Bangkok condo probed after infected Malaysian’s visit

By The Nation

 

 

The Public Health Ministry has launched an investigation after a visitor to Thailand tested positive for Covid-19 on his return to Malaysia. The Malaysian government is yet to confirm where or when he contracted the virus.

 

The 46-year-old Malaysian man was symptomless when he returned to Malaysia on August 5 but the result of a second test on August 15 revealed he was infected with Covid-19.

 

Health Ministry officials are investigating an unnamed condominium in Bangkok where the man is thought to have stayed and are preparing to screen residents there for Covid-19.

 

There is a low risk that he contracted the disease in Thailand, said Dr Tanarak Plipat, deputy director-general of the Disease Control Department.

 

“The investigation will seek the source of his infection, which is still a mystery since he was quarantined in Malaysia for 10 days,” he said.

 

He also mentioned the new “D614G” mutation of Covid-19 discovered in Malaysia, which is reportedly far more infectious than existing strains. He said Thailand’s screening process did not need to be changed to detect the mutation.

 

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Tracing underway after Malaysian found with COVID-19 on return from Thailand

 

 

Thai health investigators have been looking for an unknown number of people who were in close contact with a Malaysian man, who tested positive for COVID-19 after his return to his home country on August 5th.

 

Disease Control Department Director-General Dr. Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoenchai said today (Monday) that Malaysia’s IHR national focal point had notified its counterpart in Thailand about the infection of the 46-year old Malaysian, who left Thailand for Malaysia on August 5th.

 

Asymptomatic, the man tested positive in a RT-PCR test on August 15th. He was said to be living in Bangkok and spent most of the time in-doors.

 

Source: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/tracing-underway-after-malaysian-found-with-covid-19-on-return-from-thailand/

 

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13 minutes ago, webfact said:

He was said to be living in Bangkok and spent most of the time in-doors.

yeah for sure!!

He also said that health investigators will also try to discover how the Malaysian man was infected and by whom.

 

If you ever decide to start testing more people, as many other countries do, you might get nearer to finding why your "Covid numbers" are, allegedly, zero.

No testing, no sign of said virus. 

Edited August 17, 20205 yr by Thaiwrath

Yeah, all you need is one infected person to ruin everything...and thus his name will be know at patient zero...

File thailand's covid figures with other things as real - the easter bunny, nessy, Ultraman, santa and white american marine pilots based in nigeria

Edited August 17, 20205 yr by RichardColeman

Well, we have seen second waves in many countries now...just waiting for it here.  In fact, some places deserve to be shut down for totally disregarding 'health procedures'.  Hope it doesn't happen, but only time will tell.

Thailand is still waiting for the first faze! Funny how 2 Japanese are said to have contracted the virus  in Thailand.

Edited August 18, 20205 yr by naryan
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4 hours ago, webfact said:

There is a low risk that he contracted the disease in Thailand

Mmmmmmm ... really!!?!?!?

4 hours ago, webfact said:

He also mentioned the new “D614G” mutation of Covid-19 discovered in Malaysia, which is reportedly far more infectious than existing strains.

It is well known that the virus constantly mutates .

It is possible that a more deadly version appears ... it is also possible that a working vaccine will never be found .

I am not a " doomsday prophet " , but for that the human species survives in the long run , it has to be greatly reduced ...

We are just taught a lesson by a living planet , but hardly anybody sees this .

Frequently Thailand reports foreigners tested negative on arrival and positive on the second coronavirus test.

 

I wouldn’t be surprised if Thailand reports that they discovered he caught it on the plane ride to Malaysia and he did not have it when he left Thailand. But Thailand is quick to blame foreign countries when someone arrives in Thailand and test negative but test positive on the second coronavirus test.

it for them.then it was distributed countrywide due to sacking millions over a few days in bkk and they returned home flooding bus stations and other transport.this type of behaviour causes a lot of cases worldwide without exception.why is it different here?testing or lack of it.its as simple as that.pneumonia deaths are way up on normal yrs .why?thats whats going on the death certs as thats whats killing the victims,why do they have pneumonia.well yep you got it.

