Thailand reports ZERO new COVID-19 cases

 

Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin

 

Thailand reported no new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday - the first time no cases have been reported since 9 March.

 

There were no new deaths reported, while a futher 46 people had been discharged.

 

117 people remain in hospital.

 

Public Health Ministry spokesperson Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin said that while Wednesday’s stats offered some relief, he urged members of the public not to become complacent regarding COVID-19.

 

Thailand now has a total of 3,017 COVID-19 cases, of which 2,844 patients have been discharged. 56 people have died.

 

 

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If you don't test people, you don't get the correct information !

that is it then. 

 

i'm hitting the road.  

Congratulations Thailand on a job well done. But it is still way too soon for everyone to drop their guard. 

Absolutely, 100% believable.

They did it, wow they really succeeded in doing it, now open it all up and let us travel and party again....NO, if they did they would just be causing more needless suffering and death, but wait that can not be true if you believe the numbers and hundreds of thousands of non-tested people.....

Edited May 13, 20206 yr by ThailandRyan

Is the Western media all over this?  If not, why not?

Do they get to join the Tasman Travel Bubble now ??

2 minutes ago, fondue zoo said:

Is the Western media all over this?  If not, why not?

I sent it to friends in the US...lets see where it goes...

No <deleted> way this <deleted> is true

it should stay like that, at least, for a week, then we will see... BTW did they tested people to get 0 detection or if nobody was tested thus the  0 detection

BREAKING NEWS

 

Thailand has now completely ended all testing and reporting

27 minutes ago, Thaiwrath said:

If you don't test people, you don't get the correct information !

Second in testing in SEA after Singapore. Better testing than both Taiwan and Japan.

I read a few hours ago that it's being reported China has now ordered compulsory testing again for all Wuhan residents within 10 days. 

17 minutes ago, fondue zoo said:

Is the Western media all over this?  If not, why not?

Why should they? It's not very excited news to report that Thailand, at the other side of the world has no new infected. Scaremongering and panic is what makes people click.

I can see the TAT headline already

34 minutes ago, Thaiwrath said:

If you don't test people, you don't get the correct information !

So what does testing many more people accomplish? More panic and more shutdowns. You would have to test every person  in the country at the same time. And that wouldn't be accurate since the virus has an incubation period of 14 days. So you would have to continuously test every person. 

The idea in the beginning of all the shutdowns was to flatten the curve and not overwhelm the hospitals. Thailand has far exceeded that plan and now people want to change the goalposts. 

A defamatory troll post has been removed. 

3017 people tested, 3017 cases. Well done Thailand.

Well done, Thailand so how can open the inter-provincial buses?

5 minutes ago, Jeff Simoneaux said:

So what does testing many more people accomplish? More panic and more shutdowns. You would have to test every person  in the country at the same time. And that wouldn't be accurate since the virus has an incubation period of 14 days. So you would have to continuously test every person. 

The idea in the beginning of all the shutdowns was to flatten the curve and not overwhelm the hospitals. Thailand has far exceeded that plan and now people want to change the goalposts. 

 

I wouldn't want to be tested if I have no symptoms.

 

How do we know whether the swabs are contaminated in the first place?

 

They might have used the same swabs on other people and then put it in your mouth by accident.

 

Anyway, the 14 days are already over last month. If they are infected, they would be sick by now.

 

 

Edited May 13, 20206 yr by EricTh

Certainly they should test more. I'm sure someone can find a stat on how many were tested yesterday. Can you @DrTuner?Even with lower tests this has to be perceived as encouraging news.

1 minute ago, Jeff Simoneaux said:

So what does testing many more people accomplish? More panic and more shutdowns. You would have to test every person  in the country at the same time. And that wouldn't be accurate since the virus has an incubation period of 14 days. So you would have to continuously test every person. 

The idea in the beginning of all the shutdowns was to flatten the curve and not overwhelm the hospitals. Thailand has far exceeded that plan and now people want to change the goalposts. 

