Covid-19: ALL fake news! Don't share reports of foreigners dying in Thailand - it's rubbish, say Thais

[webfact]

Covid-19: ALL fake news! Don't share reports of foreigners dying in Thailand - it's rubbish, say Thais

 

 

Thailand's anti-fake news department has asked people to stop sharing erroneous reports of foreigners dying from coronavirus all over the country. 

 

The reports being circulated have all been disproved as rubbish, according to the Department of Public Health.

 

Here are the alleged cases, some truthful details and the verdicts:

 

Phuket: A foreigner died in a hospital there and a death certificate was shared online. Yes, he had a respiratory illness and died but it was not Covid-19.

 

Verdict: Fake News.

 

Chumporn: Two foreigners died and the story was hushed up by the hospital. No one has the virus there at all.

 

Verdict: Fake News

 

Petchaburi: A hospital was closed and deep cleaned after the death of a foreigner from Covid-19. Yes, a foreigner had been to China and died after falling unconscious from chest pains. But an a check revealed no Covid-19.

 

Verdict: Fake News

 

The Thai authorities are appealing to people online not to share such nonsense that is misleading and damaging. 

 

Soure: 77kaoded

 

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[mtls2005]

Good that the Fake News Department is publicizing the fake news.

 

Is this a Monty Python sketch I somehow missed?

 

Bring out your dead

 

Fake news, he's not dead

 

 

[darksidedog]

I just got back from visiting some people in Nong Plalai prison. I am told that an entire wing has been emptied of people to house 8 inmates suspected of having the virus. I am hoping that they are just sick with something else, because if it gets going in there, thousands will get it in no time, given they are packed in like sardines. Keeping the lid on that one would be extremely tough.

[johng]

4 minutes ago, darksidedog said:

I am told that an entire wing has been emptied of people to house 8 inmates

So what have they done with the prisoners turfed out of that wing ?  packed even tighter  ?

[Jingthing]

3 minutes ago, darksidedog said:

I just got back from visiting some people in Nong Plalai prison. I am told that an entire wing has been emptied of people to house 8 inmates suspected of having the virus. I am hoping that they are just sick with something else, because if it gets going in there, thousands will get it in no time, given they are packed in like sardines. Keeping the lid on that one would be extremely tough.

Yes. I recall reading at least one country is releasing a lot of less heinous criminals for that reason. Of course if the people being released are already infected, that wouldn't be good. 

I'm starting to think the subset of experts that are saying it's likely that the majority of the world will be infected are correct. The remainder that wouldn't be will have dodged it until a vaccine that comes out which might take 18 months.

The tactics now appear to be delaying cases rather than containment so that health care systems aren't too overwhelmed at one time.

[monkfish]

I understand botching up a test is quite easy so once it gets out they can just claim incompetence or maybe faulty test kits.
Should be no problem to whitewash a cover up.

Edited March 12, 2020 by monkfish

[Dmaxdan]

Thailand has a fake news department?  Are they responsible for eradicating it spreading or? 

[JimmyTheMook]

7 minutes ago, darksidedog said:

I just got back from visiting some people in Nong Plalai prison. I am told that an entire wing has been emptied of people to house 8 inmates suspected of having the virus. I am hoping that they are just sick with something else, because if it gets going in there, thousands will get it in no time, given they are packed in like sardines. Keeping the lid on that one would be extremely tough.

 

Thai deaths are reported as 'lung infections'

 

[darksidedog]

3 hours ago, johng said:

So what have they done with the prisoners turfed out of that wing ?  packed even tighter  ?

Basically yes. It is the induction wing for new inmates that has been emptied, which is smaller than the other wings, but all 100 or so have been taken out and put into other wings to make room for the 8, which of course may be a larger number quite quickly. You now have to wear a mask to even be allowed in for a visit, which wasn't the case a few days ago, even though you speak through a phone with a pane of glass in front of you..

[scubascuba3]

Is this thread fake? the first two examples don't even mention they'd been tested

[ChipButty]

7 minutes ago, darksidedog said:

Basically yes. It is the induction wing for new inmates, which is smaller than the other wings, but 100 or so have been taken out and put into other wings to make room for the 8, which of course may be a larger number quite quickly. You now have to wear a mask to even be allowed in for a visit, which wasn't the case a few days ago, even though you speak through a phone with a pane of glass in front of you..

