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I had so called "Thai Dinner". Food was delicious that I forget the grill intestine that was served😂

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COVID cases in Thailand today:

Total New Cases 9,122 ( -989 )

Deaths 71 ( +8 )

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5 hours ago, steveluv said:

COVID cases in Thailand today:

Total New Cases 9,122 ( -989 )

Deaths 71 ( +8 )

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wonder when we will see the numbers move (down) from the usual 10000 daily ..

and on a separate note, no more SV soon ..

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thailand-cease-sinovac-vaccine-use-when-stocks-end-this-month-2021-10-18/

Thailand to cease Sinovac vaccine use when stocks end this month

BANGKOK, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Thailand will stop using the COVID-19 vaccine of China's Sinovac (SVA.O) when its current stock finishes, a senior official said on Monday, having used the shot extensively in combination with Western-developed vaccines.

Thailand used over 31.5 million Sinovac doses since February, starting with two doses to frontline workers, high-risk groups and residents of Phuket, a holiday island that reopened to tourists early in a pilot scheme.

In July, Thailand started inoculating people with Sinovac as a first dose followed by the Oxford University-developed AstraZeneca (AZN.L). Thailand was the first country to combine a Chinese and Western shots, a strategy its health officials said has proved effective.

"We expect to have distributed all Sinovac doses this week," said health official Opas Karnkawinpong, adding the programme will switch to combining the AstraZeneca (AZN.L) vaccine with that made by Pfizer (PFE.N) and BioNTech (22UAy.DE).

Thailand next year plans to buy 120 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in total and has already booked 60 million doses of AstraZeneca, a vaccine it manufactures locally.

Thailand has said it will only procure vaccines effective against new variants.

It has so far vaccinated 36% of the estimated 72 million people who live in Thailand and hopes to reach 70% by year-end.

The country is forging ahead with a quarantine-free reopening plan next month of 17 provinces to vaccinated arrivals from low risk countries. Included will be destinations like Pattaya, Hua Hin, Chiang Mai and Bangkok.

Thailand has recorded nearly 1.8 million cases and 18,336 fatalities overall, more than 98% in the past seven months.

Reporting by Chayut Setboonsarng and Panarat Thepgumpanat; Editing by Martin Petty

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Turbocharged

Thailand population is 70m, 14x Singapore. 

On average Singapore has 5 to 10 dead from covid per day. If I multiply that by 14x, that means between 70 to 140 dead daily if Singapore is the size of Thailand. Compare this to Thailand where daily death is 70 to 100.

So I think Thailand has managed it quite well, for such a large country with supposedly not as good medical resources, especially in the rural areas. Of course can argue thai cases are a bit understated. Even if you double or triple Thai cases, they are still doing well. 

Can't remember who's the one who said we are doing well keeping deaths low. Hahaha...... 

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Nice read

https://asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s-Picks/Tea-Leaves/Back-on-the-beach-in-Thailand-s-model-sandbox?utm_campaign=GL_coronavirus_latest&utm_medium=email&utm_source=NA_newsletter&utm_content=article_link&del_type=10&pub_date=20211020150000&seq_num=14&si=44594

Back on the beach in Thailand's model 'sandbox'
Ring-fencing of resort island shows possible way forward for tourism

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Health workers wait to administer COVID-19 swab tests to travelers at the airport on the Thai resort island of Phuket on July 1. © Reuters
SIMON LANDYOctober 20, 2021 11:16 JST

With some 20% of its economy based on tourism, you would expect Thailand's marketing gurus to dream up innovative slogans. They have given us such enduring catch lines as "Amazing Thailand" and "Smooth as Silk" for Thai Airways International. The latest is "Phuket Sandbox" as a pillar for the country's post-COVID-19 tourism recovery program. Thais love a good pun -- and "Sandbox" isn't bad. It evokes both the beach resort's key attraction and the experimental ring-fencing of Phuket Island from the rest of Thailand.

Neither Thai humor nor the subtleties of Thai marketing were uppermost in my mind when I stepped into the Phuket airport arrivals hall in mid-July, just two weeks into the Sandbox program. More pressing was the prospect of running the gauntlet of officials clad in top-to-toe personal protective equipment.

Multiple documents had to be checked -- certificates of entry, proofs of vaccinations, bookings for COVID-19 tests, medical insurance and hotel reservation receipts -- an app had to be installed and a virus test taken on arrival at the airport. After an 11-hour flight from London, the process took nearly two hours.