No Condo name? Sounds like a boss story? 

Would be nice to know how long he had been in Thailand? Pre-COVID lockdown? Post/quarantined?

 

 

1 hour ago, nobodysfriend said:

It is well known that the virus constantly mutates .

It is possible that a more deadly version appears ...

Anything is possible, but typically viruses mutate in ways that enhance their chances of replication:

- less lethal to the host

- more contagious

5 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

He also said that health investigators will also try to discover how the Malaysian man was infected and by whom.

 

If you ever decide to start testing more people, as many other countries do, you might get nearer to finding why your "Covid numbers" are, allegedly, zero.

No testing, no sign of said virus. 

Regardless if you test or not... if there are real cases, they will eventually show up at the hospital. 

1 hour ago, rtco said:

Mmmmmmm ... really!!?!?!?

 

That is why pre testing and testing on arrival is not fool proof. Due to the incubation period, you could get infected from point A to point B.

in that case, who pays for the test ?  the government or people out of their pocket ?

1 hour ago, rupert the bear said:

it for them.then it was distributed countrywide due to sacking millions over a few days in bkk and they returned home flooding bus stations and other transport.this type of behaviour causes a lot of cases worldwide without exception.why is it different here?testing or lack of it.its as simple as that.pneumonia deaths are way up on normal yrs .why?thats whats going on the death certs as thats whats killing the victims,why do they have pneumonia.well yep you got it.

Do you have a source for the pneumonia death rate data? Thank you.

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Asymptomatic, the man tested positive in a RT-PCR test on August 15th. He was said to be living in Bangkok and spent most of the time in-doors.

Okay he was a a loner with very few friends... so wh not name the condo for all us people that would like to know if we have had any possible contact?

Why is it always "not named BS" ?

1 hour ago, 2long said:

"D614G .. is reportedly far more infectious than existing strains"

Please give us all a break! In my opinion, Covid 19 is not the big deal making it out to be. It's a coronavirus that kills a fraction of a percent of the population, who had/have underlying health issues. Governments are lying about figures, such as including any death after infection as a Covid death.

Can we all just grow up and move on?!

Thats a bit of a dumb comment , perfectly healthy people are dying from this virus as welll and so do children so i think you should not make such assumptions . 

imagine that was a Farang ?  

Got to be Fake News. Prayut has said no COVID cases in Thailand! lol

5 hours ago, ezzra said:

Yeah, all you need is one infected person to ruin everything...and thus his name will be know at patient zero...

I’m curious what under investigation means?  This was posted yesterday on TV.

It looks like many possible cases in Thailand 

 

When you see photos of people in government quarantine facilities in some countries, it looks like they let people go to common areas for some time each day even though they are masked up and socially distanced. I guess these would be the ones who tested negative before. Sometimes these places are outside. For mealtimes or for the muslims when they do their prayers. And there are a few stories in the news of people who were negative when they went into quarantine testing positive afterwards. I wonder how many people catch it in quarantine facilities.

Edited August 18, 20205 yr by Ketyo

1 hour ago, hioctane said:

Regardless if you test or not... if there are real cases, they will eventually show up at the hospital. 

What are these numbers under investigation, and where are these people?

 

Post with false information has been reported and removed along with replies.  

 

To much panic for no reason. Left media pfff

 

8 hours ago, bodga said:

yeah for sure!!

Of course! Just like the Egyptian soldier that never infected anyone on his cross-provincial travels.

The government's extensive testing once again proving to the whole world that Thailand is Covid free!

1 hour ago, Ketyo said:

When you see photos of people in government quarantine facilities in some countries, it looks like they let people go to common areas for some time each day even though they are masked up and socially distanced. I guess these would be the ones who tested negative before. Sometimes these places are outside. For mealtimes or for the muslims when they do their prayers. And there are a few stories in the news of people who were negative when they went into quarantine testing positive afterwards. I wonder how many people catch it in quarantine facilities.

a friend of mine currently under quarantine in bkk says they were allowed out after 5 days for an hour day