Pattaya

Pattaya mayor pushes to vaccinate residents and become an “area quarantine”

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1 week ago

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Caitlin Ashworth

Pattaya mayor pushes to vaccinate residents and become an “area quarantine” | The Thaiger

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The Pattaya City mayor is pushing for the city to become a “safe bubble” for tourists and residents. The idea is to vaccinate all residents and workers in the tourism industry, designating Pattaya as an “area quarantine,” Mayor Sonthaya Khunpluem says. He adds that the city has prepared a proposal for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration.

The mayor says he hopes the plan would build both residents’ and visitors’ confidence in Pattaya and boost tourism after the local economy suffered over the past year from the lack of foreign tourists.

Chon Buri is now classified as a “yellow zone” under close surveillance. At the height of the recent wave of the coronavirus, Chon Buri was designated as a “red zone” under maximum control. With the coronavirus situation in the area now under control, Sonthaya says he believes restrictions will be further relaxed in the province.

The first Covid-19 vaccine shipment is set to arrive tomorrow and Chon Buri is planned to be one of the first provinces to start injections. Only 200,000 doses of China’s Sinovac vaccine are set to arrive, with the most vulnerable groups and frontline workers first in line to get vaccinated.

SOURCE: Bangkok Post

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13 Comments

Glenn

Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 2:29 pm

of course… a vax that is legally and technically not a vax but an experimental human gene therapy that has been fast-tracked to market…. for a flu that has effected 0.036% of the thai population (should you actually believe that exaggerated number) with but mild symptoms and killed statistically zero people.

what would make more sense from a govt official that proposing exactly everyone gets jabbed!?

Me? I would call it nefarious, brown envelope motivated, and literally dangerous to the population.

What would The Thaiger call it? 555. they wouldn’t say anything

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Issan John

Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 2:42 pm

The last time Pattaya tried to impose “area quarantine” it lasted less than a day before they realised it was an impossibility and gave up.

Absurd.

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luca

Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 3:42 pm

after that in a year practically no tourists have come to get 14 days of quarantine closed in the hotel there are still politicians talking about tourism in quarantine, but are they stupid or what? Tourism will only return without quarantine, this is the place to start, perhaps in 2022

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Peter Nielsen

Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 6:59 pm

It is not necessary to vaccinate the majority or the whole population, as the Phizer and Moderna vaccines are nearly 100% effective, and thus those who take them will be nearly 100% protected. To vaccinate healthy and young people makes no sense. It is illogical.

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- Issan John
  
  Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 10:23 pm
  
  Repeating nonsense doesn’t stop it being nonsense.
  
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  - Bill
    
    Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 12:08 am
    
    troll.
    
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Grumpy John

Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 9:28 pm

I think it was yesterday I commented headless chooks could run the country better. My guess is with mutations there is a high likelihood of another large…larger…outbreak even if most Thai’s are vaccinated.

It wasn’t all that long ago a government spokesman was praising the local pharma industry because they could provide a large amount of the Astra Zeneca vaccine blah blah blah.

And tourist numbers in 2021 will be 32 million…I mean 23 million…hang on we meant 12 million..oh crap, now it’s 10 million…anyone for 6million??? Maybe 3.2 million…cross your fingers!

In the history of government communication never have so many government people said so much that is inaccurate or actually wrong they must be trying for a Guiness Book world record!

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EdwardV

Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 10:38 pm

Can’t blame the mayor for trying. Makes sense at some level to prioritize those living and working in tourist areas since they will be the ones first in contact with foreigners when the quarantine is dropped.

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- James Pate
  
  Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 4:43 am
  
  Yes, he’s trying. Submission of the plan to the nat’l gov’t is a good idea. If the plan is rejected, they should have to explain why and help refine it and not just reject it out of hand on grounds that it’s their turf.
  
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  - EdwardV
    
    Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 5:25 am
    
    From last night’s BP: “Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Tuesday his government will consider allowing visitors who can produce a vaccination certificate to skip the quarantine and authorities will come up with a plan to track them during their stay in the country.” – I’m thinking the wheels are being greased as we speak.
    
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Charles Wall

Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 3:34 am

Most of the people employed in the tourist industry are under 50, so no real problem for them even if they catch it. As for the bar girls, most are under 35, except for a few old bags.

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- James Pate
  
  Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 4:43 am
  
  No shortage of old bags in Jomtien.
  
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Stardust

Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 9:42 am

And where are theses vaccines????

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From next month, foreign visitors to the Kingdom will be able to experience the delights of “area quarantine”, after the government confirmed the scheme for 5 provinces. Following a meeting with the Public Health Ministry, the Tourism Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn confirmed that Phuket, Krabi, Chiang Mai, Chon Buri (Pattaya), and Surat Thani (Koh Samui and Koh Pha-ngan) have been chosen to pilot the scheme.

Foreign tourists opting for area quarantine will be required to remain in their hotel rooms for the first 3 days of their stay. They will be tested for Covid-19 and, if negative after 3 days, will be allowed to leave their room and roam freely around the resort for the remainder of their 14-day quarantine. At the end of the 14-day period, they will once again be tested for the virus and, if negative, allowed to travel around the quarantine area.

In order to avail of the scheme, tourists will still need to fulfil the other requirements for travel, including obtaining a Certificate of Entry, a negative Covid-19 test 72 hours prior to travel, and adequate health insurance. Nation Thailand reports that the area quarantine plan will be run by 29 travel agencies, under TAT supervision.

The area quarantine scheme comes as the TAT hails the success of the first “golf quarantine” scheme, which operates in a similar manner. Travellers from countries considered “low-risk” for Covid-19 can come to Thailand for a golf holiday at approved golf resorts in the Kingdom. Conditions are similar to those attached to area quarantine, with the golfers having to spend the first 3 days in their room, test negative for the virus, and then enjoy free rein of the resort, with a few rounds of golf thrown in.

Thailand’s economy has been decimated by the fallout from the pandemic, in particular the loss of international tourism. The current mandatory 14-day quarantine period is seen as the biggest hurdle to overcome in order to re-ignite the sector. In 2019, international tourism contributed 2 trillion baht out of a total 3.01 trillion baht tourism trade. In the same year, tourism made up 17% of Thailand’s GDP.

SOURCE: Nation Thailand

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The landowner told Thai media reporters that the area is frequented by workers and he was surprised a large python was nearby. While there tends to be snakes in the area, he’s never seen a snake this big.

“We were cleaning the area before we were surprised to discover the python. We have always had snakes in this area occasionally but never one quite on this scale, especially in a garden and farming area that is frequented by local residents.”

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SOURCE: Pattaya News

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An 18 year old motorbike driver has been killed after ploughing his bike into the back of a parked truck. The Pattaya News reports that the incident took place at the weekend, in the eastern province of Chon Buri.

Emergency workers arrived at the scene in the Baan Suan sub-district to find Sahapat Tippuang with serious head injuries. It’s understood the motorcyclist was wearing a helmet, but it came off in the course of the accident. The motorbike was severely damaged.

The 19 year old truck driver, Akkaradet Sangprach, says he had pulled over to the side of the road to check directions for where he was going.

“I was heading from Samut Prakan to a temple in the Mueang Chonburi district. I got lost before I stopped on the side of the road to look up directions on my GPS unit. While I was researching how to get to the temple in Chon Buri, Mr. Sahapat crashed into the back of my pickup truck.”

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SOURCE: The Pattaya News

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