It's like a disaster waiting to happen

[Rimmer]

Troll post removed

[owl sees all]

Shame that the authorities haven't released some of the inmates to ease things. Start with the mushroom pickers. And the people that hit the 'like' button on Facebook. Then the overstayers. That would help thin out the population.

[Yadon Toploy]

I'm sure they'll provide the COVID-19 test reports from a certified laboratory, showing these foreigners to have tested negative soon enough.

[spidermike007]

As I have stated elsewhere, I keep hearing about the fake numbers in Thailand. Although I acknowledge it is possible, when you consider the staggering incompetence of the Thai army and administration, how would they be able to accomplish what far more oppressive governments like Iran and China were not able to accomplish? People are NOT scared of the army anymore. They are weak, and feeble. And they are despised. If a Thai person had a family member with Corona, in the hospital, who was seriously ill, would they not run onto social media and talk about it? Thailand is one of the most active countries on earth, when it comes to social media. I think we would have thousands of people blabbering on facebook, instagram, line, youtube, and others, about this. So, again, how would the hapless army be able to cover this up to the extent many suggest?

 

I am sure the numbers are higher than what we are seeing. But, how much higher?

Edited March 12, 2020 by spidermike007

[Metropolitian]

40 minutes ago, webfact said:

The Thai authorities are appealing to people online not to share such nonsense that is misleading and damaging. 

The reverse is very much true.

 

 

The Thai peoples of Thailand are appealing to the Thai authorities not to share such nonsense that is misleading and damaging to the people of Thailand.

[Orton Rd]

29 minutes ago, JimmyTheMook said:

 

Thai deaths are reported as 'lung infections'

 

That's how covid19 kills you, this is like recording people dying in the ambulance after a traffic accident as 'injured'

Edited March 12, 2020 by Orton Rd

[owl sees all]

2 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

As I have stated elsewhere, I keep hearing about the fake numbers in Thailand. Although I acknowledge it is possible, when you consider the staggering incompetence of the Thai army and administration, how would they be able to accomplish what far more oppressive governments like Iran and China were not able to accomplish? People are NOT scared of the army anymore. They are weak, and feeble. And they are despised. If a Thai person had a family member with Corona, in the hospital, who was seriously ill, would they not run onto social media and talk about it? Thailand is one of the most active countries on earth, when it comes to social media. I think we would have thousands of people blabbering on facebook, instagram, line, youtube, and others, about this. So, again, how would the hapless army be able to cover this up to the extent many suggest?

All the non-Thai stations that broadcast on 'True' have been censored. France 24, Aljazeera, RT etc. As soon as a news thread about Thailand is about to be shown it is blocked; with a message apologising and that normal service will soon resume.

[johng]

1 minute ago, owl sees all said:

All the non-Thai stations that broadcast on 'True' have been censored.

Has been so for a long time   they also routinely blur out  cigarettes,guns,knifes,alcohol and "wobbly bits"

a good reason not to use there "service"

[johng]

6 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

this is like recording people dying in the ambulance after a traffic accident as 'injured'

Or dying from blood loss ...because of decapitation.

[spidermike007]

6 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

All the non-Thai stations that broadcast on 'True' have been censored. France 24, Aljazeera, RT etc. As soon as a news thread about Thailand is about to be shown it is blocked; with a message apologising and that normal service will soon resume.

The hapless army has zero control over facebook, instagram, youtube, or other forms of social media. If they make a request, they get laughed off the phone. Impossible to suppress this kind of information, in this day and age. Utterly impossible. China could not. Iran could not. And you are suggesting this feeble army is more powerful and more competent? That is an idea and concept that is impossible to comprehend.

[SometimezaGreatNotion]

14 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

44 minutes ago, JimmyTheMook said:

 

Thai deaths are reported as 'lung infections'

 

That's how covid19 kills you, this is like recording people dying in the ambulance after a traffic accident as 'injured'

 

My Thai wife (age 68) has a very extensive set of original village life relatives and friends, career associates, online group friends, etc.

 

If ANY of them (OR PEOPLE THEY KNEW OF) died from a "lung infection" in the current situation we would be hearing about it through her social media contacts. But so far,

 

~crickets~

Edited March 12, 2020 by SometimezaGreatNotion

[JimmyTheMook]

16 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

As I have stated elsewhere, I keep hearing about the fake numbers in Thailand. Although I acknowledge it is possible, when you consider the staggering incompetence of the Thai army and administration, how would they be able to accomplish what far more oppressive governments like Iran and China were not able to accomplish? People are NOT scared of the army anymore. They are weak, and feeble. And they are despised. If a Thai person had a family member with Corona, in the hospital, who was seriously ill, would they not run onto social media and talk about it? Thailand is one of the most active countries on earth, when it comes to social media. I think we would have thousands of people blabbering on facebook, instagram, line, youtube, and others, about this. So, again, how would the hapless army be able to cover this up to the extent many suggest?

