DJ may have been infected at his work places by an asymptomatic case

 

This general view taken from the viewing platform of the Baiyoke Sky Hotel in Bangkok late April 29, 2020, shows illuminated intersecting highways, empty of vehicles after the start of a 22:00-04:00 curfew imposed in the Thai capital. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

The unidentified DJ, who became Thailand’s first locally transmitted COVID-19 case in more than 100 days, may have been infected at his work places by someone returning from abroad, or by an asymptomatic carrier, according to Dr. Kiatipoom Wongrachit, Director-General of the Mental Health Department.

 

The DJ’s condition is not serious and he is now under the care of doctors at the Corrections Department’s hospital, said Dr. Kiatipoom, adding, however, that screening of the people who were in contact with the patient showed negative results, indicating that the virus has not spread further.

 

The Disease Control Department and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration dispatched a mobile testing unit and health officials today (Saturday) to a condominium in the Bang Mod area of Bangkok, to provide free tests for residents of the condominium where the infected DJ lives with his family.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/dj-may-have-been-infected-at-his-work-places-by-an-asymptomatic-case/

 

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41 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

The DJ’s condition is not serious

It appears that the conditions of the vast majority of people, returnees mainly, are also NOT serious, and practically all of them are not aware that they 'have' Covid-19', until the test indicates they have, yet people here are acting as if the bubonic plague is around ! 

Time to return to Normal, normal, and get on with life. 

Edited September 6, 20205 yr by Thaiwrath

Jailed for drug offence(s). Did he spill the beans on his supplier(s) and were they all located and tested?

 

Edited September 6, 20205 yr by overherebc

What was the nature of his "drug offense"? Was he tested with others in a club late at night, or a small time dealer, or what? I don't know why I'm curious, I just am.

14 minutes ago, Enzian said:

What was the nature of his "drug offense"? Was he tested with others in a club late at night, or a small time dealer, or what? I don't know why I'm curious, I just am.

Test done when locked up.

To date, Thailand is averaging 1 positive case for every 461 tests done. Extrapolating to 65 million would mean there are 141,000 positive individuals running around.

Amazing how they avoid passing it on!

https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus/country/thailand?country=~THA

There is a good chance that the source was his drug dealer, in which case there is very little chance of ever finding it. At least this country does have a competent tracing capability which is more than can be said for many so called first world countries. So there seems to be a reasonable chance of controlling any spread.

Being a DJ in a Bangkok night club catching covid would be least he could catch

A troll post and the replies have been removed. 

19 minutes ago, Peabody said:

To date, Thailand is averaging 1 positive case for every 461 tests done. Extrapolating to 65 million would mean there are 141,000 positive individuals running around.

Amazing how they avoid passing it on!

https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus/country/thailand?country=~THA

It would be interesting if Thailand tested more, to get a better picture of the situation, but also to show it's actually possible to maintain an open society even with daily infections. 

 

Here in Denmark they tested 1.817.503 people which is about a third of our population. 

We had 17.736 positives so far and 627 deaths.

We're open for businesses more or less as usual, but off course with some minor restrictions, where the mandatory mask in public transport is the most annoying one. Mostly annoying because we haven't been shown any evidence that masks actually work. 

 

So Thailand shouldn't get to spooked about having their first local infection in 100 days. 

 

It's not the end of the world. 

 

 

2 hours ago, Peabody said:

To date, Thailand is averaging 1 positive case for every 461 tests done. Extrapolating to 65 million would mean there are 141,000 positive individuals running around.

Amazing how they avoid passing it on!

https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus/country/thailand?country=~THA

While I agree that there are a lot more cases in Thailand than the ones detected, one cannot extrapolate in that manner as the ones tested are those most at risk. 

5 hours ago, rooster59 said:

may have been infected at his work places by someone returning from abroad

Here we go, getting ready to blame a farang

1 minute ago, RichardColeman said:

Here we go, getting ready to blame a farang

Agreed, the rhetoric most definitely points the finger outside of Thailand. 

 

The juvenile ‘Thai can do no wrong’ mindset is childish and exhausting...    A home grown case is a home grown case and could have been contracted from any one of the 99% of the population in Thailand which has not been tested. 

 

 

I am quite sure, by the time the week is out that this case will be tracked back to a Burmese worker who ’snuck’ over the border illegally.... Yawn... 

 

 

If all his family members have traces of the virus, it means they got if before him.

I don't understand why they are focusing on him now.

Must've been one of those 100 day covid free asymptomatic cases.

 

See no covid, test no covid, find no covid.

Edited September 6, 20205 yr by DrTuner

4 hours ago, overherebc said:

Jailed for drug offence(s). Did he spill the beans on his supplier(s) and were they all located and tested?

