Thailand confirms six new cases of coronavirus, including four Thais - health ministry

[sirineou]

1 minute ago, EricTh said:

Sooner or later, certain 'paranoid' countries like USA is going to ban Thailand and all countries in East Asia and South East Asia to the list.

As I mentioned a few time , we were getting ready to return to our Thai home  this spring as we do every year. 

Are plans are on hold as we monitor the situation, Our primary concern is getting on a plane, and transfers at high risk locations, but a secondary concern is that  if things got bad, we might not be able to return to the US and even if we were we might have to be quarantined for 14 days. 

[rabas]

34 minutes ago, DrTuner said:

I hit the jackpot while surfing WHO:

Great work.  Wonder if they have it running yet. See no mention of negative pressure room. Waiting for the wind to blow?

[Sunderland]

1 hour ago, EricTh said:

Sooner or later, certain 'paranoid' countries like USA is going to ban Thailand and all countries in East Asia and South East Asia to the list.

Definitely. Maybe by the end of this month. Certainly before the end of March.

[bartender100]

Are flights still coming in from China? surely not

[Davo369]

5 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

But we found the cure and it works in 48hours, just ask us....its an antiviral and HIV cocktail........so we have it 100% under control....

This HIV cocktail.. does it contain any vodka??

[webfact]

Thai Coronavirus Cases Jump to 25 With One Seriously Ill

By Randy Thanthong-Knight

 

Thailand said it detected six more novel coronavirus cases, taking its total to 25, and that one of the people is seriously ill.

 

Four of the new cases are Thais, and the other two are Chinese, Suwannachai Wattanayingcharoenchai, director general of the Department of Disease Control, said in a briefing Tuesday in Bangkok.

 

Among the four Thais, two are hire-car drivers who picked up Chinese passengers, and the other two are a couple who recently returned from a trip to Japan, Suwannachai said.

 

Full story: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-04/thailand-s-coronavirus-cases-jump-to-25-with-one-seriously-ill

 

-- Bloomberg 2020-02-05

[elephant45]

I keep thinking about those dam fingerprint scanners. Would the allow me to me to wipe it off with alcohol and a paper towel before I use it?

[ukrules]

59 minutes ago, elephant45 said:

I keep thinking about those dam fingerprint scanners. Would the allow me to me to wipe it off with alcohol and a paper towel before I use it?

Don't ask - just do it

[JAG]

13 hours ago, DLock said:

"But if we can contain the virus by the end of February...."

 

Right now, Thailand is at a fork in the road and they know it.

 

Close the border to China, focus on local containment and possibly save your country.

 

Or keep letting the walking dead in, brew your own virus source, be banned by every other country and suffer the consequences...

 

Your call Prayut...think carefully...you get one chance.

Hmm, short term cash benefits for those who really call the shots; when /if the wheels come off we can play the victim card. 

 

I'm sure he has thought about it, not that he has any power to really decide. He will do what he is told.

 

Edited February 4, 2020 by JAG

[FarFlungFalang]

24 minutes ago, car720 said:

This is just the beginning folks.

I thought it was fizzling out we’re moving back to the more mundane news topics like air quality.

[miamiman123]

The Baht getting weaker and the coronavirus getting stronger....that’s what I’m talking about! Ha! 

[canuckamuck]

2 hours ago, elephant45 said:

I keep thinking about those dam fingerprint scanners. Would the allow me to me to wipe it off with alcohol and a paper towel before I use it?

Wear rubber gloves. 

[Emdog]

"There are lies, damned lies, and statistics"

GIGO: garbage in, garbage out (accounting acronym)

"When you're up to your ass in alligators, it's hard to remember you're there to collect data" (ok, modded a bit)

Come to my fevered brow

[ChrisY1]

There'll be, or probably are, many more cases if they continue to obey their Chinese masters and keep flights arriving...it's beyond insane!

This article in the Aust. media highlights just who pulls the strings in SE Asia.

https://www.news.com.au/world/asia/its-easy-to-prevent-chinas-developing-neighbours-downplay-coronavirus-concerns/news-story/91244b15fcdca2a8eefbf107275ef720

[smudger1951]

How long has this outbreak been running and people unknowingly spreading it across the world in the incubation period. I don't see how anyone can project a peak point with this outbreak. I am aware that this virus targets older vulnerable people but what are the recovery stats anywhere. ?

[FarFlungFalang]

1 hour ago, ChrisY1 said:

There'll be, or probably are, many more cases if they continue to obey their Chinese masters and keep flights arriving...it's beyond insane!

