Fast-acting Thailand and South Korea hold key to dodging 'second wave'

Lessons from first coronavirus wave show need to impose strict policies quickly

KENJI ASADA and KAZUHIRO KIDA, Nikkei data journalists

 

Asakusa, Tokyo, a popular tourist destination, is seen empty during the state of emergency, left, and after it was lifted on May 25. (Source photos by Reuters)

 

The world is bracing for a "second wave" of coronavirus infections

 

How best to prepare for the dreaded surge is not an easy question to answer. A host of variables are at play, including the type of political system, the level of economic development and the willingness of citizens and businesses to accept restrictions.

 

But an analysis of global government responses so far shows an unmistakable pattern: swift action was the key to successful containment. If containment measures were not taken before daily new case numbers reached 0.5 per 100,000 people, those countries almost invariably failed to rein in the virus's spread.

 

Nikkei analyzed the correlation between Oxford University's government response stringency index and new daily infections in relation to population.

 

Full story: https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Datawatch/Fast-acting-Thailand-and-South-Korea-hold-key-to-dodging-second-wave

 

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The  krap never stops  coming does it, this is the 110th wave of BS

thailand sure has done a good job of the covid-19 and must be congratulated for their efforts. do not let the guard down,however, to avoid second wave of infections.

1 hour ago, bodga said:

The  krap never stops  coming does it, this is the 110th wave of BS

yeah .... just open everything up ... just let Wuhan and Beijing folk travel wherever they want. 

There's no virus ...it's just a made up story. 

One more confused with correlation and causality.

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Fast-acting Thailand and South Korea hold key to dodging 'second wave'

 

I can't explain Thailands apparent 'success' but putting them in the same camp as South Korea in COVID response is a farce. 

 

Thailand did nothing at all until March, had the first reported case outside china, and even when they did shut airports down, unless you lived in a major hub, literally nothing changed over the weeks thereafter. My province you wouldn't even have known there was a virus other than some things were closed down and you couldn't buy booze for a while. 

0.18% world wide mortality rate <deleted>....

A Flu season was around this 3 years ago... 

Not withstanding the asymptomatic 

 PLANDEMIC 

Opportunity to boast about not getting a second wave. Possibly if it arrives they will call it Thailand The Hub of third waves.

Hub of fast acting

1 hour ago, sahibji said:

thailand sure has done a good job of the covid-19 and must be congratulated for their efforts. do not let the guard down,however, to avoid second wave of infections.

AS long s they dont open the borders things will be ok.

1 hour ago, Mama Noodle said:

 

I can't explain Thailands apparent 'success' but putting them in the same camp as South Korea in COVID response is a farce. 

 

Thailand did nothing at all until March, had the first reported case outside china, and even when they did shut airports down, unless you lived in a major hub, literally nothing changed over the weeks thereafter. My province you wouldn't even have known there was a virus other than some things were closed down and you couldn't buy booze for a while. 

totally different experience. Where i am all was locked down. Where it mattered the most BKK things were quickly locked down. It was litterly a ghost town. So Thailand did well, US and Uk for instance are examples of failure.

 

Thailand acted far faster then many other countries in closing the border. The UK never closed the borders and look how bad it got over there. Almost the worst in Europe. 

Edited June 22, 20206 yr by robblok

What B/S 

 

Posted Feb 18 Thai Visa

The Thai government is considering adding China and India to the list of countries eligible for visa exempt entry to Thailand.

Currently, both Chinese and Indian tourists are required to obtain a visa on arrival (VOA) before entering Thailand.

 

Posted March 05 Thai Visa

The Thai government on Thursday announces new compulsory quarantine measure for arrivals from four countries and two territories in a bid to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

 

I can't find the issue that showed Suvarnabhumi Airport totally full of incoming Chinese after they where supposedly forbidden to come into thailand.

 

The loonies in the states have got a hold of this fake news and are playing it up big.

 

What B/S everywhere

You will get as many waves as are allowed.

Fast acting thailand is a BS way to look at it as some posters will remind from feb /march. 

They took away people's freedom to control them and continued it even with the very low figures. 

Dont seem have any fast acting to remove it.

Remains to be seen if and when they will allow their tourist industry jobs to return.

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

yeah .... just open everything up ... just let Wuhan and Beijing folk travel wherever they want. 

There's no virus ...it's just a made up story. 

Two day ago...

 

 

It is hard to understand that there are still so many deniers ... on this forum as well ...

The death rate is not 0.something per cent , but ...

 "At least 467,085 people globally have died from COVID-19 and 8,933,339 have been infected by the novel coronavirus that causes it : https://graphics.reuters.com/CHINA-HEALTH-MAP/0100B59S39E/index.html "

 

Active cases: 4,137,534 (46.30%)

People recovered: 4,328,720 (48.50%)

Deaths: 467,085 (5.20%)

 

(Reuters) - The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, with the total rising by 183,020 in a 24-hour period.

The biggest increase was from North and South America with over 116,000 new cases, according to a daily report here Total global cases are over 8.7 million with more than 461,000 deaths, according to the WHO.

