Covid-19: More fake news - foreigner who died in Phetchaburi had heart condition not virus

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Covid-19: More fake news - foreigner who died in Phetchaburi had heart condition not virus

 

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The governor of Phetchaburi province has asked the public and the media not to spread fake news after a 60 year old European who died in Khao Yoi Hospital.

 

Rumors had swept through the Khao Yoi area that the foreigner - in Thailand after being in China - died because of Covid-19.

 

Kopchai Bunorana said that the man had died from a heart condition.

 

Tests of his blood sent to the department of public health had come back negative for Covid-19.

 

He called on the spread of fake news to stop.

 

He praised the cleanliness and procedures associated with Khao Yoi Hospital.

 

Source: MCOT

 

 

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[faraday]

I wonder just how many previously fit, well & with no significant past medical history people, have actually died as a direct result of contracting C19?

 

 

Edited March 9, 2020 by faraday

[keith101]

In Australia

As at 11:00 hrs on 9 March 2020, we have 80 confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), including 3 deaths, in Australia.

• 40 in New South Wales
• 12 in Queensland
• 6 in South Australia
• 2 in Tasmania
• 8 in Victoria
• 2 in Western Australia
• 10 associated with the Diamond Princess cruise ship

Further details:

• 15 of the initially reported cases in Australia all had a direct or indirect travel history to Wuhan, China
• 10 cases, including 1 death, are associated with the Diamond Princess cruise ship repatriation flight from Japan
• 16 cases are reported to have had a direct or indirect travel history to Iran
• 21 cases are reported to have had a travel history to countries including Singapore, the United States of America, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Italy, Iceland, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Cuba, Indonesia, Nepal and Taiwan
• 18 cases, including 2 deaths, do not have a reported history of overseas travel
  • 15 of these cases are associated with an aged care facility in NSW. 2 residents of this facility have sadly died
  • 2 cases are either directly or indirectly associated with attendance at a workshop
  • 1 case is under investigation, with further details pending

Of the 80 Australian cases reported, 22 of these cases are reported to have recovered.

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Kopchai Bunorana said that the man had died from a heart condition.

Hmmmm

[Bkk Brian]

yea because we can believe all Thai Doctors right. https://factcheck.afp.com/these-notes-contain-multiple-inaccuracies-about-novel-coronavirus-thai-doctor-named-source-denied

[mfd101]

I have a wart on my right foot. If I catch the CV and then die, I take it the wart will be held responsible?

 

I guess my b/f could sue it too!

[Bkk Brian]

There's a post on the facebook page Newshawk Phuket. Its in Thai so needs translating but its about a Russian gent in Phuket who died in a Phuket hospital on the 29th Feb from Pneumonia, the doctor there said its nothing to do with COVID to... LOL

[Pedrogaz]

One wonders just what the diagnostic criteria are for COVID-19 infection and what differential diagnoses, if any, are made. 

 

In this case is does not seem possible that if the patient had the virus established in a test in a proper lab, that the virus did not contribute to his heath. If he was virus free then that is another story.

 

In the former case the doctor makes the decision as to the relative contribution of the co-morbidities. I am sure there is a huge pressure on the doctor in these case to blame the co-morbidity and no the virus.

[fred110]

8 hours ago, faraday said:

I wonder just how many previously fit, well & with no significant past medical history people, have actually died as a direct result of contracting C19?

 

 

Zero. The media is trying to panic people.

[mfd101]

52 minutes ago, fred110 said:

Zero. The media is trying to panic people.

That's not true. MOST of the people who die from CV are elderly and have other earlier problems of heart, lungs or whatever (eg diabetes). But SOME are younger and healthy before they catch CV & die (eg the Chinese doctor whistleblower who died was in his early 30s & apparently healthy [well, at least until the nice Chinese security people got their hands on him]).

 

As with most things in life, your genes have quite a lot to do with the outcomes.

Edited March 9, 2020 by mfd101

[fred110]

2 hours ago, mfd101 said:

That's not true. MOST of the people who die from CV are elderly and have other earlier problems of heart, lungs or whatever (eg diabetes). But SOME are younger and healthy before they catch CV & die (eg the Chinese doctor whistleblower who died was in his early 30s & apparently healthy [well, at least until the nice Chinese security people got their hands on him]).

 

As with most things in life, your genes have quite a lot to do with the outcomes.

People are letting the media scare them. I'm more worried about getting  the flu.