I disagree. Nothing will be gained by people burying their heads in the sand. Covid is here it's not gone away. Why do you think all the restrictions are still in place? Test, Treat, Isolate and Trace. That way you will get a handle on the true scale of the outbreak.

Thailand reports no new coronavirus cases for first time since March 9

 

FILE PHOTO: A worker cleans a plastic barrier after customers had lunch at the Penguin Eat Shabu hotpot restaurant that reopened after the easing of restrictions with the implementation of a plastic barrier and social distancing measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, May 8, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Wednesday reported no new coronavirus cases for the first time since March 9.

 

Thailand has a total of 3,017 cases and 56 deaths since the outbreak escalated in January.

 

The Thai government continues to urge the public to wear masks, practice good hygiene and maintain social distancing measures, said Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a spokesman for the government's Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration.

 

Areas that are still at risk include Bangkok and surrounding provinces, as well as southern Thailand, where there have been a large number of cases in the past several weeks, Taweesin said.

 

Since the outbreak in Thailand, 2,844 patients have recovered from infections and gone home.

 

(Reporting by Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat; Editing by Tom Hogue)

 

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38 minutes ago, fondue zoo said:

Is the Western media all over this?  If not, why not?

Jonathon Head has had two 3 minute pieces on Thailand on BBC World News within the last two weeks. Reasonably balanced accurate and non-controversial reporting, including asking the question why so relatively good.

 

Noone seems interested in finding out though at this stage (the WHO surely should be) and the press, as usual, love wallowing in the misery not the success of any big news event. Can't see CNN running a piece on a success - they love to wallow 24/7.

Edited May 13, 20206 yr by SantiSuk

One of the safest places in the world.

Glad I am here.

6 minutes ago, Henryford said:

3017 people tested, 3017 cases. Well done Thailand.

No. They are the total numbers.

 

We dont kno how many were tested between the last report and this one.

 

Why are they not stating that number.

Zero new Covid-19 cases, for the first time in months

By The Nation

 

 

There were no new cases of Covid-19 over a 24-hour period, or any deaths, Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman of the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said on Wednesday (May 13), marking one of the best days for Thailand since the outbreak of the pandemic.

 

“This is the first time that there have been no new cases since we started the daily Covid-19 reports,” he said.

 

It is the best result, thanks to cooperation from the people, but we should not get complacent; we still have to be vigilant," he warned.

Meanwhile, 46 people have fully recovered and returned home, boosting patient recovery percentage to 94.27.

 

As of May 13, the total number of confirmed cases in the country still stood at 3,017 -- 117 are under treatment, 2,844 have recovered and been discharged, and there have been 56 deaths.

 

Dr Taweesin said that the first time the CCSA saw zero domestic cases was on May 4, but there were still reports in the state quarantine area. He said that people still need to be on guard since there are examples of new cases of infections in other countries.

Globally, there have been more than 4.3 million confirmed cases and around 292,000 deaths.

 

He said of the tested people, 34,444 met the test criteria. Of these, 63 confirmed the infection, a 0.18 positive rate.

 

Since February, 90 infected people were found in state and local quarantine sites, 98 per cent Thai, one per cent American, and one per cent British.

 

The countries from where most infections came were: Indonesia (70 people), United Arab Emirates (5), United States (5), Malaysia (4), Kazakhstan (2), Japan (2), Pakistan (2), UK (2), etc.

 

Dr Taweesin cautioned that no new cases did not mean Thailand had completely rid itself of the virus. People should not become complacent as there might be infected people who have not shown any symptoms yet.

 

Medical experts believe the symptoms take 14 to 21 days or more to show up.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30387773

 

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Just now, Sujo said:

No. They are the total numbers.

 

We dont kno how many were tested between the last report and this one.

 

Why are they not stating that number.

That's my point they are not quoting how many have been tested. Might only be 3017 so the figures look good.

48 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

that is it then. 

 

i'm hitting the road.  

Didn't you go to Bangkok?

Anyway, I agree if not now then when?