@Dave ****

do you have proof of them lying about their cases now. I agree about the begining but now? I doubt it as there are many westerners staying in China and there are no reports of new unreported spikes. As for EU countries doing a good job yes some are doing a good job of suppressing the virus but a bad job of erredicating it. It is two different things. It seems as if most western countries are putting all their eggs into the vaccine basket. If there is not an efficient vaccine inplace by winter we could have repeat of . The most certain and effective way to erradicare this virus is NPI (non pharma interventions). This however come at the inconvience of people and sometimes at an economic cost. It seems as if this is a too high a price to pay for these countries and thus they opted for suppressing the virus to "acceptable" levels and pray for a vaccine. If no effective vaccine is inplace by November the politicians will blame the scientists. We must just pray that the virus do not mutate into something worse but rather become weaker through mutation.

Forget who is right and wrong, just slow down keep your eyes open and think not only for yourself but everyone else.

@Alan *****

yes but they contain it and erradicate it. They take strong action when the virus makes a comeback. In the west the virus just continues to linger while the economies are opened. It is just a question of time for numbers to increase again. Look at what is happening in the US. Remember that this virus mutated from the Wuhan strain to the European strain within months. Each time the virus pass from one person to another it changes a little bit. By allowing the virus to simmer in its population there is an increasing chance of further mutations. These mutations can be to our benefit if it weakens the virus, but it can also go the other way, like it did with the European strain. If we can only learn from history (1918 flu) but it seems as if human kind do not have that ability.

@Dave ****

yes in Beijing that is correct but the rest of the country seems to be clean of the European strain. But the strain does not really matter it is if you or not have the virus and your ability to erradicate it. Most western countries have shown an inability to erradicate the virus due to weak governance. I would rather have Chinese from cities that have been virus free for 30 plus days than from the US, UK or EU. The behaviour of some westerners during the pandemic has also undermined Thai peoples perceptions. The refusal to wear masks, to social distance and avoid mass gatherings has done their image no good.

@Наталья **********

the new virus is in Europe and US. The Chinese have the old original one that is less infectious and kill less people.

@Henry ********

agree it will be a slow opening to minimize harm incase mistakes are made.

@Наталья **********

most of China is virus free, more than what can be said of Europe, UK and US. China have less cases per day than the US have in 2 minutes.

@Petr *******

that is the capacity they have for isolating tourists as they are also repatriating Thai people at the same time. This will be increased as they go along. It is baby steps at first untill they see if the process work or not.

@Henry ********

no people are allowed through land borders yet only air travel.

@Clive *******

no you cannot. The country do not allow this as people cannot be trusted to adhere to rules. Sorry we want to erradicate this virus and not flatten the curve. Look what has happened in NZ with voluntary isolation it is a farce.

@Ben ********

depends if this cost includes your testing costs or not. If B 35 k includes testing and includes meals its not expensive. Just the meals is worth B 10 k and if they test you twice that is another B 10 k which leaves you with B 15 k for accommodation which is reasonable.