[faraday]

2 hours ago, mfd101 said:

That's not true. MOST of the people who die from CV are elderly and have other earlier problems of heart, lungs or whatever (eg diabetes). But SOME are younger and healthy before they catch CV & die (eg the Chinese doctor whistleblower who died was in his early 30s & apparently healthy [well, at least until the nice Chinese security people got their hands on him]).

 

As with most things in life, your genes have quite a lot to do with the outcomes.

We don't know the health status of the deceased prior to getting it though.

 

 

[Traubert]

11 hours ago, faraday said:

I wonder just how many previously fit, well & with no significant past medical history people, have actually died as a direct result of contracting C19?

 

 

Not many that didn't have prolonged and continuous exposure, i.e.health workers and medics.

[Traubert]

5 hours ago, mfd101 said:

I have a wart on my right foot. If I catch the CV and then die, I take it the wart will be held responsible?

 

I guess my b/f could sue it too!

Yeah, because warts are HPV. You probably have a depleted immune system.

[Yinn]

5 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

There's a post on the facebook page Newshawk Phuket. Its in Thai so needs translating but its about a Russian gent in Phuket who died in a Phuket hospital on the 29th Feb from Pneumonia, the doctor there said its nothing to do with COVID to... LOL

Probably the flu.

 

So far, the new coronavirus has led to more than 100,000 illnesses and more than 3,000 deaths worldwide. But that's nothing compared with the flu, also called influenza. In the U.S. alone, the flu has caused an estimated 34 million illnesses, 350,000 hospitalizations and 20,000 deaths this season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

[SAINT THOMAS]

I spoke with my wife last night in Isan she said 40 people have COVID-19 and a doctor has died from it while the Thai government is reporting 50 and 1 death.

 

My niece said a week ago there were 7 infected in the same area.

 

In Italy the number of cases doubled in 24 hours.

Iran 49 people died in 1 day.

UAE banned its citizens from entering Thailand.

Kuwait wants its citizens all out of Thailand.

Israel doesn't want Thai citizens.

 

Thailand is most likely worse than South Korea by now since the Lies are endless by the Dictator and the rest, trying to protect their own ASSets from the mob yet to come.

 

Thailand Shall Fall Like a House of Cards Never to Rise Again. 

[balo]

I don't know what is fake news anymore, I only trust BBC. 

[BeltAndRoad]

40 minutes ago, Yinn said:

Probably the flu.

 

So far, the new coronavirus has led to more than 100,000 illnesses and more than 3,000 deaths worldwide. But that's nothing compared with the flu, also called influenza. In the U.S. alone, the flu has caused an estimated 34 million illnesses, 350,000 hospitalizations and 20,000 deaths this season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Don't put things into perspective it ruins the Fear Porn experience, i want to be terrified damn it.

[BeltAndRoad]

23 minutes ago, SAINT THOMAS said:

I spoke with my wife last night in Isan she said 40 people have COVID-19 and a doctor has died from it while the Thai government is reporting 50 and 1 death.

 

My niece said a week ago there were 7 infected in the same area.

 

In Italy the number of cases doubled in 24 hours.

Iran 49 people died in 1 day.

UAE banned its citizens from entering Thailand.

Kuwait wants its citizens all out of Thailand.

Israel doesn't want Thai citizens.

 

Thailand is most likely worse than South Korea by now since the Lies are endless by the Dictator and the rest, trying to protect their own ASSets from the mob yet to come.

 

Thailand Shall Fall Like a House of Cards Never to Rise Again. 

The end is here Doomsday Armageddon Alien Invasion Trumps second term its unbearable, save yourself from the pain and misery of whats coming, jump now!!!!

[bluedoc]

 Thai government wake up, you cannot keep denying and blaming other people or countries.

[Iron Tongue]

3 hours ago, Yinn said:

Probably the flu.

 

So far, the new coronavirus has led to more than 100,000 illnesses and more than 3,000 deaths worldwide. But that's nothing compared with the flu, also called influenza. In the U.S. alone, the flu has caused an estimated 34 million illnesses, 350,000 hospitalizations and 20,000 deaths this season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Why do people always use the US as a comparison, because there is more transparency in reporting? 

Why not use countries like China or Russia where the level of healthcare is abysmal.  Since China has >4x the population, a simple extrapolation would suggest they have greater than 80,000+ deaths each flu season.  That's a bigger and scarier number!