 

I am sure the numbers are higher than what we are seeing. But, how much higher?

 

They don't test them that's how.

 

A death happens often but it does not get classified as COVID-19 related.

[owl sees all]

54 minutes ago, Dmaxdan said:

Thailand has a fake news department?  Are they responsible for eradicating it spreading or? 

What a good question. Is the department responsible in every way?

 

Wife throws cat at husband because he laughed when she fell out of hammock.

 

True. Not fake news.

 

The gap between the rich and the poor in Thailand is the world's highest.

 

True. Not fake news.

 

Chiang Mai is having poor quality air problems.

 

True. Not fake news.

 

The Thai military are doing a terrible job in government.

 

Fake news.

 

Thailand's fake news department is fake? 

 

True; or maybe not. Could be fake.

Edited March 12, 2020 by owl sees all

[AllThaiedUp]

I love fake news. It's kinda like Ripley's Believe It Or Not.

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[ThailandRyan]

27 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

As I have stated elsewhere, I keep hearing about the fake numbers in Thailand. Although I acknowledge it is possible, when you consider the staggering incompetence of the Thai army and administration, how would they be able to accomplish what far more oppressive governments like Iran and China were not able to accomplish? People are NOT scared of the army anymore. They are weak, and feeble. And they are despised. If a Thai person had a family member with Corona, in the hospital, who was seriously ill, would they not run onto social media and talk about it? Thailand is one of the most active countries on earth, when it comes to social media. I think we would have thousands of people blabbering on facebook, instagram, line, youtube, and others, about this. So, again, how would the hapless army be able to cover this up to the extent many suggest?

 

I am sure the numbers are higher than what we are seeing. But, how much higher?

If they are not testing for it SpiderMike, then one would never know, and died of a Lung Infection would be listed, or something else.  You have to test to find it, not sure that that is actually happening in this country.  I know other countries that do not have enough test kits as of yet with the USA being one of them.

[Grumpy John]

It's sad to see how little faith forum users have in the government of the day.  And the army,  charged with the responsibility of keeping us all safe from those troublesome Burmese and Cambodians.   Carry on lads, it may be me that needs Attitude Adjustment! ????

Edited March 12, 2020 by Grumpy John
Smelling

[SometimezaGreatNotion]

"A death happens often but it does not get classified as COVID-19 related."

 

There are some logical problems with the above statement. It gives no supporting sources or actual data. Arguing against it would be like trying to prove God does not exist.

[DavisH]

8 minutes ago, SometimezaGreatNotion said:

 

My Thai wife (age 68) has a very extensive set of original village life relatives and friends, career associates, online group friends, etc.

 

If ANY of them (OR PEOPLE THEY KNEW OF) died from a "lung infection" in the current situation we would be hearing about it through her social media contacts. But so far,

 

~crickets~

This is how they caught most of those worked from South Korea who absconded from quarantine. They were reported by members of their own villages. Bad news spreads quickly these days. 

[CanuckThai]

36 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

As I have stated elsewhere, I keep hearing about the fake numbers in Thailand. Although I acknowledge it is possible, when you consider the staggering incompetence of the Thai army and administration, how would they be able to accomplish what far more oppressive governments like Iran and China were not able to accomplish? People are NOT scared of the army anymore. They are weak, and feeble. And they are despised. If a Thai person had a family member with Corona, in the hospital, who was seriously ill, would they not run onto social media and talk about it? Thailand is one of the most active countries on earth, when it comes to social media. I think we would have thousands of people blabbering on facebook, instagram, line, youtube, and others, about this. So, again, how would the hapless army be able to cover this up to the extent many suggest?

 

I am sure the numbers are higher than what we are seeing. But, how much higher?

...CV19 "test results" negative, lung infection diagnosis.  Take 2 para's, come back in a month.  A doctors diagnosis is never questioned...ever.  And where would a local go for a second opinion?  Where would you or I go, for a second opinion/test?

Edited March 12, 2020 by CanuckThai