 

 

Most probably not (given that he likely wants to live...) and indeed this could be why authorities are unable to find the source of the infection.

38 minutes ago, Anton9 said:

If all his family members have traces of the virus, it means they got if before him.

I don't understand why they are focusing on him now.

 

But they do not. All family members tested negative.

 

And it sounds like he lived alone.

 

They are focusing on him because he has the virus, had not been abroad so it is a case of community transmisison. Where there is one such case there will be others.

2 hours ago, Virt said:

It would be interesting if Thailand tested more, to get a better picture of the situation

they tested plenty of people positive for pneumonia.

6 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

It appears that the conditions of the vast majority of people, returnees mainly, are also NOT serious, and practically all of them are not aware that they 'have' Covid-19', until the test indicates they have, yet people here are acting as if the bubonic plague is around ! 

Time to return to Normal, normal, and get on with life. 

Yes Thai Army are enjoying sending the country broke. Thaksin would save the economy for sure. It's a joke.

3 hours ago, Peabody said:

To date, Thailand is averaging 1 positive case for every 461 tests done. Extrapolating to 65 million would mean there are 141,000 positive individuals running around.

Amazing how they avoid passing it on!

https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus/country/thailand?country=~THA

And...POOF!!...suddenly Thailand with its untold numbers is among all the other countries (e.g. the countires in Europe) which were handling the pandemic successfully, but other than Thailand tested a lot and reported transparently.

 

So Thailand is successful as well, sure. But this is mainly due to other climatic conditions (open windows and/or use of air-drying ACs) and social behaviour (wai, granny lives in the family instead of old age home...), and not thanks to a professional approach of the government here.

 

Edited September 6, 20205 yr by Flying Saucage

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

Here we go, getting ready to blame a farang

It's going to be tricky when their test and quarantine regime is claimed to be so efficient at stopping it from spreading but if like you have confidence they'll pull off a triple pike with half twist and stick the landing.He may have caught it in a taxi or he may have caught it in the toilet or he may have caught it anywhere from anyone.

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

Agreed, the rhetoric most definitely points the finger outside of Thailand. 

 

The juvenile ‘Thai can do no wrong’ mindset is childish and exhausting...    A home grown case is a home grown case and could have been contracted from any one of the 99% of the population in Thailand which has not been tested. 

 

 

I am quite sure, by the time the week is out that this case will be tracked back to a Burmese worker who ’snuck’ over the border illegally.... Yawn... 

 

 

I don't think and cannot imagine that any other country in the world (except some other dictatorships, let's see how the first case in North Korea will be reported) use this very Thai argumentation of always blaming foreigners nowadays anymore. The Thai propaganda machinery is so embarrassing.

 

Edited September 6, 20205 yr by Flying Saucage

24 minutes ago, spiekerjozef said:

they tested plenty of people positive for pneumonia.

They did then suddenly stopped publishing the results or those tests.

3 hours ago, Peabody said:

To date, Thailand is averaging 1 positive case for every 461 tests done. Extrapolating to 65 million would mean there are 141,000 positive individuals running around.

Amazing how they avoid passing it on!
https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus/country/thailand?country=~THA

well, Thailand only tests people exposed to or suspected of having the virus, so that already excludes 95% or more.

6 minutes ago, FarFlungFalang said:

It's going to be tricky when their test and quarantine regime is claimed to be so efficient at stopping it from spreading but if like you have confidence they'll pull off a triple pike with half twist and stick the landing.He may have caught it in a taxi or he may have caught it in the toilet or he may have caught it anywhere from anyone.

I just remember back in February Thailand blamed one guy from Hongkong for beeing the source of a Covid infection in Thailand. The authorities in Hongkong, very professionally, immediately approached the Thai authorities for more info to be able to trace back the case in Hongkong. The Thai authorities were very quiet then, and Hongkong annonced that. Was very embarassing for Thailand 

6 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

Time to return to Normal, normal, and get on with life. 

I thought we had... or am I missing something?

Obviously drugs involve smuggling at some point, which means some people crossing borders.

8 hours ago, rooster59 said:

may have been infected at his work places by someone returning from abroad, or by an asymptomatic carrier, according to Dr. Kiatipoom Wongrachit, Director-General of the Mental Health Department.

Looks like Dr Kiatipoom Wongrachit doesn't have much faith in the quarantine procedures.

...and in the meantime, all the tourist and hotel types have shut up about reopening the borders, so I'm sure the PM is content with matters for the moment.

2 hours ago, DrTuner said:

Must've been one of those 100 day covid free asymptomatic cases.

 

See no covid, test no covid, find no covid.

Or Dr could it be a false positive as has now been found in the UK, the swab test picks up dead cells which couldn't be brought back to life in the laboratory. What do you think doc.