News Forum - PM will decide on need for lockdown if and when Omicron found in Thailand

[HolyCowCm]

2 hours ago, Prosaap said:

Thai scientist are working on it so i not worry the thai are well known for there great discovery's         

Did Anutin say he now wears the hat as a scientist? If so we are in real trouble now.

[HolyCowCm]

1 hour ago, BraveNewFahrenheit said:

Listen, I understand nobody never died before covid, and all of those people who did die of covid would still be alive and healthy today if it wasnt for covid but I think its time we move on.

That is so profound!

[HiuMak]

8 minutes ago, HolyCowCm said:

Did Anutin say he now wears the hat as a scientist? If so we are in real trouble now.

Unfortunately Anut is the assistant. The scientist is Pnut

[HolyCowCm]

3 minutes ago, HiuMak said:

Unfortunately Anut is the assistant. The scientist is Pnut

???

[Rangers]

Of course the new variant is in Thailand, its all over the world. Its just the symptoms are so minimal that nobody has noticed. Sore muscles for two days? Yeh let's lock down for that. What a joke. 

[Manu]

2 hours ago, Marc26 said:

I don't have the slightest clue what you just said......

No you obviously do not, not sure why you commented on my comment then. Politicians worldwide do not wish to be blamed in the future for not having done enough, so they are doing too much. Get it now? Political decisions, not rational scientific ones. Cause regardless which country, there are always some elections coming up eventually.

[Stardust]

3 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

here is the title for those who will not follow the link.

"Could Omicron be GOOD news? Variant 'might speed up end of pandemic if it causes mild illness' as South Africa records NO hospital admissions or deaths from super strain - but scientists won't know for at least two weeks"

not very much fear in this article. 

Exactly nothing about fear virologists see it as it is good sign it is mutating in this direction.

[Manu]

3 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

here is the title for those who will not follow the link.

"Could Omicron be GOOD news? Variant 'might speed up end of pandemic if it causes mild illness' as South Africa records NO hospital admissions or deaths from super strain - but scientists won't know for at least two weeks"

not very much fear in this article. 

Yeah no fear at all in fact. I bet some are already starting to worry about that...

[Marc26]

5 hours ago, Manu said:

No you obviously do not, not sure why you commented on my comment then. Politicians worldwide do not wish to be blamed in the future for not having done enough, so they are doing too much. Get it now? Political decisions, not rational scientific ones. Cause regardless which country, there are always some elections coming up eventually.

Go back and read your last reply 

It was barely English

 

But I understand what you are saying now and I see your point

I thought you were saying politicians were locking down to gain favor 

Which is something the right does say

 

But I don't disagree with what you have stated 

[Stardust]

4 hours ago, Manu said:

Yeah no fear at all in fact. I bet some are already starting to worry about that...

And even the Biontech Ceo (developper of the pfizer/biontech vaccine) people should come down and not freak out it is absolut unlikly that the new variant brings any serious symptoms especially when you are vaccinated. They studied the new variant because if they have to adopt it on the vaccines it seems unlikly and will it monitor it. The bigger worry are the former variants like the delta variant. If even the vaccine producer not share their panic view says a lot.

[riclag]

Those pesky border jumpers ,have been a mitigation nightmare! Thailand should introduce some serious punishment . Singaporian justice comes to mind! 

[riclag]

8 hours ago, HiuMak said:

Unfortunately Anut is the assistant. The scientist is Pnut

Pnut , oh my ! Where did that name come from ? In my neck of the rice patties they call him, Kwaiut !

[oldschooler]

11 hours ago, ThaiEyes said:

Yes let’s have a person who has zero training in communicable disease outbreaks or any medical or statistical training, make the decision about lockdowns. Leader by fear

these decisions need to be made by elected political leaders not scientists who should advise only.these tecnocrats, being near universally “liberal” (socialist), would have had us in perpetual “zero covid” lockdown forever since March 2020, with no real consideration of social or economic consequences.this would of course have suited authoritarian states like China & TL, and liberal nanny states like AusNZ, no end.

[kalyan]

PM might lock down again, however we need to think logically, is the solution ?  Lock down would not improve situation, rather you will find a special breed of people who are evolved by the pandemic.

Expecting More ill mind set with Greed to Grab, Robbing, Easy Money Making would crop up fully.

we need to start living with situation and understand protection is the top most criteria , possibly wearing space suits and live. 

Please understand this is not the first time world is going thro this turmoil , there are many ancient civilization died in the similar manner. 

Around the world pandemic will raise up again.

[ninja]

On 12/1/2021 at 9:47 AM, BraveNewFahrenheit said:

Those of us that have said for the last 2 years that this will never end were called conspiracy theorists. Maybe it is time some of you start listening to us.

"Tony Fauci and Bill told me all i need to know "

 

[LoongFred]

On 12/1/2021 at 11:44 AM, gummy said:

Well certainly if the general public became aware then perhaps a government enforced lockdown could perhaps be the "straw that breaks the camels back", and I think that the potential for Omicron to infect larger numbers will be of a secondary issue.

They won’t lockdown everything, especially essential services. Closing places that are most likely to cause the virus spreading would make sense. The average Thai would not be greatly affected.

[HiuMak]

On 12/1/2021 at 9:21 PM, riclag said:

Those pesky border jumpers ,have been a mitigation nightmare! Thailand should introduce some serious punishment . Singaporian justice comes to mind! 

whip their arses