smedly

21 minutes ago, Yadon Toploy said:

No surprise, just a normal day here.

 

Nothing will change but prepare for another 10+ pages of advice from expats and visitors that don't understand the Thais don't give a fig. 

 

 

it that your advise 

so sad RIP

41 minutes ago, Tayaout said:

It's not my opinion. I only post link to research that say that mask (any) do work at different degree. You can make your own opinion or post your own counter research if any. 

you are not the only one reading from links and watching  mainstream news channels from around the world - they have experts giving updates and briefings - that is what I and most other people base their information on 

as for opinions about Thailand - well we all have them and just find it very hard to believe what they are telling people - it goes against everything we know so far about the spread of this deadly virus - it is much better to be open and honest about the situation so that people can protect themselves based on sound and accurate information 

1 minute ago, Tayaout said:

I'm not really getting tired ????

I wanted to believe all the claims that mask are useless and the worst case serious research that I have found only concluded that there is little statistical difference between a surgical mask and a N95. Even the CDC who get cited are contradicting themselves so I concluded they have an agenda. The only source that get cited are from newspapers so I don't consider them valid. Funny how many peoples claim they don't trust the government unless it fits what they want to believe. 

so that is your opinion - thanks for sharing

it's as useful as a fart in a spacesuit which will not leak the smell until removed - oh and likely better protection from covid 19 than an N95 mask

6 minutes ago, Tayaout said:

It's getting tiring since there is so many scientific and researchers on this board who have done their research but I will leave this here for the few who have the patience to read and trust science: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2440799/

Tiring for you 

There are 2x types of posts here

- personal opinion (which for actual medical stuff is pointless),  we can pass opinion and have discussion about the merits of authorities being truthful etc but those are just opinions

- Claiming facts based on their own research from official professional bodies (like the WHO or the UK's CMO) or if the poster is a medical professional

you have posted a link to an assumed professional source

One thing I would add is that not all professional bodies agree on everything and their advise may change as the pool of data increases and improves  

9 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

Rubbish... There's a reason every medical personnel dealing with actual or suspected CV  is going to be wearing an N95 mask and various other PPE, because they ARE effective.... IF the person wearing the mask handles it properly and in accord with hygiene protocols.

 

The medical establishment seems to believe that hospital staff can be taught how to properly wear and handle the masks, but somehow the public is too ignorant to learn and follow those same techniques.

 

But more to the point, there's a tremendous worldwide supply shortage right now for N95 and other masks precisely because so many are needed for medical workers.  So if the medical establishment started recommending the public wear them as well, that would only exacerbate the already severe shortages of masks that hospitals and others are experiencing.

 

The WHO and the U.S. government are going to be buying many hundreds of millions of N95 masks now and in the weeks/months ahead to provide to medical workers, precisely because they DO work if handled properly. Thus in this case, I'm paying more attention to what they are doing vs what they are saying in regards to the general public.

 

good post but I don't think we are talking about N95 masks here - I would agree they are effective if used properly

11 minutes ago, sattahip said:

I am of the view that Thailand has no idea of the numbers of infected, dead and recovered. 

or they don't want to know, what they don't know they don't have to tell

Pity Thai people in general do what they are told when it comes to social media especially when threatened with arrest and jail

1 hour ago, webfact said:

According to a straw poll of 3,000 foreigners carried out by Thaivisa, the overwhelming majority said they had not been wearing a facemask while in Thailand during the coronavirus outbreak.

First - the cheap face masks offer little to zero protection against convid 19 infection

Second - since there have been less than 50 cases in Thailand and only 13 remaining that being treated - where is the threat, according the Health Minister the are no other cases and there has been little to no information to say otherwise

This is why it is so important to keep people truthfully informed about what is going on and where

3 hours ago, SunsetT said:

It is not Youtube, but its OK I just waited for it to come around again on Sky . It is mainly focused on the UK, but thats OK too cos I'll be there, virus permitting...555, in about 3 weeks now.

it is youtube

open a youtube page on your browser and do a search for skynews live

I watch it every day

12 minutes ago, SunsetT said:

Its 'live' Smedley! There is no start or finish......555

it is youtube you can rewind the program to the time I posted

18 minutes ago, tomazbodner said:

Some European news quote Telegraph quoting a scientist in China that there are now type L and type S of COVID19 and that recovering from one doesn't make you immune to other. The new type is a lot more aggressive than the older strain.

 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2020/03/04/coronavirus-has-mutated-aggressive-disease-say-scientists/

in other words it has mutated and got stronger

4 hours ago, miamiman123 said:

It’s too <deleted> late....it’s here in Thailand big time I think 

and the latest - human to animal 

Hong Kong authorities have warned people to avoid kissing their pets, but also to not panic and abandon them after a dog repeatedly tested “weak positive” for coronavirus.

The Hong Kong Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said experts unanimously agreed the results suggested the dog had “a low-level of infection and it is likely to be a case of human-to-animal transmission”.

The Pomeranian’s owner was infected with Covid-19 but the dog itself was not showing symptoms, authorities said.

every time you hear an announcement from someone claiming to be an official the message and instructions are completely different, this happens on a regular basis in Thailand - the smaller ranks trying to make an impression of authority

The trouble with a single lie is that you then have to tell more lies to maintain the lie - the lie snowball effect, a little tiny one becomes huge if it has a clear run  

I was wondering when India was going to hit the world virus news

I wonder how many infected were returning from other Asian countries like Thailand for example

This is not good news no matter how you look at it

live skynews right now a must see for everyone - watch from start

select committee expert - all you want to know right now

https://news.sky.com/watch-live

I wonder how many more will be checking documents after reading this 

Liberty is very well known and well used

2 hours ago, Rimmer said:

Apartment house owner Nipon Sangsawang, 57, said he’d rented the unit to a couple but when the male occupant leaves, he locks his partner inside, keeping her a virtual prisoner.

so he knew about it ? locked up like a dog

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