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How is Thailand handling quarantine compared to the UK during the pandemic?

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Jun 1, 2020
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Bryan *********
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Thought I would share this here - even though the Thai rules seem overbearing, at least they're trying to stop a second wave (not that they really had a 1st one to begin with!)

The UK attitudes towards quarantine on arrival: an interesting comparison to how Thailand has dealt with it - especially considering we haven't shut our borders and never have done during all this, it's only the lack of flights that have caused air traffic to the UK to decrease! No wonder the UK is (not-so-slowly) becoming a laughing stock on how to deal with a pandemic!

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The post discusses how Thailand's quarantine measures during the Covid-19 pandemic are perceived in comparison to the UK's approach, which is criticized for not effectively managing border controls and pandemic responses. The author emphasizes Thailand's strictness in enforcing travel rules as a preventive measure against a potential second wave, noting the differences in death tolls and infection rates between countries based on their leadership and public compliance.
James ******
Just very grateful I'm in Thailand.
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Matthew *******
Keep it up UK and no governments will let anyone travel to UK
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Steve *******
Did even bother reading it when I saw it's in the Daily Mail!
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Ian *****
Thai did shut the borders. Visa on entry and exemptions all cancelled. Thai Embassy not issuing tourist visa
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Steve *******
@Ian ****
 What? Where does it say they didnt? The article is about the UK not Thailand.
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Dustin *********
I am from Alabama USA, population almost 5 million with 500 Covid19 deaths. New York City has a population of 8 million and 16,000 Covid19 deaths.
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Dustin *********
Population density is exactly my point. People talk about the number of cases and deaths in USA as if it all of USA is effected the same. Actually there are a few hot spots that contribute to the high numbers. I was replying to the “ probably not as much as US” comment.
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Shannon ********
population density, not so difficult to comprehend. alabama is countryside mostly and the cities are nothing like the density of NY.
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@Dustin ********
 USA's population is huge - 370 mill for the size of the country - it's a lot, too much I would say. A lot of people have not so good living conditions. That's the reason for such high infection numbers.
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Gordy *****
Counting deaths

So why is it so difficult to compare individual countries? First of all, there are differences in how countries record Covid-19 deaths.
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Gordy *****
What a load of garbage !!!!
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J ******************
Countries that have the low numbers have them because of the steps taken by their leaders and the self discipline of the people living there. The opposite applies to those countries with high numbers.
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Dustin *********
The Covid19 swab test involves sticking a Qtip up the patient’s nose. I guess the virus lives is up there somewhere. Strangely enough it does not seam to be transmitted through nose picking.
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Rob ******
@J *****************
 very few real leaders in the world . But a lot of it seems due to luck .
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Roy ***********
@J *****************
 I follow the news from my home country in Europe and they did many things the same as Thailand. Yet my home country has much more fatalities. I believe there are many more factors than just the steps the leaders took to prevent the spreading of the disease.
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@J *****************
 you could use NZ as a great example!!
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Gordy *****
Thailand is not testing nearly as many people as these countries are !
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@J *****************
 Not true !
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Nathan **********
Youd think the West wouldve learned after all the plagues theyve suffered throughout history, but nope, they keep making the same mistakes. Glad Im in Asia where, apparently, they do learn from the past.
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@Nathan *********
 several Asian counties are not doing well at all and several European countries are doing fine.
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