King of Thailand Maha Vajiralongkorn escaped from coronavirus to Germany to isolate himself at the luxurious Grand Hotel Sonnenbichl in the alpine resort town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria with his retinue.

According to the German tabloid Bild, the hotel was fully booked under the king, as The retinue of the 67-year-old monarch includes a harem of 20 concubines, as well as numerous servants. However, it is unclear whether his four wives live in the hotel.

According to the German press, guest houses and hotels in Bavaria were previously closed by the authorities to ensure quarantine because of the coronavirus, but the local district council made an exception for the Thai monarch, justifying this by saying that “the guests of this hotel are a single and homogeneous group of people without any unauthorized visitors. ”

However, 119 members of the monarch group were deported back to Thailand due to suspected coronavirus - they showed symptoms of respiratory diseases upon arrival in Germany.

The news of Vajiralongkorn’s escape to a luxury hotel across the world was met with great indignation in Thailand: tens of thousands of Thais, at the risk of breaking the country's law on the untouchability of the monarch, wondered — why do they need such a king? Thai hashtag, which translates as "why do we need a king?" Tweeted 1.2 million reposts per day on Twitter.

At the same time, we recall that in Thailand, anyone who insults or criticizes a monarch can be imprisoned for up to 15 years. Nevertheless, this act rallied society against Vajiralongkorn: it is quite possible that the coronavirus will become the trigger for the deposition of the Thai monarchy ...

Earlier, Turprom wrote that the richest man in the world - Jeff Bezos, took refuge in the bunker of the apocalypse, fleeing the coronavirus.

The Thai Ministry of Public Health announced on Saturday 141 new cases in the country, bringing the total number of infections to 1,410.

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The precautionary measures taken by the king for his own safety, however, where not accepted by the citizens of his country. Thousands of Thais sharply criticized the king on social networks, although in Thailand this is prohibited by law. Anyone who insults or criticizes the monarchy may face imprisonment of up to 15 years.