9 hours ago, GeorgeCross said:

"Covid-19: Thailand named best in the world in coronavirus pandemic recovery stats"

 

its a shame the UK doesn't recognise this ????

Christ I wouldn’t believe it also ,what rubbish stats lol????????????????

9 hours ago, spiekerjozef said:

What do you think 2nd, 3rd and 4th waves will do in Europe or the US?

 

Well done Thailand !

I recent read that there is a possibillity that it are 10 waves....

It was not spoken what kind of waves, but either way everybody has been warned.

8 hours ago, Logosone said:

What? But Papua New Guinea,  Burundi and Uganda have less deaths! How did they not get the crown?

 

So has Thailand having tested 0.4% of its population tested more than Papua New Guinea then?

 

 

Best in the world still complaining.

pffft

 

i remember in March you say Germany best in the world.

pfffft.

 

complain the mask, the trace app.

pfffft.

1 hour ago, Matzzon said:

The only thing you are posting here is that the rest of the world is a bunch of fools and you are the one that knows best. 

 

No I do not because I am not a Thai.

10 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

Good work Thailand and congratulations to the people of Thailand who came together to fight the virus.

 

Keep the borders closed. 

Yes, I agree

26 minutes ago, johng said:

The lockdown and booze ban helped a little  bit with the road deaths but they still managed 30- 40 every day.

This third about covid, not road death. 

Want to compare?

 

 research by a House of Commons Select Committee estimated that 34,100 deaths were attributable to obesity — 6.8 per cent of all deaths in England.

After reading 13 pages of this topic,thanks to the Thai bashes my PC is now infected with so much bull s..t Well done Thailand keep up the good work.

Edited July 29, 20205 yr by geoff65

Congratulations on your efforts.... 

What a farcical insult to the intelligence.

 

No evidence of Covid in Thailand a country where anyone over 50 dying of a respiratory illness is a routine event, a few thousand more than normal doesnt raise an eyebrow as expected by the hierarchy.

 

Also no evidence of prostitution in a country with some form of knocking shop every few kms. 

 

Does anyone actually believe the laughable garbage that is fed to the media and public in daily releases, should we congratulate them on simply avoiding the truth.

 

 

Congratulations to the Thai people.

The Baht remains strong.

USA, UK, India, Europe and many others should take note.

 

 

 

10 hours ago, spiekerjozef said:

What do you think 2nd, 3rd and 4th waves will do in Europe or the US?

 

Well done Thailand !

I'hope that you have a large bank account based in a western country (or a guaranteed pension/ retirement income) which allows you to live in comfort in Thailand due to the overall cost of living. 

 

If you are an expat working on an expat salary, I would be worried - once the economy crashes further, that expat salary may become a local salary (or the position goes away).

And I would be extremely surprised, if you were an employee in the tourism industry who lost his job and all of his income

I thought Vietnam is #1... fewer than 400 cases and no deaths

What about Laos?  even fewer cases and none for months.

 

These stats seem to be like the Oscar for movies - completely meaningless

6 minutes ago, Yinn said:

This third about covid, not road death. 

Want to compare?

 

 research by a House of Commons Select Committee estimated that 34,100 deaths were attributable to obesity — 6.8 per cent of all deaths in England.

Compare the UK road deaths to Thailands ? No comparison.

 

I notice lots more Thais are overweight..most probably all that horrible foreign food ?...took my "ancient" American (overweight) friend to the local diabetes clinic there where a lot of patients there

don't worry we wore a mask.

Cambodia is number one rocking covid! Very few cases

Congrats but the leaders are living in a bubble comfortable with not caring where their next baht is coming but the longer it goes the countries funds will slowly be depleted with the economy intake.

 

There is very little testing nor are they ready for the second plus wave which will come once they have to let the outside world if they are lucky again a vaccine or better treatment for the virus arrives. Right now they don't have any real medical plans in place to address what is sure to come while their leaders brag and continue to blame foreigners.

3 hours ago, Logosone said:

Until you realise that 5700 deaths is 0.0553 of Sweden's population. That's a pretty low number.

 

And comparing a country of 10 million with one of 330 million will obviously make the smaller country look worse. It distorts the statistics.

 

 

 

 

Actually, counting deaths per million or per 100,000 accounts for the difference in size.  

But I agree with your point on the overall impact.  5,700 out of about 10 million is about 0.055% (0.0553 as in your post would be 5.5% and with a population of 10 million would be 550,000 dead Swedes)

In the USA, there are officially 2.1 million ACTIVE cases (based on tests) - there are 330 million residents, which means that more than 99% of the US population is not infected.  145,000 deaths equals to 0044% of the entire population.

Of course, everyone will say that the numbers would be much higher without lockdown - but with the USA being criticized for it lack of measures... oh well 

 

Anyone telling us that the unofficial figures of infection are 10 times as high is simply making an argument that the mortality is then 10 times lower.  

9 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Looking at the worldwide news everyday I am happy to be in Thailand with no or little Covid-19.

Many people complain about the government but I think especially in this case we have to say: Good job. Thanks.

And then there are all the Thai people who take this serious. Most were wearing masks right from the beginning. Nobody had to order the people to wear masks, they were smart enough to do it by themselves. Great.

 

And the economy? Obviously that is bad and it will continue to be bad for some time. Nobody likes that. But what's the alternative? Opening up the borders and inviting tourist in? How long will it take before they infect others? And then? Let it spread or shut down again? I think no international tourists is the best from all the bad options.

