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If they can discourage the recent trend of testing and bring it down to bare minimums again, then as they plan the positives will go down ..... and once again Thailand will declare itself  virtually Covid free.

A lot may depend on them quelling the virus anxieties of the peasants...... who are revolting, although some can be quite fragrant.

An example of thailands attitude to testing.

Chatting with an ex girlfriend today, she told me a week ago she was feeling unwell sore throat slight fever general fatigue, went to the main regional hospital here in a major town in Issan.

Was told you have flu and was denied a requested Covid test because she hadnt been to the southern high risk areas and was sent home to the village with paracetamol and it was suggested she go and pay for a test at a private hospital if she was that concerned.

Her village had at least a dozen or so factory workers from the South visit over the New Year period.

Testing is being discouraged and not made freely available to the general Thai population.

8 minutes ago, Yorkshire Tea said:

They need to stop testing people, before they run of places to keep all those who aren't sick!

Avoided too much testing in 2020 without problems and received ridiculous acclaim for their Covid management policy so continuing the trend shouldnt be a problem.

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The number of Covid-19 cases in Thailand is expected to rise sharply at the end of this week due to people travelling during the New Year holidays,

No sh@%t sherlock!

2 minutes ago, thaiflyer1 said:

You only live once.............plenty of time to be an old fart

Absolutely... Im only jealous, ........... beach beers and three lovelies is a good antidote to being an old fart!

41 minutes ago, Jake72 said:

Perhaps it's time to start doing more widespread testing.

Time for that was a year ago!!

8 minutes ago, webfact said:

2. On no account bring alcohol to the beach to drink - that will spread the virus.

So if you are alone or with a partner and sit distanced from others, then have a couple of beers as opposed to fruit juice or water.......how does that spread the virus?

19 minutes ago, DavisH said:

Hospitalisations and deaths CANNOY be hidden. Did you know for many months anyone needing surgery was given a covid test? 

Had surgery in a Thai private hospital 5 months ago a covid test was NOT given, if you pass the temp check that was all they required.

Two months ago at same hospital with fatigue and breathing problems etc not connected to previous surgery, not the slightest mention of a covid test.

– Emergency: COVID-19 affects different people in many different ways. If you or your loved ones are showing any of the main symptoms (fever, dry cough, fatigue, loss of taste or smell, sore throat, diarrhoea, etc.) do not go to places like a local Thai pharmacy or private hospital if you think you might have COVID-19. Instead you should immediately call the Thai COVID-19 Hotline on 1422 and wait for further instructions.

Source: https://www.tatnews.org/2021/01/how-to-protect-yourselves-and-others-from-covid-19-in-thailand/

The above in another thread may help the OP.

24 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

Reckless foolhardy testing? Are you serious? Wow...

Clearly not serious....... as i have stated a thousand times before, Thailands Illusion of Covid containment is based on absolutely minimal testing and even now no information of numbers tested daily and where is forthcoming.

I remain dumbfounded  that some otherwise intelligent people choose to congratulate them on this covid management based on a no test no have policy.

A decrease in numbers, they must have managed to stem the tide or reckless foolhardy testing.

1 hour ago, Virt said:

From September 18 - Dec 13 Thailand were steady at 333 tests pr positive each day. 

 

So if we follow those figures the 745 positives equates to 248,085 tests yesterday..... of course

Where exactly nationwide were those quarter of a million tests conducted?