Thailand reports 15 new COVID-19 cases, 37 provinces without cases in last 14 days

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Thailand reports 15 new COVID-19 cases, 37 provinces without cases in last 14 days

 

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Thailand on Wednesday reported 15 new coronavirus cases, bringing its total to 2,826.

 

One new fatality was reported, bringing the total number of deaths to 49.

 

According to Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a spokesman for the government's Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration, a further 244 people were discharged having made a full recovery, while 425 people remain in hospital.

 

Mr Taweesin also said that 37 out of Thailand’s 76 provinces had not reported any new COVID-19 cases in 14 days. 

 

Despite the encouraging signs Mr Taweesin warned the battle against the spread of COVID-19 “is not over yet”.

 

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[kevin612]

I am pretty sure most of the shops will be reopen on May 1st with such low figures. Stay safe, everyone.

Edited April 22, 2020 by kevin612

[Somewhere In Time]

Fantastic!  Trending nicely towards a modest return to some normalcy on May 1st...or so we hope...

 

Big decision(s) loom!

 

SIT 

[Guderian]

The elephant (pun intended) in the room as regards reopening the economy is, of course, Bangkok. It's had by far the most cases plus the current outbreak started there, and it continues to record the most new cases. In comparison, provinces that have had recent cases, like Chonburi, have recorded very small numbers in total (something over 80 compared with close on 1400), and more than half of those originated in Bangkok and its environs (the Chonburi outbreak can also be traced back to the Muay Thai stadium in Lumpini).

 

Bangkok, as in most matters, is clearly a special case and needs individual handling. The same may be said of the border provinces in the Deep South due to their porous borders, though the total number of cases (~200) is dwarfed by Bangkok. Perhaps the government should consider quarantining Bangkok and letting the rest of the country start getting back to normal? That doesn't mean to say that the lockdown should continue in Bangkok, they must start returning to normal too, but given the number of new cases still arising there it needs to be separated from the rest of the country as far as practicable. Difficult, I know, but for most purposes this is primarily a Bangkok problem now.

[garygooner]

Great to see the numbers continue to fall, also the numbers of people who have recovered and left hospitals. Let's hope there will be an easing of restrictions on May 1st.

Around 8000 Thais to return from abroad soon. Test them, quarantine them and keep the numbers down. 

 

[Canuck1966]

Is there one honest official in the whole kingdom? The government orders less than 10 cases before reopening and even the medical officers will lie for a few baht. Remember this next time you go and see a doctor! Money usurps health every time for the plebs

[Estrada]

20 minutes ago, Canuck1966 said:

Is there one honest official in the whole kingdom? The government orders less than 10 cases before reopening and even the medical officers will lie for a few baht. Remember this next time you go and see a doctor! Money usurps health every time for the plebs

 

Don't you mean the rich? Pleb (Plebian): A commoner, a member of the lower social classes.

 

[Greg O]

Right on schedule to be below 10 by the 29th ! Incredible planning, how do they do it ? So smart ...and feeling so safe. 

[webfact]

New Covid-19 cases in Thailand down to 15

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand had its best day in weeks battling Covid-19 with only 15 confirmed cases being reported over a 24-hour period, while one patient died.

 

The total Covid-19 cases increased to 2,826, Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman of the government's Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said on Wednesday (April 22).

 

The cases can be divided into two groups.

 

The first group of 10 had close contact with others previously confirmed as infected.

 

The second group comprised five people of whom one had visited a crowded area, three worked in a crowded area, and one had return from overseas.

 

Meanwhile, 244 people have fully recovered and returned to their homes.

 

A 50-year-old female housemaid who had diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity became the 49th fatality. She was in close contact with her daughter who was infected with Covid-19. Her symptoms showed up on March 20 and she was admitted to a hospital on March 22.

 

Only 14 provinces have reported new cases in the last seven days; Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Phuket, Chonburi, Yala, Pattani, Songkhla, Krabi, Narathiwat, Khon Kaen, Chumphon, Nakhon Pathom, Pathum Thani and Ayutthaya.

 

As of April 22, the total number of confirmed cases in the country stood at 2,826 -- 425 are under treatment, 2352 have recovered and been discharged, and there have been 49 deaths.

 

Globally, there are more than 2.56 million confirmed cases and around 177,000 deaths.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30386539

 

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[cornishcarlos]

About 2 deaths per million population... Hardly seems worth all the long term suffering that has been created ??

[mommysboy]

Bangkok is a clear hub of infection and needs to be locked down - ie, no travel in or out.

[mommysboy]

9 minutes ago, cornishcarlos said:

About 2 deaths per million population... Hardly seems worth all the long term suffering that has been created ??

Well, take a look at the USA, UK, Italy and Spain where lockdown happened too late.

 

Yes, at some point hard decisions have to be made though.  

[BobbyL]

7 minutes ago, cornishcarlos said:

About 2 deaths per million population... Hardly seems worth all the long term suffering that has been created ??

Not even 1 death per million at the moment. It is around 0.7.

 

In a surreal context, COVID has actually saved hundreds / thousands of lives in Thailand. 

[sapson]

Thailands incredible handling of Covid amazing, the less we test the less positives to report and the hundreds tested at  private hospitals we wont include those figures either.

 

So a country of 70 million who welcomed the Wuhan Chinese for months has only circa 2900 positives.

 

Stunning management by Team Thailand... country opened up again soon fantastic! nothing to see here move along please....... and over the coming months just an incredible increase in cases of Dengue or seasonal flu or simply routine lung failure but not Covid 19 so no need to count the numbers!

