1 hour ago, Canuck1966 said:

They are petrified of a mass panic.

Thais really worry about two things; viruses and tsunamis.

Putrified I read putrified,I've seen some rather putrid conditions in Thailand and it's often concerned me.In 1987 it was the klongs wafting their putrid odours and I thought god forbid if anyone actually fell in that would really cause a putrified panic in myself,I still shudder at the thought.Thankfully they have cleaned up their act somewhat. 

Any around Thailand in the early stages of HIV/AIDS epidemic?

 

How did Thailand handle that? Head up backside or quite open?

1 hour ago, Canuck1966 said:

That 5,713 is a more credible figure and is only scratching the surface.

Thousands more asymptomatic

Link?

If anyone remotely believes this is the total figures then they seriously need to give their heads a wobble.....

2 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

Their own reports says they have a current backlog of 1700+ people with symptoms who are awaiting final lab test results.

 

Which reports? Where did they appear?

1 hour ago, White Christmas13 said:

None

Farangs are hiding under their beds

6 minutes ago, SkyFax said:

Link?

2 minutes ago, Chivas said:

If anyone remotely believes this is the total figures then they seriously need to give their heads a wobble.....

we're not in India

3 minutes ago, Canuck1966 said:

Where's the thousands more asymptomatic? 

2 hours ago, rooster59 said:

A 41 year old Thai actor was confirmed as patient 82.

No more Thai soap opera? ????

6 minutes ago, spiekerjozef said:

No more Thai soap opera? ????

 

or 'Thai Fight' ????

8 minutes ago, SkyFax said:

Where's the thousands more asymptomatic? 

Of the 5,173 PUI cases, laboratory results revealed that 3,490 cases returned negative for the COVID-19 virus, and results are pending for remaining 1,683 PUI.

 

https://ddc.moph.go.th/viralpneumonia/eng/file/situation/situation-no69-120363.pdf

 

The "real" figures are hidden in the report. Fact is that Thailand is extremely slow in testing.

2 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

But yesterday, in the news, some Thai public health official was talking about threatening the guy with a prosecution under the Computer Crimes Act for posting content online that could create public panic, harm to the country,

people on here keep making the point - why do we not hear (through social media) about all the sick Thais that most of us believe there are 

 

the above pretty much answers that question 

More and better information here. One case is a Bangkok University student and another is a Mahidol University student. https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailand-reports-7-new-covid-19-cases-including-a-tv-celebrity/

2 hours ago, cornishcarlos said:

Problem is, they don't give any information on who, where, why etc !!

Singapore is giving clear information on a case by case basis incl contact tracing..

One new case from yesterday was a guy who had been in Thailand just previously...

 

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/13-new-covid-19-cases-including-nine-who-caught-it-overseas-200-confirmed-cases-so-far?cx_testId=20&cx_testVariant=cx_1&cx_artPos=2#cxrecs_s

https://covidtracker.5lab.co/

There can be persons, I'll presume, within the PUI that are asymptomatic -- but the suggestion was that there were thousands MORE beyond the 5700+ PUI that are asymptomatic and that is where I asked for the link.

The worrying fact is that they are publicly accusing Westerners of transmitting the virus to Thailand. 
This shameful and criminal communication is likely to lead to intolerance among the population. 
The behavior of the Thai authorities is to be investigated at the International Criminal Court: they have waited, kept silent, and now they accuse Westerners of infecting Thai people, when in fact it would be the contrary being Thailand high of the Chinese mass tourism destinations, and I remember that between January and February 13.000 tourists from Wuhan were here.

 

 

Here is the latest from the Korean Air site which seems to have fairly up to date information regarding travel restrictions... Actually find it to be better than any journalism here in Thailand that I've seen.

 

TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS THAILAND FROM KOREAN AIR:

 

Thailand

• Anyone who has departed from South Korea, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Italy or Iran must prepare the followings. (as of Mar 10, this is not applied to passengers transiting through those countries)    1) Vaild document for COVID-19 lab test result (negative)    2) Medical certificate issued within 48 hours to prove that they are negative for COVID-19 : must use the following designated forms in English         Download 1(General Passengers) Open in new window    /  Download 2(Nationals of Thailand who overstayed in Korea and returning back to Thailand) Open in new window     3) Foreign nationals (except for nationals of Thailand) must present a health insurance document that covers at least amount of 100,000 US dollars. • All passengers entering Thailand should be quarantined for 14 days upon arrival.