A lot of girls have their internet service cut off and cannot post to Facebook. You know the economy is bad when the women and men go home to isaan and are broke. But the wealthy Thais and retired expats are all safe, have shelter, money, food and booze and really that is all that matters. ????

43 minutes ago, rabang said:

No I do not because I am not a Thai.

How is that relevant? Are you in this Thai forum only to talk bad about Thailand and it´s people?

They are also ranked 141st in testing. So....

4 minutes ago, Matzzon said:

How is that relevant? Are you in this Thai forum only to talk bad about Thailand and it´s people?

What is your purpose in life?

13 minutes ago, thailand49 said:

Congrats but the leaders are living in a bubble comfortable with not caring where their next baht is coming but the longer it goes the countries funds will slowly be depleted with the economy intake.

 

There is very little testing nor are they ready for the second plus wave which will come once they have to let the outside world if they are lucky again a vaccine or better treatment for the virus arrives. Right now they don't have any real medical plans in place to address what is sure to come while their leaders brag and continue to blame foreigners.

They better hope for a quick vaccine in which case the strategy might work. Without it there are going to be hard times closing down everything and waiting for the virus to disappear, which could never happen. Can't keep the country closed forever but they can't let the virus in either because that would mean loss of credibility and face. Only time will tell.

Thailand Yes, the US no. Happy to be here. Some here just cannot stand to see Thailand get a attaboy

10 minutes ago, rabang said:

What is your purpose in life?

Another irrelevant comment. I leave you with that.

11 hours ago, GeorgeCross said:

"Covid-19: Thailand named best in the world in coronavirus pandemic recovery stats"

 

its a shame the UK doesn't recognise this ????

Agree. I sent data to my UK MP to show Thailand's status, pushing for UK quarantine exclusion. If enough people complain maybe we can get it changed. It's worth a try.

36 minutes ago, Wake Up said:

A lot of girls have their internet service cut off and cannot post to Facebook. You know the economy is bad when the women and men go home to isaan and are broke. But the wealthy Thais and retired expats are all safe, have shelter, money, food and booze and really that is all that matters. ????

A good friend owns a few bars in Bangkok. He had many long time employees and he was always fair with them. After the enforced closing of the bars for a few months he and the managers called the girls up country to come back to work. Some came back. But many decided they will stay up country.

It seems to me that many Thais are flexible about their work. If they don't get work in place A then they try B and C. Good!

 

And I know that times are bad for many people. And some of us try to help the people in need. My point in my previous post was that I don't think opening up the country to tourists would make the situation long term any better. Look at Spain and the UK as examples. 

11 hours ago, actonion said:

It does'nt say who named them best in the world

Source: Sanook

impossible, number one should be North Korea...

6 hours ago, herwin1234 said:

Excellent job done, thanks to decisive leadership of Thai officials and a positive united population of Thai citizens.

 

There is SO MUCH to learn from this covid crisis and how different cultures/countries have managed/mismanaged it.

Maybe I remember incorrectly, but didn't Thailand allow Chinese tourists into the country in December, January and February?  wasn't Thailand the first country outside of China with an infected person?

I had asked many times in the past how Thailand avoided infections when it was possible for Chinese to enter - at the same time, Chinese going to Italy started spreading the virus in Europe.  

Still waiting for an answer.

 

Or could it be that the asymptomatic carriers in Thailand are not tested and counted?

Good to know it.

Thanks to:

1-Government's speedy decisive  moves to contain  Corona Virus. 

2-The reasoned population  willing to wear face masks and accept body temperature check on demand.

3-Easy access to affordable masks often made by individual tailors applying own skills to produce them.

4-The tropical  gift to Thailand; high temperature, humidity, and strong UV, all what C/Virus hates.

 

2 is particularly  the attitude the west should copy during this critical period of time.

Freedom of not wearing face masks inside the indoor  public place  is just an abuse of freedom to spread the disease.

 

 

 

 

 

 

22 minutes ago, Miami007 said:

Maybe I remember incorrectly, but didn't Thailand allow Chinese tourists into the country in December, January and February?  wasn't Thailand the first country outside of China with an infected person?

I had asked many times in the past how Thailand avoided infections when it was possible for Chinese to enter - at the same time, Chinese going to Italy started spreading the virus in Europe.  

Still waiting for an answer.

 

Or could it be that the asymptomatic carriers in Thailand are not tested and counted?

And people argue that had Covid-19 stuck Thailand more severely the body couldn’t would have been notable... 

 

The question is: Would 20,000 additional deaths be noticeable? 

 

I’m highly cynical of Thailand’s results, particularly as its such a statistical outlier. 

 

This is one of those situations whereby I really do hope I am wrong and I’ve allowed my distrust of dictatorial governments to colour my bias. 

 

 

Thailands national mortality rate is 0.776 per thousand each year

Of 69.43 million people thats 532,250 people per year (44,354 people per month on average)

 

20,000 additional people died - would it be noticed?

 

Accounting for 50% of the average yearly deaths so far (Jan to June): 266,125 

And a ’hypothetical’ 20,000 additional deaths - thats and additional 7.5% deaths 

 

Would an additional 260 deaths per province, per month be noticed? (77 provinces in Thailand) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 29, 20205 yr by richard_smith237