webfact Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Thailand to expand coronavirus testing as new cases dwindle People line up to get their monthly financial aid, for a three month period, during the government's measures against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) near the Finance Ministry office in Bangkok, Thailand, May 7, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand plans to expand coronavirus testing for critical groups as the number of new cases is dwindling into single digits and some business are reopening, a senior official said on Thursday. The government aims to reach a total of 400,000 tests from the current level of around 230,000, said Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a spokesman for the government's Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration. "This is about 6,000 tests for every million individual ... and considered a moderate amount globally," Taweesin said. Thailand has a population of about 66.5 million and has recorded 2,992 infections since January, with a total of 55 deaths. The criteria for testing will be expanded to include flu-like symptoms without a fever or the loss of the sense of smell, which will account for 85,000 new tests, he said. There will also be additional testing for high-risk professions such as medical personnel, screening authorities, migrant workers, public transportation drivers and delivery workers - but not widespread random testing in the population. "The theory of casting a wide net will not work, but this approach is effective," Taweesin said. The number of new cases in Thailand has been declining since April and authorities have said they will consider a second phase for easing of restrictions such as re-opening of businesses next week after allowing smaller businesses to open earlier this month. (Reporting by Chayut Setboonsarng and Panarat Thepgumpanat; Editing by Aditya Soni) -- © Copyright Reuters 2020-05-07 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePugAndMe Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Quote "The theory of casting a wide net will not work, but this approach is effective," Taweesin said. What? ???? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith101 Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 30 minutes ago, webfact said: "This is about 6,000 tests for every million individual ... and considered a moderate amount globally," Taweesin said. In Thailand the number currently is 3,264 per 1 million of population . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiekerjozef Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 It works better then whatever they do/did in the UK. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post graemeaylward Posted May 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 7, 2020 Aha, now at last we have the figure for the number of tests carried out to date. 26 minutes ago, webfact said: The government aims to reach a total of 400,000 tests from the current level of around 230,000, said Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a spokesman for the government's Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration. "This is about 6,000 tests for every million individual ... and considered a moderate amount globally," Taweesin said. 230,000 in 107 days since 21st January! Low number of tests = low number of positives = low number of cases. Maybe??????? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graemeaylward Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 As I understood it, under the current state of emergency, gatherings of more than five people are not allowed! Unless they are using mirrors, there appears to be more than 5 people gathered in the picture above. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traubert Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Don't let it worry you too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 (edited) They should really start to test the teenage population as the US and the UK are starting to see many cases of Kawasaki Disease which the UK has been finding in children with Covid19. This was a very rare disease, but it is now starting to expand among children to young adults. Its scary to think of the implications that Covid has for all age groups. It is not just the flu as many folks here on TV and as some doctors have been outlining....... https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/more-kids-hospitalized-with-possible-covid-19-complication/ar-BB13HWq5?ocid=msedgntp Edited May 7, 2020 by ThailandRyan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 7 hours ago, webfact said: but not widespread random testing in the population. I see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Quote The criteria for testing will be expanded to include flu-like symptoms without a fever or the loss of the sense of smell, which will account for 85,000 new tests, he said. It will account for 85k new PUI. It's a completely different matter if you can ever process their samples. And it's not just the matter of tests, it's also how quickly you get the diagnosis: https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-how-to-do-testing-and-contact-tracing-bde85b64072e Quote We’re seeing three factors that matter here: 1. How many infected we identify and isolate 2. How many contacts we trace and quarantine 3. How quickly we do both Currently failing on all three, so lockdowns must continue. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tounge Thaied Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 (edited) 32 minutes ago, DrTuner said: It will account for 85k new PUI. It's a completely different matter if you can ever process their samples. And it's not just the matter of tests, it's also how quickly you get the diagnosis: https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-how-to-do-testing-and-contact-tracing-bde85b64072e Currently failing on all three, so lockdowns must continue. Are these test really realiable? The first sentence says "... should not be the sole basis of a patient management decision." Yet the authorities use these Covid19 numbers to justify every decision they make. Should we really be trusting these numbers? It seems to me these Covid-19 tests in many ways are not able to accurately, reliably or conclusively test for SARS Covid-19. What do you think? If you want to understand what this test is... see the linked video below of Dr. Cowan explain the test starting at the 23:00 minute mark. "Negative results do not preclude infection with SARS CoV-2 virus and should not be the sole basis of a patient management decision. In some patients repeat testing at various time points or from various collection sites may be necessary for detection. False-negative results may arise from improper sample collection, degradation of viral RNA during shipping or storage, the presence of RT-PCR inhibitors, and/or mutation in the SARS CoV-2 virus. The impact of vaccines, antiviral therapeutics, antibiotics, and chemotherapeutic or immunosuppressant drugs on assay performance has not been evaluated. Please see CDC website for updated testing algorithms and other information. " Edited May 7, 2020 by Tounge Thaied 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulambana Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 8 hours ago, graemeaylward said: Aha, now at last we have the figure for the number of tests carried out to date I could see the figures (tests/million population) in worldometer site for a longtime. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timendres Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 8 hours ago, ThailandRyan said: They should really start to test the teenage population as the US and the UK are starting to see many cases of Kawasaki Disease which the UK has been finding in children with Covid19. This was a very rare disease, but it is now starting to expand among children to young adults. Its scary to think of the implications that Covid has for all age groups. It is not just the flu as many folks here on TV and as some doctors have been outlining....... This is a stretch. "Many cases" is a stretch. A direct link with COVID-19 is a stretch. According to the article linked below: Quote "Doctors aren’t totally sure what causes it, Jones says, but many believe it’s triggered by a viral illness." [ Dr. Veena Goel Jones, a pediatric hospitalist with Palo Alto Medical Foundation in California, who is also an adjunct clinical assistant professor at the Stanford School of Medicine. ] One would assume that "viral illness" includes all of the Coronas, Influenzas, et.al. And when referring to COVID-19 being "just the flu", what most people are referring to is it's mortality rate, not the actual virus or it's illness, as it is clearly not the same as the flu. https://time.com/5832461/kawasaki-disease-covid-19/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post timendres Posted May 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 7, 2020 (edited) What testing will be performed? Because what really needs to be happening right now is some antibody testing to give us an idea of how many people have already been infected and recovered and are presumably immune. Edited May 7, 2020 by timendres 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 17 hours ago, webfact said: Thailand to expand coronavirus testing as new cases dwindle It should have been the opposite of that... but then again I'm no expert in the land of experts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfiddler Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Hey, we gotta keep this "pandemic" alive ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark35 Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 I hope they wont be importing the same test as they got in Tanzania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonymous Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 21 minutes ago, Mark35 said: I hope they wont be importing the same test as they got in Tanzania. Quite possibly. Thread about this video here: Covid-19 found in goats, birds and fruit according to test kits. Questions should be asked. https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1163320-covid-19-found-in-goats-birds-and-fruit-according-to-test-kits-questions-should-be-asked/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dastakantattaka Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Increasing testing while the cases dwindle.... Thailand should be careful with that! For if they increase tests too much, the undescovered cases will become found and the amount of cases will ... grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Mark35 said: I hope they wont be importing the same test as they got in Tanzania. Let me guess. Some Chinese kits they gave as sign of "friendship" to their debt slaves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tounge Thaied Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 IF YOU THINK THE "EXPERTS" ARE TELLING YOU THE TRUTH, YOU MIGHT WANT TO WATCH THIS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-g9dFZn3Jk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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