This article in the Aust. media highlights just who pulls the strings in SE Asia.

https://www.news.com.au/world/asia/its-easy-to-prevent-chinas-developing-neighbours-downplay-coronavirus-concerns/news-story/91244b15fcdca2a8eefbf107275ef720

"China has criticised the wave of travel restrictions, accusing foreign governments of ignoring official advice"

This quote (from the story in the link above)  highlights their hypocrisy about international concerns regarding their alleged human rights abuses."What's good for the goose is good for the gander". 

[Dukeleto]

If Thailand is not careful they may find themselves on the no-fly list to other countries. Ive said this once and ill say it again. They should have ceased any flights going to or more importantly originating in China last month already. That way they could have secured tourism from the rest of the world while protecting its citizens. Instead they have placed tourism from the rest of the world at risk while already having lost almost all of its tourism from China anyway. Any mug could have seen that happening but not these ones! Lets hope Thailand does not become a victim of its own...... you can add your own description, there are many!

[Isaan sailor]

Note how the pro-China Regime waits for China to determine how to handle Wuhan virus.  Other countries make their own decisions, based on the best interests of their citizens.

[FarFlungFalang]

21 minutes ago, smudger1951 said:

How long has this outbreak been running and people unknowingly spreading it across the world in the incubation period. I don't see how anyone can project a peak point with this outbreak. I am aware that this virus targets older vulnerable people but what are the recovery stats anywhere. ?

I see the stats on this virus as very unreliable as the huge unknown here is that many can contract the virus and have only average flu like symptoms and recover without being tested as suggested in numerous articles.Stats usually come with a margin of error which seem to left out in the reporting of these stat,a margin of error of +-2% would not be unreasonable in these stats so a commonly quoted death rate of 2% would mean the rate could be near 4% or down near Zero say 0.13% which is the commonly quoted death rate of the regular flu.So recovery rates I imagine would be subjected to the same statistical anomalies and vagaries.It is easy to miss use use statistics to enhance a particular point of view of,or to enhance click numbers for the media who make money from clicks to sell their advertising space.The Thais are not the only people interested in making money by dubious practices. 

Edited February 5, 2020 by FarFlungFalang

[sahibji]

the greater the precaution better are the chances of minimising infections. no chances should be taken.

[macnmotion]

15 hours ago, DrTuner said:

These 6 samples would be somewhere from near a week ago if the diagnosis backlog is FIFO (First In, First Out).

From what I understand, the current turnaround time for test results is 48 hours, not a week.

[AlQaholic]

14 hours ago, lovesthespicy said:

The RO of this virus in recent studies was put as high as 4.08. The who estimated it to be at 1.4 to 2.3 on Jan 23. 

 

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#repro

 

I'd imagine a taxi driver would be able to pass the virus on at even a higher clip then a normal person. Being they are in close contained quarters with so many different people a day. Very scary situation. 

 

If several taxi drivers got infected, meaning being just in the general vicinity of the sources, the Ro figure of 4.08 seem realistic, meaning the current infected population in Thailand should be around 1000 by now.

[mickey rat]

15 hours ago, DrTuner said:

Had to, Japan was claiming #1 behind China. Can't lose the hub position.

Yes but still #1 in incompetence by a long shot. Hub of incompetence.

[TheFishman1]

Well as I expected Thailand will be number one after China they love the money screw the people TIT

[mtls2005]

12 minutes ago, AlQaholic said:

If several taxi drivers got infected, meaning being just in the general vicinity of the sources, the Ro figure of 4.08 seem realistic, meaning the current infected population in Thailand should be around 1000 by now.

 

Can you share any figures that allowed for this estimate?

 

And where did the R0 figure come from?

 

Thanks.

 

https://ddc.moph.go.th/viralpneumonia/eng/file/situation/situation-no31-030263.pdf

[Pravda]

What does it mean Corona virus has traces of HIV?

 

HIV is impossible to cure because the virus hides in the body so it can not be detected by immune system. 

 

 

 

 

[sead]

But Prayuth said there were no.......

[xtrnuno41]

Amazing Thailand:

Here in the flat they put up a sanitizer for the scanner to get in.

Once you are on the other site, you need to push a button to open with no sanitizer at all.

And then besides you have to open the door yourself, so everyone touches .... the door handle.

[0815]

15 hours ago, Pravda said:

So, of course, whoever affected those 2 drivers don't count into the official numbers.

 

The number of infected must be in the thousands here.

Wait another month ...

[bkk6060]

Baht 34 or 35 in 2 months.