Members Lucky Posted March 9, 2022 Members Share Posted March 9, 2022 Due to a rise in COVID cases, the Center for Disease Control is advising Americans to avoid travel to Thailand, New Zealand, and Hong Kong. On Tuesday, New Zealand reported nearly 24,000 new cases, while Thailand reported nearly 19,000, according to the Bangkok Post. Under a new self-reporting system, Hong Kong had 43,000 new cases Tuesday, Reuters said. https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2022/03/08/cdc-travel-warning-new-zealand-thailand-hong-kong/ https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2275643/18-943-new-covid-cases-69-more-deaths Lonnie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lucky Posted March 9, 2022 Author Members Share Posted March 9, 2022 UPDATE: Today Thailand reports an increase in new COVID cases to 22,073. https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2276299/22-073-new-covid-cases-69-more-deaths Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerefan Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 See here ...last few posts https://www.gaybuttonthai.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=10706&start=50 vinapu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post reader Posted March 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 9, 2022 Frankly, I don't know anyone who intends to travel that is deterred by silly CDC recommendations. If you followed the CDC advice, you'd only venture out to empty the trash. tm_nyc, Badboy81, t0oL1 and 3 others 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caeron Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Looking at the Bangkok Post article new infection rates have doubled in the last month from about 10K to 20K, but that's out of a population of 70M. Of course, there is always underreporting, but even counting that, I think this is still pretty good and small. Standard precautions apply. Hanging out in bars and other places with lots of people is going to be a lot more dangerous. I'd be a lot more concerned about going to Hong Kong. They've been trying for the zero covid policy which always was going to fail, and now it is doing so rather disastrously. Today it reported 58,000 new cases on a population of only 7M. So 20x higher than Thailand. (depending upon how much under/mis-reporting there is in both places). Boy69 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milk78 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 41 minutes ago, caeron said: I'd be a lot more concerned about going to Hong Kong. . I agree! Cases in the UK have shown a sharp increase this week - 120k Monday, 66k yesterday, but the hospitalisation and deaths is not nearly in line with those numbers (as compared to previous first and second waves in 2021). Population in UK now roughly 3/4 triple vaccinated and that is clearly having an impact on the (lack of) severity of Omicron. I have decided to go ahead with a trip to Thailand at the end of March. Fingers crossed!! t0oL1, reader and Boy69 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tm_nyc Posted March 9, 2022 Members Share Posted March 9, 2022 I agree that it's very hard to take the CDC recommendations seriously, given the huge list of countries (more than 130!) that are supposedly dangerous to visit right now: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/map-and-travel-notices.html reader 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinapu Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 8 hours ago, caeron said: . I'd be a lot more concerned about going to Hong Kong. They've been trying for the zero covid policy .... which means zero herd immunity at end of day 7 hours ago, Milk78 said: I have decided to go ahead with a trip to Thailand at the end of March. Fingers crossed!! have a nice trip, after all we got vaccinated in order not to be afraid. Poland took 1 million Ukrainian refugees in 1 week and somehow we don't hear about that country being levelled off by spike in cases and neither Poland nor Ukraine were particularly well vaccinated ( 60% if that much) It's time to start living our lives with covid but without lockdowns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 18past19 Posted March 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2022 Lonnie, vinapu, reader and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10tazione Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 10 hours ago, Milk78 said: I have decided to go ahead with a trip to Thailand at the end of March. Fingers crossed!! I am pretty sure you will enjoy! If the country of your insurance has a travel warning against Thailand, insurances like to not pay a single Baht, so better read the smallprint of your insurance policy. And don't forget the waterproof facemask for songkran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinapu Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 20 hours ago, 10tazione said: If the country of your insurance has a travel warning against Thailand, insurances like to not pay a single Baht, so better read the smallprint of your insurance policy. or buy Thai insurance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orson Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 2 hours ago, vinapu said: or buy Thai insurance Which insurance can be bought online? I am OK sticking to the 50k coverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerefan Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 AXA https://www.axa.co.th/en/axa-sawasdee-thailand-travel-insurance orson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