Despite the onerous procedures, the Phuket Sandbox was a success for us. The alternative -- 14 nights in quarantine in a Bangkok hotel room -- had deterred us from returning to Thailand earlier. In our mandatory 14-night stay in Phuket (now reduced to seven), we were free to roam and meet family from Bangkok who we had seen only on Zoom since March 2020. We shrugged off the inconveniences of arrival bureaucracy, recently imposed suspension of onward flights to Bangkok and an alcohol sales ban that started shortly after we landed.

We even extended our stay to four weeks, eventually hiring a van for the 12-hour drive to Bangkok. But not everyone is as thrilled with the Sandbox. The Thai government trumpets its achievements, but others remain less convinced.

Coming from the U.K., where around 106 doses had been administered per 100 people by mid-June, it was reassuring that Phuket had also achieved a high level of coverage (around 88 doses per 100 people). But prioritizing jabs for Phuket meant fewer for the rest of Thailand, which averaged only 10 doses per 100 at that time.

While the Sandbox scheme allowed tourism to resume after being closed for much of 2020, arrival numbers have been modest. In the three months to Sept. 30, there were about 40,000 visitors, well below the 100,000 target and tiny compared with 1 million-plus Phuket arrivals in the same period in 2019.

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People enjoy some time on the beach on Phuket on Sept. 19.   © Reuters

The real significance of the Phuket scheme has been as a test run for Thailand's efforts to restart tourism for the end-of-year high season, so perhaps numbers are less important. But is it a good model?

One concern is that many guests are returning residents, like my Anglo-Thai family. Most would have returned to Thailand anyway, but dreaded the prospect of Bangkok quarantine. We are all guilty of displacing revenues from Bangkok to Phuket. Our hotel estimated that 75% of its guests were returning residents, a calculation unscientifically borne out by the preponderance of children from Bangkok's international schools in the swimming pool.

I did meet a family of real tourists from France. They had planned two weeks in the beach resort of Hua Hin, near Bangkok, after their Phuket sandbox stint. But when flights and the use of swimming pools in other resorts were outlawed, they decided to extend their stay in Phuket and then fly home.

A more fundamental constraint is government policy. Some tourists who jumped through multiple hoops to play in the sandbox were upset at the tangle of red tape, and to find some conveniences such as onward flights and alcohol sales suspended.

Even so, the Phuket Sandbox has attracted substantial interest, particularly from other key resort areas in Thailand that think they should have their own versions, although such aspirations may be modified if the government lifts quarantine for some vaccinated travelers on Nov. 1 as planned. Phuket's Sandbox would also become less relevant then -- perhaps proof that it has successfully forged a path for tourism's revival in the pandemic era.

Other countries in the region are also watching closely. The islands of Bali, Bintan and Batam in Indonesia, Langkawi in Malaysia and Phu Quoc in Vietnam are all planning to open along Phuket Sandbox lines. Japan is contemplating something similar.

Even if the Phuket Sandbox model cannot save Southeast Asian tourism, it has been inspirational for the industry and instrumental in reuniting families like mine. It is also proof that the Thai marketing elite can still do a great job by capturing a world of meaning in a grain of sand.

Simon Landy is a longtime resident of Thailand 

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13 hours ago, steveluv said:

Nice read

https://asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s-Picks/Tea-Leaves/Back-on-the-beach-in-Thailand-s-model-sandbox?utm_campaign=GL_coronavirus_latest&utm_medium=email&utm_source=NA_newsletter&utm_content=article_link&del_type=10&pub_date=20211020150000&seq_num=14&si=44594

Back on the beach in Thailand's model 'sandbox'
Ring-fencing of resort island shows possible way forward for tourism

https%253A%252F%252Fs3-ap-northeast-1.am
Health workers wait to administer COVID-19 swab tests to travelers at the airport on the Thai resort island of Phuket on July 1. © Reuters
SIMON LANDYOctober 20, 2021 11:16 JST

With some 20% of its economy based on tourism, you would expect Thailand's marketing gurus to dream up innovative slogans. They have given us such enduring catch lines as "Amazing Thailand" and "Smooth as Silk" for Thai Airways International. The latest is "Phuket Sandbox" as a pillar for the country's post-COVID-19 tourism recovery program. Thais love a good pun -- and "Sandbox" isn't bad. It evokes both the beach resort's key attraction and the experimental ring-fencing of Phuket Island from the rest of Thailand.