 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/who-reports-record-daily-increase-in-coronavirus-cases-idUSKBN23S0V2

Coronavirus: Brazil becomes second country to pass 50,000 deaths : https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-53132225

 

Germany's coronavirus reproduction rate jumps, indicating rising contagion : https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany/germanys-coronavirus-reproduction-rate-jumps-indicating-rising-contagion-idUSKBN23S0PJ

 

 

Some will be denying until the end . WHY ?

 

Edited June 22, 20206 yr by nobodysfriend

2 minutes ago, Yinn said:

Two day ago...

 

 

Yinn, Thailand has done an exceptional job in keeping the COVID-19 virus transmission rate as low as possible. Full credit goes to our Khun Prayut Chan O Cha for his strategic enforcement and timely suppression of the border entry points and airport lockdowns.

Khun Prayut has implemented all the correct procedures and policies to assist in zero to minimal infection rates. I don't listen to the farang nayers, some posters don't even live in Thailand, they just want to moan & whinge because it's like taking medicine ...they feel better after their rant.  lol

 

17 minutes ago, Yinn said:

Two day ago...

 

Do you ever wonder why pretty much nobody talks about Thailand other than Thailand?

7 minutes ago, steven100 said:

Yinn, Thailand has done an exceptional job in keeping the COVID-19 virus transmission rate as low as possible. Full credit goes to our Khun Prayut Chan O Cha for his strategic enforcement and timely suppression of the border entry points and airport lockdowns.

Khun Prayut has implemented all the correct procedures and policies to assist in zero to minimal infection rates.

 

Gotta wonder why you love an unelected fraud so much. There has to be a back story. 

4 minutes ago, Mama Noodle said:

 

Gotta wonder why you love an unelected fraud so much. There has to be a back story. 

I'm not a fan of Prajut , but he deserves some credit for the handling of this crisis .

It could have been much worse .

I should not have read beyond the original article in this thread. The subsequent banter has lowered my intelligence measurably. Not that I was all that smart to begin with.

2 hours ago, steven100 said:

4 hours ago, bodga said:

The  krap never stops  coming does it, this is the 110th wave of BS

yeah .... just open everything up ... just let Wuhan and Beijing folk travel wherever they want. 

There's no virus ...it's just a made up story. 

Pretty sure @bodga is referring to his own thoughts rather than the virus.

A post with video from a conspiracy-pseudoscience site and a reply has been removed.

 

A post in violation of fair use policy has been removed.  

24 minutes ago, nobodysfriend said:

It is hard to understand that there are still so many deniers ... on this forum as well ...

The death rate is not 0.something per cent , but ...

 "At least 467,085 people globally have died from COVID-19 and 8,933,339 have been infected by the novel coronavirus that causes it : https://graphics.reuters.com/CHINA-HEALTH-MAP/0100B59S39E/index.html "

 

Active cases: 4,137,534 (46.30%)

People recovered: 4,328,720 (48.50%)

Deaths: 467,085 (5.20%)

 

(Reuters) - The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, with the total rising by 183,020 in a 24-hour period.

The biggest increase was from North and South America with over 116,000 new cases, according to a daily report here Total global cases are over 8.7 million with more than 461,000 deaths, according to the WHO.

 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/who-reports-record-daily-increase-in-coronavirus-cases-idUSKBN23S0V2

Coronavirus: Brazil becomes second country to pass 50,000 deaths : https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-53132225

 

Germany's coronavirus reproduction rate jumps, indicating rising contagion : https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany/germanys-coronavirus-reproduction-rate-jumps-indicating-rising-contagion-idUSKBN23S0PJ

 

 

Some will be denying until the end . WHY ?

 

A 5 % mortality rate of 8 billion people equals 400 million deaths. 

What a joke ,explain why south Korea has prohibited the transit of thais???

3 minutes ago, nobodysfriend said:

I'm not a fan of Prajut , but he deserves some credit for the handling of this crisis .

It could have been much worse .

There is no way you can prove It

1 minute ago, Serindib said:

A 5 % mortality rate of 8 billion people equals 400 million deaths. 

There are not 8 billion people infected with Covid ( yet ) , but 8,933,339 as today . ( 8 million )

6 minutes ago, Mama Noodle said:

 

Do you ever wonder why pretty much nobody talks about Thailand other than Thailand?

You on thaivisa, talking about Thailand, about Thai news, with thaibrand noodle brand name with Thai person and popular POTY winner.

 

Where you live? Thailand right? 

 

Is very popular. 

 

Thaifood famous in the world, thai Muay Tai boxing, Thai smile, Thai massage, Thai dye, top 4 tourist destination in world, 39 million fly the plane last year to visit the Thai people.

 

What you say? I forget already.

 

 

3 minutes ago, Serindib said:

A 5 % mortality rate of 8 billion people equals 400 million deaths. 

Exactly. Even if you believe the 400,000 reported deaths that's less than 1% of the world deaths in a NORMAL year. Hardly a blip.

1 minute ago, Yinn said:

I forget already.

 

Do you ever wonder why pretty much nobody talks about Thailand's COVID response other than Thailand and people with vested interests in Thailand?

7 minutes ago, nobodysfriend said:

I'm not a fan of Prajut , but he deserves some credit for the handling of this crisis .

It could have been much worse .

Good morning my freind.

 

The Thai people pressure Prayut. He start slow. (But he listen and change).

 

The credit is other people, not much Prayut.

 

Have a nice day Sir.