Government closing bars

[vinapu]

6 hours ago, Boy69 said:

It's better if a medication will he found to cure the Covid19 and not only a vaccine.

or we will learn how to live with it the same way we live with cancer , malaria dementia and other not curable maladies 

[Travellerdave]

One hundred years ago {1918 to 1920) influenza killed millions throughout the world (over 100.000 in the U.K.). Even now it can be very dangerous particularly for older people, but the world has learnt to live with it and there are vaccines.  The same will apply to Covid19

tests reveal that many have unknowingly had it and many more just have very mild symptoms. I would not mind either in exchange for a few nights with a hot Asian boy. Maybe a trip in the autumn might be possible to Thailand /  Phillipines if the gay scene has been re-established. The boys in brown must be missing their tea money and tourist revenue is vital for SE Asian economies.The aviation  industry will want to revive.

 

[vinapu]

I live by very busy highway. What is missing in last few weeks is sound of ambulance's  and jam always created when there's accident.

I wonder  when dust will settle finally  we may find that in may places virus and lockdown  saved more lives than took away ?

Thailand with her deadly roads, particularly over Songkran may be prime beneficiary. Go figure, coffin makers complaining about loss of business during pandemic.

[reader]

From Bangkok Post

Bangkok bans alcohol for 10 days

Authorities in Bangkok have banned alcohol sales for 10 days to help prevent social gatherings that could spread the virus that causes Covid-19.

The ban wiill be in effect from April 10 to April 20 and is the metropolitan region’s latest effort to contain a surge in infections since early March. 

The government reported 54 additional novel coronavirus infections Thursday, among the smallest daily increases in recent weeks, taking the total to 2,423. Just over half the cases are in the capital.

[Guest]

14 hours ago, Travellerdave said:

tests reveal that many have unknowingly had it and many more just have very mild symptoms. I would not mind either in exchange for a few nights with a hot Asian boy.

I would also be very happy to get Covid19 with mild symptoms, however the difficult part is how to ensure I get mild symptoms.  It seems quite probable that a low dose of the virus increases the odds, but there is no conclusive data.   Also how to get a low dose is another question.    

Being under 20 years old is another way to get mild symptoms, but that's a much less viable option. 

 

8 hours ago, vinapu said:

What is missing in last few weeks is sound of ambulance's  and jam always created when there's accident.

I wonder  when dust will settle finally  we may find that in may places virus and lockdown  saved more lives than took away ?

This may well be the case.   Alternatively, if the calculation is changed from death rate, to years "lost" by premature death, the net effect of Covid would certainly be reduced.

 

[reader]

From The Thaiager

New Covid-19 cases fall to 45

45 new Covid-19 coronavirus cases were confirmed at this morning’s briefing by the the Ministry of Public Health and the Covid-19 Coronavirus Situation Response Centre, a slight drop from yesterday’s 50 and Thursday’s 54. Two more deaths were also reported. The total number of infections since the outbreak began now stands at 2,518. 35 patients have died. The cases span 68 of Thailand’s 76 provinces.

https://thethaiger.com/coronavirus/new-covid-19-cases-fall-to-45-in-thailand

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Chon Buri struggles with severe drought

As Thailand faces its worst drought in 40 years, officials in Chon Buri met yesterday to discuss a solution regarding lack of water and low water pressure in the province’s Sattahip district, south of Pattaya, also the home to a naval base.

Responding to many recent complaints, Sathira Pueakprapan, a member of the council in Chonburi, told reporters that Sattahip area receives water from three main providers – the water works authority in Sattahip, Ban Chang and Pattaya.”

“Many areas in Thailand are facing drought problems as well as residents in Sattahip. This is causing some areas to have no water and some to have weak water pressure. Additionally, these problems can be unpredictable and last for extended periods of time.”

“We have confirmed that the overall water supply is still enough in the area until June which will be the end of the dry season. However, please save and conserve water in the interim period.”

“We are trying our best to solve the water problems and divert water from the areas with higher levels of supply.”

But a spokesman for Thailand’s Meteorological Department painted a bleak picture.

“There is unlikely to be any rain until the beginning of the rainy season in May, and high temperatures brought on by the climate condition known as El Nino will prevail.”

The TMD predicts 2020 is likely to be worse than 1995 and 2015/2016, when water needed to be drawn up from aquifers. Residents in Bangkok and surrounding areas were affected and competed for meagre water resources. Roads cracked, riverbanks collapsed and saltwater seeped into the groundwater in Pathum Thani province, affecting the local tap water supply.

https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/environment/chon-buri-struggles-with-severe-drought

 

[reader]

From NYTimes

An employee cleans an enclosure at Auntie Ju's shelter fro stray dogs in Bangkok. Donations of food and money have dramatically fallen off since the pandemic.

[vinapu]

8 hours ago, reader said:

Chon Buri struggles with severe drought

As Thailand faces its worst drought in 40 years, officials in Chon Buri met yesterday to discuss a solution regarding lack of water and low water pressure in the province’s Sattahip district, south of Pattaya, also the home to a naval base.

 

 

so it looks that travel restrictions and lack of tourists and dry Songkran may have some positive effects as less people are competing for scarce water

[Patanawet]

On 4/9/2020 at 9:17 AM, vinapu said:

or we will learn how to live with it the same way we live with cancer , malaria dementia and other not curable maladies 

Those are not infectious.

[vinapu]

19 hours ago, Patanawet said:

Those are not infectious.

small consolation I guess

[reader]

From the Bangkok Post

[Boy69]

Khao Sad Road ...