“Team Thailand”: Elite medical squad at war with Covid-19

[Jonathan Fairfield]

“Team Thailand”: Elite medical squad at war with Covid-19

 

It was the meeting Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha had on March 6 at the Government House with Thailand’s top medical experts that many believed helped set the government’s direction in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. – Photo from the Government House

 

Thais are now pinning their hopes on “Team Thailand”, the term Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul coined to describe the panel of medical gurus tasked with defending the nation against the deadly Covid-19 onslaught.

 

“This is the best team we have. If it can’t do the job, no one else can,” said Anutin, speaking at a March-21 press conference, flanked by former public health minister Dr Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn and Dr Prasit Watanapa, dean of Mahidol University’s Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital.

 

The elite team brings together the heads of medical schools, royal colleges and the Medical Council to weaponize academic expertise and the Public Health Ministry’s experience in the battle to prevent the highly infectious disease from breaking loose in the country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/team-thailand-elite-medical-squad-at-war-with-covid-19/

 

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[Sunderland]

Is this social distancing? It looks more like an attempt to get sick and take time out from tackling the problem ...

[cornishcarlos]

10 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

 

“This is the best team we have. If it can’t do the job, no one else can,” said Anutin,

 

Get them some face masks for starters !!

[Creasy]

Team Thailand elite squad.

 

I think the dolls from 'Team America' would do a better job

[Orton Rd]

Team Thailand 0 Wuhan virus 800

[johng]

13 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

the battle to prevent the highly infectious disease from breaking loose in the country.

Too late   don't forget the 7000 tourists from Wuhan.

[colinneil]

Laughable thats what it is, Anutin says team Thailand can do, then its doomed if that useless clown is involved.

[Chazar]

sorry  thought it was pensioners meet  up day

[Mavideol]

15 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

“This is the best team we have. If it can’t do the job, no one else can,” said Anutin, speaking at a March-21 press conference

and Anutin criticized the "dirty" farangs for NOT wearing masks, did he saw the photo?.... he should go back to the construction sites, not fit to be on any kind of government post

[Thaiwrath]

22 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

“Team Thailand”: Elite medical squad at war with Covid-19

[Grumpy John]

32 minutes ago, cornishcarlos said:

 

Get them some face masks for starters !!

 

45 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

 

“This is the best team we have. If it can’t do the job, no one else can,” said Anutin,

What I am getting from that is there is no plan "B".  Well that fits in with their modus operandi.

[fruitman]

39 minutes ago, Sunderland said:

Is this social distancing? It looks more like an attempt to get sick and take time out from tackling the problem ...

They don't need that since they're Team Thailand and of course have the most expensive amulets under their shirt.

 

 

[fruitman]

34 minutes ago, Chazar said:

sorry  thought it was pensioners meet  up day

Look they're drinking tea...even coffee is too strong for them...

[Orton Rd]

I expect they will all be getting medals soon

[Ian Nagle]

I hope "Team Thailand" has a few substitutes on the bench. I fear some of them there might be stretchered off the field of play in the next few coming weeks.

[Yadon Toploy]

1 hour ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

the battle to prevent the highly infectious disease from breaking loose in the country.

I thought it already had broken loose with now over 100 cases per day?

[Canuck1966]

Looks like we are getting a state of emergency at 2pm

Oh joy of joys!

[champers]

Damned if they do, damned if they don't. The army are out of the picture and a professional politician is heading up a team of experts. What would the critics preferred option be?

[Fex Bluse]

1 hour ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

“Team Thailand”: Elite medical squad at war with Covid-19

Everything is a stage performance... 

 

Cartoonish people 

[Chazar]

28 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

I expect they will all be getting medals soon

 

[Yadon Toploy]

14 minutes ago, Canuck1966 said:

Looks like we are getting a state of emergency at 2pm

Oh joy of joys!

Interesting...

 

The staff that remain in the office are talking about a curfew.

[BobbyL]

So did they come up with any plans / ideas in that meeting nearly three weeks ago? 

[Canuck1966]

4 minutes ago, Yadon Toploy said:

Interesting...

 

The staff that remain in the office are talking about a curfew.

The cabinet has approved a nationwide Emergency Decree starting on Thursday 26 March for one month

[Chazar]

2 minutes ago, Canuck1966 said:

The cabinet has approved a nationwide Emergency Decree starting on Thursday 26 March for one month

meaning?

[Chazar]

13 minutes ago, champers said:

Damned if they do, damned if they don't. The army are out of the picture and a professional politician is heading up a team of experts. What would the critics preferred option be?

what  its  actually  going  to  be.............every man  for himself,  sad  but  true

[Canuck1966]

2 minutes ago, Chazar said:

meaning?

Couldn't understand what he was saying, he appeared to have left his wife's panties on his face

 

[champers]

3 minutes ago, Chazar said:

what  its  actually  going  to  be.............every man  for himself,  sad  but  true

I think that would be the case if the military were still calling the shots but I think the present set-up offers a semblance of hope and is underpinned by good intent. There is a lot of experience among those medical experts.

Anutin, like him or not, is in charge of the virus response and looks like a leader to Thais, moreso than any general you wish to name. The generals all appear to have gone AWOL.

[CraigInBangkok]

21 minutes ago, BobbyL said:

So did they come up with any plans / ideas in that meeting nearly three weeks ago? 

the plan was... it will be 100% under control

[CHdiver]

I guess all will get Smart BMW (Modell 7 of course) for themself, the wive and the gik.

[Chazar]

1 hour ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

to weaponize academic expertise

could they actually  spout  anymore total and utter BS