Neither Thai humor nor the subtleties of Thai marketing were uppermost in my mind when I stepped into the Phuket airport arrivals hall in mid-July, just two weeks into the Sandbox program. More pressing was the prospect of running the gauntlet of officials clad in top-to-toe personal protective equipment.

Multiple documents had to be checked -- certificates of entry, proofs of vaccinations, bookings for COVID-19 tests, medical insurance and hotel reservation receipts -- an app had to be installed and a virus test taken on arrival at the airport. After an 11-hour flight from London, the process took nearly two hours.

Despite the onerous procedures, the Phuket Sandbox was a success for us. The alternative -- 14 nights in quarantine in a Bangkok hotel room -- had deterred us from returning to Thailand earlier. In our mandatory 14-night stay in Phuket (now reduced to seven), we were free to roam and meet family from Bangkok who we had seen only on Zoom since March 2020. We shrugged off the inconveniences of arrival bureaucracy, recently imposed suspension of onward flights to Bangkok and an alcohol sales ban that started shortly after we landed.

We even extended our stay to four weeks, eventually hiring a van for the 12-hour drive to Bangkok. But not everyone is as thrilled with the Sandbox. The Thai government trumpets its achievements, but others remain less convinced.

Coming from the U.K., where around 106 doses had been administered per 100 people by mid-June, it was reassuring that Phuket had also achieved a high level of coverage (around 88 doses per 100 people). But prioritizing jabs for Phuket meant fewer for the rest of Thailand, which averaged only 10 doses per 100 at that time.

While the Sandbox scheme allowed tourism to resume after being closed for much of 2020, arrival numbers have been modest. In the three months to Sept. 30, there were about 40,000 visitors, well below the 100,000 target and tiny compared with 1 million-plus Phuket arrivals in the same period in 2019.

https%253A%252F%252Fs3-ap-northeast-1.am
People enjoy some time on the beach on Phuket on Sept. 19.   © Reuters

The real significance of the Phuket scheme has been as a test run for Thailand's efforts to restart tourism for the end-of-year high season, so perhaps numbers are less important. But is it a good model?

One concern is that many guests are returning residents, like my Anglo-Thai family. Most would have returned to Thailand anyway, but dreaded the prospect of Bangkok quarantine. We are all guilty of displacing revenues from Bangkok to Phuket. Our hotel estimated that 75% of its guests were returning residents, a calculation unscientifically borne out by the preponderance of children from Bangkok's international schools in the swimming pool.

I did meet a family of real tourists from France. They had planned two weeks in the beach resort of Hua Hin, near Bangkok, after their Phuket sandbox stint. But when flights and the use of swimming pools in other resorts were outlawed, they decided to extend their stay in Phuket and then fly home.

A more fundamental constraint is government policy. Some tourists who jumped through multiple hoops to play in the sandbox were upset at the tangle of red tape, and to find some conveniences such as onward flights and alcohol sales suspended.

Even so, the Phuket Sandbox has attracted substantial interest, particularly from other key resort areas in Thailand that think they should have their own versions, although such aspirations may be modified if the government lifts quarantine for some vaccinated travelers on Nov. 1 as planned. Phuket's Sandbox would also become less relevant then -- perhaps proof that it has successfully forged a path for tourism's revival in the pandemic era.

Other countries in the region are also watching closely. The islands of Bali, Bintan and Batam in Indonesia, Langkawi in Malaysia and Phu Quoc in Vietnam are all planning to open along Phuket Sandbox lines. Japan is contemplating something similar.

Even if the Phuket Sandbox model cannot save Southeast Asian tourism, it has been inspirational for the industry and instrumental in reuniting families like mine. It is also proof that the Thai marketing elite can still do a great job by capturing a world of meaning in a grain of sand.

Simon Landy is a longtime resident of Thailand 

some useful info for those who intend to enter, spore falls in the green column, no quarantine but need to stay one night at hotel pending test result done on arrival, need to produce proof of this hotel booking and USD50,000 medical insurance ..

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more information for anyone thinking of going ..

https://www.tatnews.org/2021/10/quarantine-free-thailand-reopening-for-vaccinated-tourists-from-1-november-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quarantine-free-thailand-reopening-for-vaccinated-tourists-from-1-november-2021

Test & Go: Quarantine-Free Thailand Reopening for Vaccinated Tourists From 1 November 2021

Initially for air arrivals from 46 approved countries.

