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12 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

I am older but no underlying conditions so in my mind, I think I could beat it.

But, when I hear about this 48 year old dying it does give pause to the uncertainty and possibilities.

I call it a lottery virus, my sister-in-law's husband, 50, healthy, no comorbidities, 11 days from onset of symptoms, game over. Deteriorated rapidly in matter of hours at the end. Never even made it to hospital.

1 hour ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

How many tests were conducted though? 

MOPH website figures, 15-16 January just over 100 tests recorded. Subtract 15th Jan totals from 16th Jan totals gives rise of 118 tests I believe.

1 minute ago, petermik said:

End of the month at the latest if the figures are good...

Of course end of the month, it was said by the authorities the wave  would be over so it must happen.

The authorities keep saying this wave of covid transmissions will be over by end of January, yet they keep opening new covid hospital and quarantine facilities. Do they know something that the public don't??

With limited funding why not go for AstraZenicah, cheapest as is supplied at cost I think, or a mix of vaccines as not everyone can have some vaccines due to allergic reaction, especially the Pfizer one. Personally I would have thought a national vaccination program would have been better, more control and maybe less chance of misappropriated funds.

Don't worry, the ministers said wave would be over by end of January.

18 hours ago, webfact said:

Samut Sakhon could see a rise in numbers after a decline. This is due to the amount of testing of workers being done there

Sums it up, less testing, lower numbers. Why not up the proactive testing in all provinces?

Disinfectant can still kill the virus!! Think you'll find disinfectant will kill nearly any living organism if given enough exposure to it. I cannot believe they have to make statements of the obvious.

Of course it's going to reduce, reduce testing, reduce figures, same same but different to March/April last year.

8 hours ago, Upnotover said:

"Proactive testing led to 125 positive cases being found in Samut Sakhon (121 foreigners and four Thais)"

But they never say how long the foreigners have been in Thailand. Days, weeks, months? If they are immigrant workers, odds on they have been in Thailand for quite some time and then lock them all in together, covid is going to be rubbing it's hands together, metaphorically speaking. Are they mass/active testing the Thai workforce who work in factories, warehouses etc? So many questions and few answers.

On 1/8/2021 at 12:55 PM, Caldera said:

The fat lady hasn't sung yet, as nobody knows how much of a spread fest the New Year's holiday was. Let's see in 1-2 weeks.

 

Possibly same as April, within 3-4 days of starting restrictions the daily figures plummeted, proudly credited by the government due to their swift actions , defying all logic  and pattern of how viruses spread through a population. As you say, we shall see where it stands in a couple of weeks, maybe defying the laws of nature again.

Wow, never have thought that, who'd have thought been out side was safer than inside. Shops all shut UK, pubs, restaurants, schools now and still spreading. Why? Because people keep on popping around their friends for a coffee or night in drinking, not outside, inside.

3 hours ago, Thaiophil said:

We should expect another spike due to travel and mixing over New Year. Time lag is usually 1-2 weeks

Here in UK we are just seeing Christmas weekend spike and they are expecting another one in 2-3 weeks from new year holidays, especially in hospital admissions.

15 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Is this true news?  My GF's family and her friends who work in that Area and also in Bang Na have said that many at the Tuna factory have tested positive.  I would hope that they have combined all of the umbers and they have an idea of how many from each factory have been diagnosed with Covid.  The GF said the factories are still in operation, albeit without those in isolation.

It was found in Europe that covid infections in food production factories, abattoirs, etc tended to spread quickly, they think due to the controlled environment temperatures. I've no idea if the tuna canning places are kept at low temperatures or not.

This could really worry the authorities if they rolled it out nationwide. Population testing to see if they've had it would possibly show up any possible misreporting in the past. Wuhan revealed up to 480k infected in the past, discovered by antibody testing, few more than the 59k odd originally reported.

Reported that it normally takes 2 weeks for antibodies to be detectable in the blood after contracting covid. They should emphasise to the public that these home kits are for seeing if you may have had covid previously. Even if it does show you have previously had covid doesn't mean you cannot get it again and the tests are not 100% reliable.

When are they going to start doing some proactive screening amongst the local Thai population?

9 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Visitors to 11 Covid ‘danger zones’ urged to contact Health Dept

By The Nation

 

Pongsakorn Kwanmuang

 

People who have recently visited any of 11 areas linked to the Covid-19 outbreak should contact the Health Department immediately, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) said on Tuesday.

 

BMA spokesman Pongsakorn Kwanmuang said people can contact the Health Department via the website http://bkkcovid19.bangkok.go.th/.

 

The 11 risky areas are:

 

1. Samut Sakhon

 

2. Nakhon Pathom: Nakhon Chai Si district (Bang Rakam subdistrict), Kamphaeng Saen district (Sa Si Mum, Huay Muang and Sa Phatthana subdistricts), and Bang Len district (Bang Luang and Don Tum subdistricts)

 

3. Nonthaburi: Bang Yai Central Market in Sao Thong Hin subdistrict, Bang Yai district

 

4. Chonburi: Bang Lamung district

 

5. Rayong: Muang district

 

6. Bangkok’s Groove Evening restaurant on Borommaratchachonnani Road, Arun Amarin subdistrict

 

7. Bangkok’s New Jazz restaurant opposite The Mall Thapra

 

8. Bangkok’s The Sun restaurant on Sirindhorn Road

 

9. Bangkok’s The Roof Bar restaurant on Rama III Road

 

10. Bangkok’s Isarn Krongkaew restaurant.

 

11. Bangkok’s Freshy Plaza (The Freshy Karaoke), Soi Yoo Aomsin, Bang Yi Khan subdistrict, Bang Phlat district

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30400722

 

-- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2021-01-05

 

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So they can be monitored closely, tracked and maybe isolated ?

56 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

Not sure if you have been to the beaches at night when the bars are shut, huge groups of young  Thais congregate, drinking, eating, music etc

Someone I know in Thailand, new years eve 10 in a condo, today about 12 having picnic on beach and then back to condo to continue drinking. Think they don't care because first time in April nothing happened and think this time around it's the same. If the government has been dishonest about numbers first time I think it's about to backfire on them big time now unfortunately.

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

Why can they not disseminate all the stats together instead of piecemeal and by province.  It is what it is I guess,  Sort of like other countries giving updates by states and such.  Moving on as it just gets better and better every day.

I think they get officially reported the day after at the daily covid brief.