10 minutes ago, Emdog said:

"Ready to reach warp speed" oooohkaay

I wish to point out that "warp speed" doesn't exist, it is part of "science fiction", which may be a subconscious reason they used that phrase

But it got your attention though, didn't it? 

17 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand has 35 laboratories that can test 100-200 specimen samples a day for the Covid-19 virus and will soon open another 20, but there’s also a super-lab that can run 4,000 tests a day.

 

imagine, the so called HUB of healthcare and they don't have time/budget/desire to check the needed amount of people 

 

no testing = no problem

20 hours ago, Cake Monster said:

All the latest testing kits Etc, are only as good as the people that use them.

I have been on the receiving end of some Thai Medical procedures, and most are not conducted well.

Good point. Had a vasectomy done about a month ago. Doctor said I needed to donate sperm for testing after one month. Specified I needed to get sperm to hospital lab within an hour or test would not be accurate. 

So here I was whacking off in the car near the hospital ( yes, the hospital is a 45 minute drive away from my home and they said no lubricants and no sex and no mouth stimulation for the sample.) 

Anyway. I got it to the lab within 25 minutes. 

The bottle I jacked off into had my label so they should have just sent it off immediately. But NOOO! 

They made me go to the front of hospital to get a cue card.. 

I asked them to accept the sample and send if for testing due to the time limitations. Instead, they plopped the bottle on the desk and told me to leave. I came back 15 minutes later with my cue card and that bottle was still sitting there and everyone had gone to lunch.  

So much for the hour limitation to eecieve the sample. I had to go to the surgery doctors office and tell her the lab never took my specimen to be tested or stored properly. 

They called the lab and complained... But It didn't make a difference. 

The worst is that the next day for my check up from the procedure. The doctor says I have no live sperm cells in my semen. I told her how could sperm live for several hours baking in these temperatures. (36 that day) 

She apparently missed my comment and sent me home unsure if I can or can't impregnate any of my girls. ????????????

"The Commerce Ministry has meanwhile asked the government of China for 1.8 million surgical facemasks and N95 masks."

 

A drop in the bucket. The good people of Bangkok probably go through more than that - per day.

 

Just passed through customs an hour ago at the Cambodian border. There was a que of Europeans waiting to be tested me included. While I was there about 200 hundred either Thais returning from Cambodia or Cambodians visiting Thailand. Not one was tested at the Thai border. Just Europeans. Madness.

So is this an  admission that they have not been testing much? Or had a testing issue or bottleneck?  When did these 35 centers come online?  3500/ day .  But needed 20 more?  Why need so many if 100% in control? Plus 4000 at one center that proudly can do PCR?  So the other ones cant do PCR?  I thought 100% under control.   I thought plenty of masks.  But then why all the reports from guys on TV and twitter about masks sold out everywhere?  People queuing up at 4am for small amount of government masks? 

 I want to get a report on number of tests done each day.    I do hope the hot weather is helping Thailand.   If this is true they should ban aircon  use everywhere, airport,  BTS, all condos, shopping malls, restaurants,  etc. 

 

I do hope the hospitals are not overloaded  now or in the future.  

Edited March 14, 20206 yr by Elkski

Testing has been warped here from the beginning.

They haven't even got past baby steps yet so a long way to go to get up warp speed. Lets just call it very slow acceleration that will build up to warp speed some time in the very distant future. Once the government lie in Thailand the loss of face makes it impossible to tell the truth, unfortunately it will cost many older residents their lives ???? 

 

Edited March 14, 20206 yr by cryo

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/scientists-close-developing-coronavirus-vaccine-071520423.html

 

Scientists ‘close to developing coronavirus vaccine after tests on mice’

By PA Reporter

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PA Media: UK News•14 March 2020

 

 

A vaccine for the Covid-19 illness caused by the coronavirus is on the verge of being developed, a team of scientists has said.

Researchers, led by Mucosal Infection and Immunity head Dr Robin Shattock, told the Daily Express they have successfully trialled the vaccine in mice and are hopeful it could be ready for human trials by June.

Senior researcher Dr Paul McKay, of Imperial College London, told the paper: “I’ve got results from a month after I injected (the mice) and the vaccine works really, really well.”