 Bangkok, 22 October, 2021 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) would like to confirm that Thailand is all set to welcome fully vaccinated foreign visitors, including returning Thais and foreign residents, from the approved countries to enter the Kingdom by air with no quarantine requirements from 1 November, 2021.

Thai Prime Minister, General Prayut Chan-o-cha, signed the entry guidelines for the quarantine-free reopening, published in the Royal Thai Government Gazette last night (21 October 2021) along with two other announcements on relaxed COVID-19 controls in 17 Thai destinations.

Test & GO: Quarantine-Free Entry Requirements From 1 November, 2021.

1) Travel by air from the approved countries. Currently, Thailand has approved quarantine-free entry for arrivals from Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UAE, UK, USA, and Hong Kong.

- Must have been in the approved countries for 21 days or more. Transit/transfer from the approved counties is not allowed.

- For returning Thais and foreign residents, it is not necessary to be in an approved country for 21 days or more, as long as they are travelling from Thailand to the approved country/s and return within the last 21 days.

2) A Certificate of Entry (COE) or a proof of registration for entry Thailand via specified platform. Currently, the COE can be applied online https://coethailand.mfa.go.th/

3) A Medical Certificate with an RT-PCR lab result indicating that COVID-19 is not detected issued no more than 72 hours before travelling.

A Medical Certificate of Recovery is also required from those having a lab result with COVID-19 detected to show that that have recovered from COVID-19 no later than 3 months.

4) An insurance policy, with coverage clearly identified as no less than US$50,000, which should cover the cost of the treatment and other medical expenses associated with being infected with COVID-19, including in-patient hospitalisation for the whole duration in Thailand. *Except for Thai citizens who are entitled to the national health insurance system.*

5) A payment confirmation for no less than a 1-night stay upon arrival at the approved quarantine facilities (Alternative Quarantine – AQ, Organisation Quarantine – OQ, or Alternative Hospital Quarantine – AHQ), or SHA Plus-certified hotel.

The prepayment should cover both the 1-night accommodation, the required RT-PCR COVID-19 test, and an Antigen Test Kit (ATK).

6) A Certificate of Vaccination (fully vaccinated).

- For those fully vaccinated, proof includes a Certificate of Vaccination with a vaccine approved by Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) (see here) or the World Health Organisation (WHO) (see here) no less than 14 days before their travel date.

- and a Certificate of Vaccination with at least one dose of the approved vaccine at least 14 days before their travel date.

- Travellers under 12 years of age, travelling with their parents or guardians, are exempt from this vaccination requirement, but must have a Medical Certificate with an RT-PCR lab result indicating that COVID-19 is not detected issued no more than 72 hours before travelling.

7) Undergo the exit screening before departure to Thailand.

8 ) Upon arrival at Thailand’s international airport, travellers must proceed directly by the approved airport transfer to the pre-arranged COVID-19 test centre, or the reserved accommodation and undergo the required RT-PCR COVID-19 test on Day 0-1.

- Travellers must download and install the specified alert application (MorChana), and must wait within the accommodation only for the test result, which should be available within the day.

9) If testing negative for COVID-19, travellers can go anywhere in Thailand.

- Each traveller will receive an ATK that they have prepaid when booking the accommodation.

- Any traveller experiencing COVID-19 symptoms must immediately get a test done, using the provided ATK. If experiencing no symptoms, travellers must use the provided ATK for COVID-19 self-testing on Day 6-7, and show the result to staff at the hotel or accommodation, as well as record the result (bot detected and non-detected) in the MorChana App.

- Hotel/AQ staff must recommend that travellers self-monitor themselves for at least 7 days. If any traveller experiences COVID-19 symptoms, Hotel/AQ staff must immediately notify the officer in charge of communicable disease control in their respective area.

10) For travelling from Thailand to other countries, travellers are advised to follow the guidelines and measures announced by the respective country of their destination.

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Had a wonderful Sunday lunch alone at my favourite Korean restaurant near home

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Side dishes
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with 3 salads
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Beautiful Bibimbap
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Beef for grilling
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My lunch, basically I ordered only 3 dishes - bibimbap, beef and seafood kimchi soup, the rest are side dishes
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