 

No loss of face and minimal damage to the levels of the ministerial troughs!

 

 

lets wait for todays figures maybe 18 and not out from a total of 127 tested nationwide.........the rest just give them 12 paracetamol  a day that will bring the temperature readings down. 

 

 

I posted this earlier in another topic before todays planned figures.... i guessed 18, not so far off.

 

Press release for single figures by end of week is being drafted now!

 

 

 

[diks]

17 minutes ago, cornishcarlos said:

About 2 deaths per million population... Hardly seems worth all the long term suffering that has been created ??

.... and short term suffering. In an area nearby, which can be considered a middle income area, people already are offering their furniture and other items including literally their shirts for sale along the road.

Edited April 22, 2020 by diks

[RichardColeman]

This is great new, fantastic news.......................problem is I just don't believe a word of it.

[FarFlungFalang]

51 minutes ago, sapson said:

Thailands incredible handling of Covid amazing, the less we test the less positives to report and the hundreds tested at  private hospitals we wont include those figures either.

 

So a country of 70 million who welcomed the Wuhan Chinese for months has only circa 2900 positives.

 

Stunning management by Team Thailand... country opened up again soon fantastic! nothing to see here move along please....... and over the coming months just an incredible increase in cases of Dengue or seasonal flu or simply routine lung failure but not Covid 19 so no need to count the numbers!

 

No loss of face and minimal damage to the levels of the ministerial troughs!

 

 

lets wait for todays figures maybe 18 and not out from a total of 127 tested nationwide.........the rest just give them 12 paracetamol  a day that will bring the temperature readings down. 

 

 

I posted this earlier in another topic before todays planned figures.... i guessed 18, not so far off.

 

Press release for single figures by end of week is being drafted now!

 

 

 

I remember a story about a month ago where the figure of 3,000 cases by the end of April was predicted by some minister or "expert".Just wondering if he had some inside knowledge of the forth coming program?

[guydude]

Just curious: are they actually testing anybody for the virus? Do they even have the test kits to be able to test anybody? If you don't test it will look like nobody is sick (especially if accurate cause-of-death determinations are difficult). Why would infection rates in Thailand be going down when the rest of the world is going up? 

[FarFlungFalang]

We know they said they were not doing lots of tests because it was too expensive so the numbers are not correct so why bother with the dung numbers?

[RedRoadRunner]

This seems to be a total joke to me, 50 deaths. Was the cause of that proven to be from Covid 19? How many of them died of other causes, where the virus was found in the body?

 For example in Italy no exact cause of death was determined AT ALL !

a study says that around 5% of the fatalities are Covid 19 related.

 How many people worldwide die every year of pneumonia, Malaria and HIV/AIDS?

 There are millions of those every year !

 These Covid 19 death numbers are at best laughable and the measures taken are totally over the top. But it is a good chance for governments to demonstrate what they are able to do and how far they can push their citizens..........

[cornishcarlos]

12 minutes ago, diks said:

.... and short term suffering. In an area nearby, which can be considered a middle income area, people already are offering their furniture and other items including literally their shirts for sale along the road.

 

It's shocking really, after just a month of lock down !! 

Middle income people should have saved a bit but borrow beyond their means...

[hottrader77]

33 minutes ago, mommysboy said:

Bangkok is a clear hub of infection and needs to be locked down - ie, no travel in or out.

keep those dirty local thais in quarantine to keep the figures down , obviously the farangs are very clean and free of disease only dirty local thais are spreading it .

[SkyFax]

24 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

problem is I just don't believe a word of it.

Don't believe their news? No problem. Just make up some news of your own. 'Twon't make any difference.

[DrTuner]

Right, so the one party goer that dropped dead has not been recorded. Begs the question how many others.

 

EDIT: This one for those not familiar with the matter:

 

Edited April 22, 2020 by DrTuner

[DrTuner]

33 minutes ago, FarFlungFalang said:

We know they said they were not doing lots of tests because it was too expensive so the numbers are not correct so why bother with the dung numbers?

They think by repeating them often enough it'll become gospel. It's straight out of commie brainwashing doctrines.

[Solidpoo]

HAHAHA what a load of <deleted>

[wensiensheng]

8 infected people because they visited or worked in crowded areas. What crowded areas? I thought there were none as a result of the restrictions? And now what about other people who visited those “crowded areas”? Wait and see or track them all down and isolate them? There just never seems to be any follow up information on people who contract the virus from an unknown source. Guess we don’t need to know.

[kingstonkid]

48 minutes ago, guydude said:

Just curious: are they actually testing anybody for the virus? Do they even have the test kits to be able to test anybody? If you don't test it will look like nobody is sick (especially if accurate cause-of-death determinations are difficult). Why would infection rates in Thailand be going down when the rest of the world is going up? 

If you take a look many countries are actually going down including the US.

 

I think everyone is right in that the government can reduce the restrictions on the rest of the country but the Greater Bangkok area (Bangkok and the provinces surrounding it) should still be under limitations.   

I do not understand the need to rush to open hair dressers and gyms here as i am not sure of the way they are kept sanitary.  Do people actually spray and wipe the equipment after they use it?

 

[SkyFax]

16 minutes ago, DrTuner said:

They think by repeating them often enough it'll become gospel. It's straight out of commie brainwashing doctrines.

And the commies get it straight out of Goebbels (as attributed) "The Big Lie":

If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_lie#Goebbels's_use_of_the_expression

 

[HHTel]

And still Cha-cha-cha says that extending the lock down past 30th is still on the table.  He will meet to discuss options next week.