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News Forum - Bangkok virologist says Thais should stay calm over monkeypox
There is a significant risk associated with monkeypox and it presents a risk to the under age 40 population.The African data indicates a heavy fatality rate in children. For example, https://europepmc.org/article/med/27783372 The fatality was 67% among children less than 10 years The basis for some health specialists in adopting a no need to worry approach is their reliance on the successful mass vaccination against smallpox. It is believed that the smallpox vaccine works against monkeypox too. Much of the world was vaccinated against smallpox and the disease disappeared. There haven't been mass small pox vaccinations in the world since the 1980's, so a large number of people under the age of 40 have no protection. These are the people who are now reporting infections. There is no hysteria, but the infections are showing exponential growth. There is no fear porn. If you wish to go into denial so be it. As of May 20 there were 39 cases* (https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-events/epidemiological-update-monkeypox-outbreak) confirmed in the western world. Earlier in the week there were only 5 confirmed cases. In addition, there are an expected 42 additional cases. Lisbon, Portugal and Montreal, Canada are the hotspots with 34 confirmed and suspected cases in Lisbon and 19 confirmed and suspected cases in Montreal. These were local infections and did not involve travelers. Despite the initial explanation that the infection is associated with males having sex with each other (because all of the Madrid Spain and Berlin Germany cases reflected that) , the Lisbon and Montreal cases indicate that the infection is now in the general population. The concern is if the monkey pox enters the pediatric population. No, the world will not be as negatively impacted as is the case of Covid and most 40+year olds have nothing to much to worry about. However, if the infection is not contained and enters the unvaccinated pediatric population, there is the potential for thousand's of children to clog up the healthcare system with many dying. -
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Non-Immigrant O Visa Health Insurance
We are probably going to stay longer than 90days, so would like an Non-Immigrant O Visa than an option to renew for a year. I could not find a reference to a 60 day Tourist Visa on the UK Thai Embassy Website. A lot of what I have read says you cannot apply for a Non-Immigrant O Visa when in Thailand on a Tourist visa. I have double checked with the UK Embassy and its definitely 400,000IPD/40,000OPD and USD100,000 over all, for 90 day O Visa (Same as the 1 year O-A requirement!). Talked with a few brokers and hardly any Thai insurance company seems to offer this level of cover for 90 days. Pacific Cross has a very expensive 90 day STV policy. I think I may as well take out a years policy with someone like LMG. Designed for O-A but meets the O requirements. Thanks for all the help and advice so far. -
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Effective start date for o-a visa?
If you leave and re-enter prior to the 'enter before' date on your Visa, you will be granted a further 1 year POS, subject to having valid Health Insurance for that 1-year period. No proof of income required. Alternatively, you can apply to extend your stay (a permit, not a Visa) at your local Immigration office, again subject to having valid Health Insurance and providing proof of meeting the financial requirements via an Embassy Income letter. You cannot extend a Visa, it has an expiry date. You can only apply for a new Non O-A Visa at a Thai Embassy in your home Country or where you have permanent residency. When you originally entered Thailand, you were granted POS until July 29th (your words). You extend that POS year after year. You need to purchase a re-entry permit to protect your POS if you intend to leave and re-enter Thailand during any period of POS. Read this; https://thethaiger.com/talk/topic/1652-visa-or-extension-of-stay/#comment-5567 -
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News Forum - Ukraine’s Zelensky defies Russia’s ultimatum to lay down weapons
No, what that means is Ukraine doesn’t feel the need to negotiate on Russia’s terms. The war isn’t going well for Russia. They are forced to drastically lower their scope in Donbas , they have been run out of Kyiv and Kharkiv. And they are digging in on the east side of the river in the south (while still occupying part of the west side). Says a lot and none of it good for Russia. By June it’s expected Ukraine will go on the offensive in the south.
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