zero requests. Two girls from Nana Plaza and one unrelated to mongering. All live in BKK.
Very sad. Scary to many. Has something changed suddenly or is this the grind of COVID?
[QUOTE=HorseTrader;2578666]Over the last 5 days I've had 3 girls request money from me. Over the previous 10 months I had zero requests. Two girls from Nana Plaza and one unrelated to mongering. All live in BKK.
Very sad. Scary to many. Has something changed suddenly or is this the grind of COVID?[/QUOTE]P.S. I commend you for not calling them your Girlfriends.
[QUOTE=HorseTrader;2578666]Over the last 5 days I've had 3 girls request money from me. Over the previous 10 months I had zero requests. Two girls from Nana Plaza and one unrelated to mongering. All live in BKK.
Very sad. Scary to many. Has something changed suddenly or is this the grind of COVID?[/QUOTE]No Bkk girls asked you for money over the past 10 months and now three have done so over the past 5 days?
Hmm. Then I wonder if it is more than a coincidence that I decided to cut off 2-3 previous long time favorites and repeats of mine about 5 days ago due to overuse and boredom with them? Hehe.
It was always a small world. But for doable or better girls in Bkk, it has never been smaller 😉
[QUOTE=BionicMan;2577287]Sinovac is 60/65% efficient, Chinese authorities have admitted. "Western" vaccines are in between 85 and 95% depending o vaccine, individual, number of doses etc.[/QUOTE]Yes Sinovac lowers symptomatic contamination by 67% and it lowers by 80+% hospitalisation or death.
So that's far from being the same as not being vaccined unlike what was claimed by the other poster. And for the people who can't get access to mRNA vaccines (Pfizer or Moderna) or are worried about their unkown long term effects (I don't but some people do), it provides a pretty decent alternative and is way better than not being vaccined. If you can get a shot from mRNA vaccines the protection will be even stronger for sure.
[QUOTE=HorseTrader;2578666]Over the last 5 days I've had 3 girls request money from me. Over the previous 10 months I had zero requests. Two girls from Nana Plaza and one unrelated to mongering. All live in BKK.
Very sad. Scary to many. Has something changed suddenly or is this the grind of COVID?[/QUOTE]Coming up there might well be some more asking for help. A number of girls who recently came back to Bangkok when foot only massage (wink wink) was allowed unless they get out of town today will not be able to get back home for the next two weeks. Unless they have some savings or an understanding landlord or know the back roads out of Bangkok with no government support they will definitely be feeling the pinch and will need help more especially if the shutdown is extended pass the 26th. As you surmise its shit sad with no end in sight.
[QUOTE=Sinofaguo;2578878]Yes Sinovac lowers symptomatic contamination by 67% and it lowers by 80+% hospitalisation or death.
So that's far from being the same as not being vaccined unlike what was claimed by the other poster. And for the people who can't get access to mRNA vaccines (Pfizer or Moderna) or are worried about their unkown long term effects (I don't but some people do), it provides a pretty decent alternative and is way better than not being vaccined. If you can get a shot from mRNA vaccines the protection will be even stronger for sure.[/QUOTE][URL]https://thethaiger.com/?p=411044[/URL]
I agree with you that it's better than nothing but ALMOST like not being vaccinated. LOL.
[QUOTE=HoustonPlayer;2578948][URL]https://thethaiger.com/?p=411044[/URL]
I agree with you that it's better than nothing but ALMOST like not being vaccinated. LOL.[/QUOTE]Far from it. The article says out of 677,000 medical workers who got vaccined, 618 became positive, 1 in critical conditions, 1 dead.
Considering how exposed medical personel can be to this illness it surelly sounds much better than not being vaccinated.
And considering they don't have enough available mRNA doses, it's not like they have any other choice.
[QUOTE=Sinofaguo;2578980]Far from it. The article says out of 677,000 medical workers who got vaccined, 618 became positive, 1 in critical conditions, 1 dead.
Considering how exposed medical personel can be to this illness it surelly sounds much better than not being vaccinated.
And considering they don't have enough available mRNA doses, it's not like they have any other choice.[/QUOTE]It's the 10th of July and still some are clinging to the magic vaccine wand. Spoiler alert, Israel will be in full lockdown by Sept. The writing is on the wall. As for Thailand, 2100 deaths for a pop of 68 M. Full lockdown is indeed unavoidable. We have entered the final stage of this masquerade and it will get real nasty. Third shots and 4th shots are under way. Will you let double shot foreigners enter your country when Epsilon Beta Gamme new variant arise in Mongolia? No, way too risky. In order to remain in a decent mental state, forget about all this sanitary story telling. It's an attrition war in order to keep you at home.
[QUOTE=Spiroulegroom;2578984]It's the 10th of July and still some are clinging to the magic vaccine wand. Spoiler alert, Israel will be in full lockdown by Sept. The writing is on the wall. As for Thailand, 2100 deaths for a pop of 68 M. Full lockdown is indeed unavoidable. We have entered the final stage of this masquerade and it will get real nasty. Third shots and 4th shots are under way. Will you let double shot foreigners enter your country when Epsilon Beta Gamme new variant arise in Mongolia? No, way too risky. In order to remain in a decent mental state, forget about all this sanitary story telling. It's an attrition war in order to keep you at home.[/QUOTE]Israel has a tiny number of cases, due to mass vaccination and the numbers will be smaller in September due to even more vaccination.
But Thailand is a mess. Apart from the low vaccination rate, there are fears that Sinovac is helpless against the Delta variant.
So if I'm looking at this correctly, if I was doing say, a 15 day stay, all that I would need would be a certification of entry and 100 k covid insurance.
For the COE you need flight itinerary and reservations for all of the hotels that you will be staying at.
Also currently you need documentation on the approved hotels that you will be staying at for quarantine. (I expect this will change if / when they remove the 14 day quarantine requirement.)
Am I correct that this is the site to apply for a COE.
[URL]https://coethailand.mfa.go.th/regis/step?language=en[/URL]
And this is the site to apply for covid insurance?
[URL]https://direct.axa.co.th/TA-Inbound/CoverageOptionPlan[/URL]
Over 10,000 new cases reported today.
Soon there will be less posts about how to enter Thailand, and more about how to leave.
New restrictions coming, per the CCSA.