Bkk Brian

Feel free to attend a covid delta party to contract the virus and see how it works out for you. Report back on findings……..

In Phuket, Bluetree which is a large water park/lagoon with restaurants and activities have had this in place for over a month. must be double vaxxed or produce negative test result. This is for all nationalities.

The order was due to the Covid-19 clusters found among drinkers that had been gathered in various places in the province. The governor said that the officials are currently unable to control the spreading of the virus.Therefore, the sale, distribution, exchange of all types of liquor and alcohol in department stores, shopping centers, community malls General stores, grocery stores, convenience stores, restaurants or any gathering place is prohibited, said the governor. https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40007173

Effective today, Chanthaburi has banned all sales of alcohol until further notice. Including all stores. They state this will help stop Covid-19 and parties they claim are fueling more cases. https://twitter.com/The_PattayaNews/status/1445971173490118660

Quoting rankings between UK and Thailand when we know that’s an irrelevant metric when the testing in both countries is so vastly different. It does puzzle me why people do that. It’s not a competition. Regardless to get some perspective on the real numbers here both cases and deaths then the below charts gives some insight. The Institute for Health and Metrics Evaluation estimates the true number of cases in Thailand currently at around 40,000 and you can also see in the chart that this is currently on a declining trend but has leveled out. Now compare that with Thailand’s Excess deaths and the charts correspond almost exactly with a sharp rise but the deaths also now on a decline. The excess deaths were at a peak of 37% mor than the previous 5 years in August and now showing at 20% more. More than double the amount of officially recorded covid deaths. In countries where testing is low such as Thailand excess deaths majority proportions will be covid related along with those who were unable to access health care due to full hospitals. https://ourworldindata.org/covid-models#institute-for-health-metrics-and-evaluation-ihme https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/excess-mortality-p-scores-average-baseline?country=~THA

PCR test positive cases, total of 11,200 official new infections, with 138 of those from prison and 11,062 from the community. 113 official covid deaths recorded. Second day of triple digits Rapid tests positive cases, 4,783 bringing the unofficial total to 15,983 https://ddc.moph.go.th/covid19-dashboard/ Last 7 days Ventilator Capacity: 01/10/21 = 709 02/10/21 = 725 03/10/21 = 712 04/10/21 = 719 05/10/21 = 701 06/10/21 = 720 07/10/21 = 715 Rolling 7 day average (up to 5th Oct) which includes prison cases and bar chart of community cases from daily official announcements. https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus/country/thailand

I think most countries are holding off for the under 12’s at the moment but for over then I’m fine with as is she.

Yep Sunday morning for my daughter!

86% positivity rate from that police station. then there will be all the other family members and friends, quite a cluster there in Issan

From the CCSA slides today a perspective on covid infections distribution in Thailand Blue = Bangkok & its 5 vicinity Provinces Green = Upcountry 67 Provinces Orange = Southern Provinces https://media.thaigov.go.th/uploads/public_img/source/061064.pdf

Merck has just announced a signed contract with Singapore for these, hopefully Thailand will drop some of its bureaucracy and get its order in sooner rather than later

Chonburi Governor orders more Covid-19 related temporary targeted closure of work camps and company The Chonburi Governor, Phakkhrathon Thianchai, has announced last night (October 5th) the temporary closure of work camps and a company in Mueang Chonburi. The order was posted by the Chonburi Public Relations office last night. The orders conclude, “Many Covid -19 confirmed cases were being found at worker camps and a company in Mueang Chonburi.” “In order to control the spread of the virus, the Chonburi communicable disease committee has ordered the following temporary closure of the places below.” https://thepattayanews.com/2021/10/06/chonburi-governor-orders-more-covid-19-related-temporary-targeted-closure-of-work-camps-and-company/

The health ministry will hand out 250,000 Covid-19 antigen rapid test kits to food markets, restaurants, food vendors, and food delivery riders nationwide in line with eased restrictions. https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1445623322176200707

I see TAT had a hand in the article also.........555 "We have strong potential -- with health care professionals and the unique Thai hospitality -- to be ready to be the medical hub," a senior official at the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) told Nikkei Asia.

None because that would change the narrative. The excess death figure for Thailand would also change the narrative

The PPHO no longer issues an updated map showing the locations of COVID infections across the island. More details: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-marks-175-new-covid-cases-no-new-deaths-81616.php

As WHO said last month “As the experience with this pandemic shows, no country can let down its guard. Complacency can be as dangerous as the virus itself.

PCR test positive cases, total of 9,866 official new infections, with just 45 of those from prison and 9,821 from the community. 102 official covid deaths recorded. Back into triple digits Rapid tests positive cases, highest for previous 14 days, 5,652 bringing the unofficial total to 15,518 https://ddc.moph.go.th/covid19-dashboard/ Last 7 days Ventilator Capacity: 30/09/21 = 717 01/10/21 = 709 02/10/21 = 725 03/10/21 = 712 04/10/21 = 719 05/10/21 = 701 06/10/21 = 720 Rolling 7 day average (up to 4th Oct) which includes prison cases and bar chart of community cases from daily official announcements. https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus/country/thailand

In the UK both boys and girls 12 - 15 yrs are only getting a single dose of Pfizer. Not saying that's the correct thing to do just a comparison.

The US advised not to buy kits from this manufacturer in China due to them being so ineffective. The Rural Doctors Society in Thailand did the same, Prayut at one point indicated that they would not go ahead with the order, low and behold, Thailand purchased 8.5 million of these kits that are not worthy of being used with such a high rate of inaccuracy.

High-quality tourism dream may be making the COVID-19 crisis for the industry even worse The Phuket sandbox only achieved 38,000 visitors in its opening three months, nearly 20% of whom were returning Thais while the scheme has generated a large amount of criticism and negative reaction from both the international travel industry and tourists taking part for being too regulated, complicated and in particular, for the excessive cost and frequency of Covid 19 PCR tests for already fully vaccinated visitors. Small business owners on Phuket say the scheme only benefits expensive hotels and resorts on the island In Phuket itself, this has very much become a political issue with thousands of small entrepreneurs and unemployed workers in the island feeling excluded from the Sandbox scheme which they say only benefits a tiny coterie of expensive hotel properties and wealthy investors on the island. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2021/10/05/high-quality-tourism-goal-makes-crisis-worse/

A public health doctor in Nakhon Si Thammarat warned hospitals that they should not use Lepu's ATKs because it was found to be largely inaccurate. The same Chinese made ATKs that US's FDA had warned of ineffectiveness before but the Thai government still bought 8 million of them. https://twitter.com/erich_parpart/status/1445346645097402372

Probably yes

They were advised against this purchase of Chinese ATK's and this is the result. Incompetence.

All international schools in Phuket opened for in class learning yesterday, there's 4 or 5 large ones and a number of smaller ones, no jabs yet but they start at the weekend