32 minutes ago, 3NUMBAS said:

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/scientists-close-developing-coronavirus-vaccine-071520423.html

 

Scientists ‘close to developing coronavirus vaccine after tests on mice’

By PA Reporter

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PA Media: UK News•14 March 2020

 

 

A vaccine for the Covid-19 illness caused by the coronavirus is on the verge of being developed, a team of scientists has said.

Researchers, led by Mucosal Infection and Immunity head Dr Robin Shattock, told the Daily Express they have successfully trialled the vaccine in mice and are hopeful it could be ready for human trials by June.

Senior researcher Dr Paul McKay, of Imperial College London, told the paper: “I’ve got results from a month after I injected (the mice) and the vaccine works really, really well.”

 

Yep, but none of that changes the current expectation that it will be at least a year before a vaccine is fully approved and offered to the general public.  There was a news report in the U.S. this week quoting the head of one of the main U.S. public health agencies as saying the first American person to receive an experimental vaccine could occur within weeks from now. But there's still a long haul after that before it or any others can reach the world.

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/12/human-trials-testing-coronavirus-vaccine-could-begin-within-a-few-weeks.html

 

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“I want to make sure people understand, and I’ve said that over and over again, that does not mean we have a vaccine that we can use,” Fauci cautioned. “We mean it’s record time to get it tested. It’s going to take a year to a year and a half to really know if it works.” 

 

Edited March 14, 20206 yr by TallGuyJohninBKK

So testing capacity to soar to capacity under 10k per day with a population of 69,040,000 locals plus tourists refuges and illegals to boost to over c 70 million.

 

So without a calculator c 7000+ days, assuming farangs at back of the queue I hope I stay alive for the 20 years to test all, 260 moons or 4 juntas at average pace.

 

Note to self polish Jatukom.

Warp speed...

 

Right. Got that.

 

 

13 hours ago, bluedoc said:

Just passed through customs an hour ago at the Cambodian border. There was a que of Europeans waiting to be tested me included. While I was there about 200 hundred either Thais returning from Cambodia or Cambodians visiting Thailand. Not one was tested at the Thai border. Just Europeans. Madness.

How did that work regarding getting a confirmation regarding the test ?  How much did they charge for the test ?

Warped yes , speed yabba dabba don't but warpseeed and LOS seems unlikley

"Thailand’s Ministry of Public health explained today that the sharp rise in confirmed Covid-19 coronavirus cases reported in recent days is due to new testing standards. In the past, two labs have had to show a positive result before a case was confirmed, but now a positive result from one lab is considered a confirmed case. The situation was explained today by Assistant. Professor Walailak Chaiyasoot said at the Covid-19 daily report press conference on Tuesday."

https://thethaiger.com/coronavirus/sharp-jump-in-thai-coronavirus-cases-due-to-new-testing-methods

1 hour ago, Tayaout said:

"Thailand’s Ministry of Public health explained today that the sharp rise in confirmed Covid-19 coronavirus cases reported in recent days is due to new testing standards. In the past, two labs have had to show a positive result before a case was confirmed, but now a positive result from one lab is considered a confirmed case. The situation was explained today by Assistant. Professor Walailak Chaiyasoot said at the Covid-19 daily report press conference on Tuesday."

https://thethaiger.com/coronavirus/sharp-jump-in-thai-coronavirus-cases-due-to-new-testing-methods

Ha, Anutin just lost control of his throttle at the NIH lab. However, the other reference lab belongs to the army:

https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/who-reference-laboratories-providing-confirmatory-testing-for-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=a03a01e6_2

 

Not sure if a tank on a pipe is any faster than a foot on a pipe.

 

Usually I'd gloat about having been right for the last few weeks, but the situation is too dire for that. Now they must stop the coverup and start to really test.

Edited March 24, 20206 yr by DrTuner

On 3/24/2020 at 12:35 PM, DrTuner said:

Ha, Anutin just lost control of his throttle at the NIH lab. However, the other reference lab belongs to the army:

https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/who-reference-laboratories-providing-confirmatory-testing-for-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=a03a01e6_2

 

Not sure if a tank on a pipe is any faster than a foot on a pipe.

 

Usually I'd gloat about having been right for the last few weeks, but the situation is too dire for that. Now they must stop the coverup and start to really test.

It’s funny that the numbers stay around the 100 mark. I wonder how many test they are doing.