Popular Post snoop1130 Posted February 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2020 ‘Linkage centre’ aims to detect virus concealment By The Nation The Bangkok granddad who repeatedly denied having been to Japan and turned out to have picked up a Covid-19 infection there has triggered the establishment of a “surveillance data linkage centre” by the Immigration Bureau and Public Health Ministry. Pol Maj General Surapong Chaijan, deputy commissioner of the Immigration Bureau, said on Thursday (February 27) that the centre would help prevent people from lying about having visited a high-risk locale. It will offer hospitals nationwide a database to prevent such concealment. “We will check the system to see how much data can be linked today and start using it officially tomorrow,” he said. He said ministry and bureau officials had accompanied a medical team in examining 1,765 Chinese tourists from Wuhan and Guangzhou who don’t wish to return home yet and confirmed they were all clear of virus infection. “At the same time, tourists from other Chinese cities have cleared the incubation period for the disease and no new victims have emerged,” Surapong said. “The reason they haven’t gone home yet is that they’re afraid of the contagion there.” The ministry’s Suwich Thammapalo said the linkage centre’s data will also be useful in analysing the overall situation and preventing the contagion from reaching the third stage in Thailand – mass infection. “Everyone will be monitored closely,” he said. “In the future, we will develop data linkage as a mobile application to allow citizens to access the information and check their symptoms by themselves,” he said. “All personal information will be kept confidential.” Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30382951 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-02-27 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted February 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2020 Would it not be easier just checking their passports. regards Worgeordie 1 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post YetAnother Posted February 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2020 6 minutes ago, worgeordie said: Would it not be easier just checking their passports. aha; you are one of those people who think logically , bit of a super-minority here.... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 This seems to have been triggered by the 63 year-old Thai who denied he had returned from a high-risk country - Japan. IIRC the original report said that he managed to evade immigration checks at the time. I'd have to assume that meant the apparent hit-and-miss body temperature checks rather than passport control. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 What about hotels in Thailand concealing cases? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rkidlad Posted February 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2020 (edited) I’d feel much safer if I saw more over-priced smart BMWs driving around. The coronavirus would be no match for them. Edited February 27, 2020 by rkidlad 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PremiumLane Posted February 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2020 How about not charging around 5,000 baht to get tested, that would be a start 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 14 hours ago, snoop1130 said: He said ministry and bureau officials had accompanied a medical team in examining 1,765 Chinese tourists from Wuhan and Guangzhou who don’t wish to return home yet and confirmed they were all clear of virus infection. Intersting that they can clear 1,765 Chinese tourists - are they all in the same place? - quickly, but they can't clear the 712 (as of 26 Feb report) "under treatment". "Linkage Centre"? Really? Incompetence is exposed during a crisis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lemonjelly Posted February 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2020 (edited) Chinese tourists still streaming into the country though. Typical of this government, react to a problem with uniformed scowling blokes with black hair dye. Should people report coming into contact with the Chinese in Thailand, I mean, it’s Prayut that refused to close the borders to them. Edited February 28, 2020 by lemonjelly 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cake Monster Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 16 hours ago, worgeordie said: Would it not be easier just checking their passports. regards Worgeordie It would indeed . But hey ! TIT and nothing is done easily Another example of Thai ruthless inefficiency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cake Monster Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 2 hours ago, PremiumLane said: How about not charging around 5,000 baht to get tested, that would be a start Apparently thats just for the Blood test. Extra added for a MRI scan of the Lungs total nearly 20 K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christophe75 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 "Center", "app", "database".... the usal keywords for clowns in uniform. PR. Press conference. They love do to that. Add a few "posters" behind with a few words in english (it's so coooooool, so excitiiiiiiiiiiing). Rince repeat. The guys from Immigration didn't want to be left on the virus side(show) so here they are. "center", "app", "database". Yeah. We are waiting for just of one common sense and bold decision (i mean linked to Immigration) : CLOSE THE BORDERS ! All of them. Everything else is just hot air and fuzzy bubbles. Oh and by the way... we a have a new giant petri dish... First official case in Lagos ! ... Nigeria... 21 millions people... dirt poor.... living on top of each others... with... poor medical infrastructure... You were in shock by the virus on the cruise ship (3700 passengers) ? Wait for Lagos... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyFax Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 12 minutes ago, christophe75 said: Oh and by the way... we a have a new giant petri dish... First official case in Lagos ! ... Nigeria... 21 millions people... dirt poor.. Yes -- Italian citizen working in Nigeria recently returned from Milan 3 days ago. "The patient is clinically stable, with no serious symptoms, and is being managed at the Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba, Lagos." https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/nigeria-confirms-covid-19-case-first-in-sub-saharan-africa-12479660 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seajae Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 (edited) there is a rumour that a staff member of the international school just around the corner from our house attended the Bangkok campus where this man was and returned here so they have closed down the international school as a precaution. No idea if this are factual but makes you wonder if we are being given real reports from the govt on covid 19 and the numbers involved if it is Edited February 28, 2020 by seajae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNret Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 22 hours ago, seajae said: there is a rumour that a staff member of the international school just around the corner from our house attended the Bangkok campus where this man was and returned here so they have closed down the international school as a precaution. No idea if this are factual but makes you wonder if we are being given real reports from the govt on covid 19 and the numbers involved if it is Rumors are not helpful here. If it's just around the corner, stop by & ask then post verified information. There is a big problem in Thailand of unsubstantiated rumors flying all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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