1 hour ago, Timwin said:

Coronavirus does not survive nowhere nearly as well in hot and humid 30 C than in below 10 C, the optimum. That is why we are not seeing Thailand becoming a new Italy or any tropical countries suffering a major epidemic. There will be cases but not in huge numbers. Community spreading is much more difficult here due to climate. 

another TVF medical expert

2 hours ago, Canuck1966 said:

They are petrified of a mass panic.

Thais really worry about two things; viruses and tsunamis.

Two things alright, face and money!

Here's something creepy I noticed earlier

Corona Virus is an anagram for CARNIVOROUS????

2 hours ago, cornishcarlos said:

Problem is, they don't give any information on who, where, why etc !!

Singapore is giving clear information on a case by case basis incl contact tracing..

One new case from yesterday was a guy who had been in Thailand just previously...

 

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/13-new-covid-19-cases-including-nine-who-caught-it-overseas-200-confirmed-cases-so-far?cx_testId=20&cx_testVariant=cx_1&cx_artPos=2#cxrecs_s

Exactly on point. Nothing of the point of contact that's is why there is so much BS in Thai fake news on this topic. The only fact we do know they are NOT in control of the situation. So time will see the numbers rise.

1 minute ago, smedly said:

another TVF medical expert

TVF Arm chair and sofa epidemiologists...  For the bloke talking about how climate may effect CV spread.. here is some other earth shattering advice I found.

If you think you've contracted Corona Virus, go down to the local Gogo, order a Corona beer and two shots of whiskey. The alcohol in the beer and whiskey will wipe it out. It's a wonder the Doctors haven't come up with this cure. The same with the flu and cold. Just drink some whiskey and it will wash your system of all illness!

The numbers will climb faster the more they finally test at the NIH lab. There's a flood of 1741 (13th March) PUI waiting their results, some of which are likely positive and who know how many more that have been tested at private hospitals and not included in the PUIs at all. Safe to assume thousands are infected. 

1 hour ago, mtls2005 said:

This seemed flat for a day or two but is climbing again. (Was 1,504 in the 12 March report)

Depends on how many they send home to wait for results. One could imagine places outside Bangkok aren't as keen to keep people at already full hospitals: https://www.krungsri.com/bank/getmedia/587ccdaa-91a8-4305-a86f-30ea43558f0b/IO_Private_Hospital_190624_EN_EX.aspx

5 minutes ago, Canuck1966 said:

Here's something creepy I noticed earlier

Corona Virus is an anagram for CARNIVOROUS????

 

good to see thailand taking the matter seriously. the best option is continue monitoring and contact tracing.

3 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

Their own reports says they have a current backlog of 1700+ people with symptoms who are awaiting final lab test results.

 

Among these 1700 I hope that most will heal and if unfortunately some will die it will not be coronavirus but a pulmonary infection, so we are not in danger.

17 minutes ago, likerdup1 said:

Here is the latest from the Korean Air site which seems to have fairly up to date information regarding travel restrictions... Actually find it to be better than any journalism here in Thailand that I've seen.

 

TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS THAILAND FROM KOREAN AIR:

 

Thailand

• Anyone who has departed from South Korea, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Italy or Iran must prepare the followings. (as of Mar 10, this is not applied to passengers transiting through those countries)    1) Vaild document for COVID-19 lab test result (negative)    2) Medical certificate issued within 48 hours to prove that they are negative for COVID-19 : must use the following designated forms in English         Download 1(General Passengers) Open in new window    /  Download 2(Nationals of Thailand who overstayed in Korea and returning back to Thailand) Open in new window     3) Foreign nationals (except for nationals of Thailand) must present a health insurance document that covers at least amount of 100,000 US dollars. • All passengers entering Thailand should be quarantined for 14 days upon arrival.

Does these mean for those that transit through S. Korea, this is a must if coming from say the United States.  I am confused. In order to get the certificate of medical clearance it saysValid document for COVID-19 lab test.  Now how in the hell is one supposed to get that if you can not get tested.  Guess they just signed there end as an Airline (Korean Air).......

The problem that worries me is the fact that people showing no symptoms can be spreading it

 

This is why it is important for authorities to be giving accurate information about numbers and locations 

 

Right now it is assumed that Pattaya is virus free - right ?