Tayaout Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 8 hours ago, Thunder26 said: Ther are speculations that hot and humid weather isn't good for the virus. I understand hot, but I can't understand humid is bad for the virus. Water is the trigger of life for every living thing, including viruses. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayaout Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 (edited) I read that since the 7 of February, China stopped counting people that have no symptoms but test positive to the coronavirus. I wonder if the thai will follow the same strategy? The Japanese already do the same. Edited February 10, 2020 by Tayaout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayaout Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 (edited) 37 minutes ago, Tayaout said: I read that since the 7 of February, China stopped counting people that have no symptoms but test positive to the coronavirus. I wonder if the thai will follow the same strategy? The Japanese already do the same. Seems like it was misinterpreted: https://www.reddit.com/r/China_Flu/comments/f1py42/chinese_national_health_commission_has_changed/fh81a6v?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share Edit: not sure what to believe anymore: https://www.reddit.com/r/China_Flu/comments/f1uztl/who_on_china_changing_its_definition_for_a/fh8kz23?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share Edited February 10, 2020 by Tayaout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 7 hours ago, DrJack54 said: If your living in Thailand especially the predicted hot spots such as bkk, then your comment "not just my own comfort and safety", you may reconsider. What has not been discussed is consequence of first expat case here. I'm referring to compulsory medical care. Who will pay medical cost of your incubation period. Got sneaky feeling it won't be Thai medical system. Even health Care is in debate. I'm pretty sure they're more concerned about the millions of Thai people whose livelihoods will disappear if they lock down the country than they are about some foreigners who haven't properly provided for the cost of their own healthcare, either through insurance, a GoFundMe page, or an adequately funded retirement nestegg. If it comes down to my comfort and safety, or millions of people's livelihoods, I agree with them. That's not to say I have the answer. Because I don't have a lot of the data I'd need, and input from stakeholders. And between you and me... We aren't stakeholders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 14 hours ago, InsertNameHere said: https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6Data sources: WHO, CDC, ECDC, NHC and DXY. Great site...thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChrisY1 Posted February 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2020 I would like to believe that 32 is the real number....but don't. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin case Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 magical thailand, no new cases and borders still open might the gov dare to lie ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin case Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 1 hour ago, impulse said: What has not been discussed is consequence of first expat case here. I'm referring to compulsory medical care. Who will pay medical cost of your incubation period. go read small letters on your useless and expensive insurance: NO PANDEMIC covered ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobodysfriend Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 15 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said: Coronavirus cases in Thailand remain at 32 says TAT ... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken George Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/update-death-and-critical-rates-increasing-in-china-due-to-coronavirus-103-deaths-in-last-24-hours,-death-toll-now-1013,-infected-42,780,-critical-6,5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 So, 32 cases in Thailand. Even if it's 100x that number, not bad in a country of around 70 million. In my native UK, eight cases all believed to have stemmed from one person. Not bad in a country of around 65 million. I can understand caution, but I can also understand mass hysteria stirred by a media hungry for something interesting to about. And, as someone else pointed out above, if something more interesting comes along, like the Korat massacre, then suddenly the virus is no longer front page news. At the moment, it fills a gap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Still 0 in Cambo and Laos? Probably because they'd have to send their samples to Thailand where it's seemingly only the labs at Chula and NIH (controlled by Ministry of Public Health, ie. the throw Ai Farangs out Anutin) that act as reference labs capable of doing the diagnosis. Their backlog must now be somewhere in the hundreds. Samples from other countries would be in the bottom of the pile. Here's something that suggests BKK might soon get it's own clusters: Quote In the early hours of Tuesday, health officials began a partial evacuation of residents from an apartment block in Tsing Yi, in northwestern Hong Kong, over fears the virus may have been transmitted via the building's pipes. Two residents living on different floors of a high-rise tower called Hong Mei House had been infected with coronavirus, health officials said. Parts of the building have now been evacuated as health officials and engineers carried out emergency checks. Microbiologist KY Yuen said that an improperly sealed pipe could have resulted in the virus, by carrying feces into the building's ventilation system and blowing it into people's apartments. "As the pipeline that transfers feces is connected to the air pipe, it is very likely for the virus in the feces to be transmitted through the air fan into the toilet," Yuen said. He added that the transmission route is not clear yet, so the evacuation was a precaution. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/10/asia/wuhan-coronavirus-update-intl-hnk/index.html Sounds a lot like the cheap condos in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyFax Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 (edited) from NY Times By Gabriel Leung at WHO HQ Geneva Dr. Leung is an infectious disease epidemiologist and dean of medicine at the University of Hong Kong. Feb. 10, 2020 We now estimate that it takes about five to six days — possibly upward of 14 days — for someone to show symptoms after becoming infected. ... No. 1 is the “clinical iceberg” question: How much of it is hidden below the surface? Because the outbreak is still evolving, we can’t yet see the totality of those infected. Out of view is some proportion of mildly infected people, with minor symptoms or no symptoms, who no one knows are infected. A fleet of invisible carriers sounds ominous; but in fact, an enormous hidden figure would mean many fewer of the infected are dying. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/10/opinion/coronavirus-china-research.html Edited February 11, 2020 by SkyFax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayaout Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 @DrTuner actually there was 1 case in Cambodia long time ago. https://bnonews.com/index.php/2020/02/the-latest-coronavirus-cases/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, Tayaout said: @DrTuner actually there was 1 case in Cambodia long time ago. https://bnonews.com/index.php/2020/02/the-latest-coronavirus-cases/ Thanks, that was 27th January. Not sure if there was much backlog that time. Highly likely Cambos have a large cluster already, given Sihanoukville and other places frequented by the Chinese. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yadon Toploy Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 14 hours ago, impulse said: Australian GDP is about 3% from all tourism, with about 15% of that coming from China. Meaning about 0.5% of Australia's GDP comes from Chinese tourists. Losing that's painful, but not catastrophic. Thailand's GDP is about 20% from tourism, with 30% of those being Chinese. Meaning about 6% of Thailand's GDP comes from Chinese tourists. Supporting between 3-4 million Thai people. Losing that is catastrophic for many. They ain't coming anyway mate, certainly not more than 10% of the usual numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSePuede419 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 (edited) 20 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said: Therefore, the blood of a recovered person can be immediately extracted to obtain lymphatic cells that have immunity, or antibodies. Immediately?!?!? Is their blood tested first for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV, Chagas, Ebola, SARS, dengue, encephalitis, lymphatic filariasis, malaria, etc? Or would that be prohibitedly too expensive for "jungle" medicine, Daktari? ???? Sabuu = 20B, Mask = 5B. Good to go Somchai. Edited February 11, 2020 by SiSePuede419 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyL Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 According to Barrow today's update is 1 new person confirmed (33). From where you might ask? You guessed it ....... Wuhan and came here on holiday ????. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSePuede419 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, BobbyL said: According to Barrow today's update is 1 new person confirmed (33). From where you might ask? You guessed it ....... Wuhan and came here on holiday ????. Wuhan or Wu Tang? -- Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ventenio Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 soon....in a few months....you will be able to walk into a store, see an item for 5000, tell them 1500 and be prepared to leave. it might be a dangerous market, but it will be a buyer's market. Sell that condo if you can!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter48 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 These figures are relatively low ...well done Thailand managing to control things closeness to China and BKK as a massive population travel hub and large numbers of Tourists . Looks impressive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobinBKK Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 6 hours ago, justin case said: magical thailand, no new cases and borders still open might the gov dare to lie ? Thai rhymes with lie ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tchooptip Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 If in a while the lie should appear it will explode in their face! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anto Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 5 hours ago, peter48 said: These figures are relatively low ...well done Thailand managing to control things closeness to China and BKK as a massive population travel hub and large numbers of Tourists . Looks impressive. If the figures are true which i doubt its only down to luck ,and nothing the Thai government has done has helped.I am hoping that this virus struggles in a hot climate ,and that will be great for Thailand .The normal flu virus mainly hits the US and Europe in Winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3NUMBAS Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7990605/Coronavirus-spread-lingering-AIR-Chinese-official-claim Coronavirus could spread through the AIR even after a patient has left the room, Chinese official claims as the disease's death toll rises past 1,000 A local government official said the virus could spread by aerosol transmission This means it is infectious as quantities low enough to float in the air in a room People may therefore be at risk for longer after an infected person was nearby Experts say there is no evidence of this happening in the outbreak in China More than 43,000 people have now been infected and over 1,000 have died Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabbie2020 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 (edited) I have a sniffle!! Edited February 11, 2020 by crabbie2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fex Bluse Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 12 hours ago, peter48 said: These figures are relatively low ...well done Thailand managing to control things closeness to China and BKK as a massive population travel hub and large numbers of Tourists . Looks impressive. Your last sentence is the key. We have already seen evidence of the Thai government putting tourism revenue before the health it its own citizens. So, who would trust such a government to publish accurate numbers (if they even have the), I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 6 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Another Chinese found with virus bringing total to 33. From Wuhan. Thailand going to become bolt hole for Chinese escapee's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Matador Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 At least China is doing the job of Thailand by cancelling many travels. Now, we have to wait a few weeks to see how the mask protection has been so awesome... or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunderland Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 5 hours ago, crabbie2020 said: I have a sniffle!! Definitely not COVID-19. Not a symptom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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