Thailand finds second coronavirus infection after long absence

[Davo369]

30 minutes ago, ukrules said:

I wonder where he is now?

 

I suspect he's been locked away / rushed to hospital for 'the emergency treatment' which his special $100k insurance will presumably pay for.

 

Considering there appears to be nothing wrong with the guy I wonder how long they will keep him locked up for and how much the insurance company will pay out?

 

There's a reason the list of approved insurance companies contains only Thai companies which operate at the discretion of the government.

Exactly what i was thinking.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

2 hours ago, Dumbastheycome said:

I am not sure the photo is actually related to the actual case.

 

The photo being dated April 23, 2020, is a pretty good clue... 

[Susco]

3 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

It is all about making it the world's virus, but not Thailand's. Dirty foreigners brought it back and now look......yes sarcasm.

 

It's all about keeping that state of emergency active.

 

Government clerck : Hey Prayuth, state of emergency ends in a few weeks, and can't find any valid excuses any more without upsetting the peasants.

 

Prayuth : Have you considered testing a few random people?

[alyx]

2 hours ago, Daithi85 said:

That photo was taken in April, nothing got to do with the footballer.the footballer is fine as he was training for a match.

Are you sure because, if you look  carefully you can see the tip of some soccer shoe

[RichardColeman]

3 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

“Yong Poovorawan, a virology expert from Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn University, said the virus incubation period in the man would have been longer than 14 days and it was unlikely to have been domestically transmitted.

I believe he was infected abroad,” Yong said.

Pucker up, bend over and get ready to be shafted for money Mr. Farang. If this Thai 'expert' is correct (against the logic of 3 negative tests and world advice on 2 weeks quarantining being enough), that state quarantining hotel is about to start booking you for 3-4 weeks at the start of your holiday !

[alyx]

2 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

There have been a few documented cases of a far longer incubation period than 14 days in some other countries so its possible he did bring it over with him, seeing as out of over 1000 players and staff tested that he was the only one testing positive then this seems likely to me but obviously its possible he caught it here to.

You are certainly right but I wonder why France wants to reduce the quarantine to seven days

[Anton9]

9 minutes ago, alyx said:

You are certainly right but I wonder why France wants to reduce the quarantine to seven days

Because otherwise who is going to work if everyone have to spend 14 days locked up for Covid?

[AndrewMciver]

4 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

There have been a few documented cases of a far longer incubation period than 14 days in some other countries so its possible he did bring it over with him, seeing as out of over 1000 players and staff tested that he was the only one testing positive then this seems likely to me but obviously its possible he caught it here to.

 

I've been watching some of these people in quarantine in ASQ hotels. 

 

Some are mixing with hotel staff after a few days, and alot are mixing after their second test a week later - when they are usually let out of their rooms for an hour or so exercise around hotel grounds. Some hotels are even letting guests linger around all evening, getting coffees and meals. 

 

If one of those workers in these quarantine hotels has the virus, they could easily pass it on. 

[alyx]

5 hours ago, Anton9 said:

Because otherwise who is going to work if everyone have to spend 14 days locked up for Covid?

Sorry , I don’t get it. 

[faraday]

5 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

that state quarantining hotel is about to start booking you for 3-4 weeks at the start of your holiday !

Which will then be put into headlines:

 

"Tourists Staying Longer"

 

"TAT strategy a success"

 

 

 

[FarFlungFalang]

According to another news source the player tested negative before leaving for Thailand on the 11 Aug.So the spin Doctor might be just that.

[bwpage3]

How is it 3 Thai's just traveled to Japan and tested positive with Covid?

 

How did they get out of Suvarnabhumi airport with Covid?

 

 

[ThailandRyan]

Thai logic would dictate that since there has been no detectable domestic Covid cases until now, that it just jumps onto the body as you leave the the LOS, and is instantaneously infectuous. Really not Thailand's fault as you can see.  Waiting on the spin that the same strain was found in the player and DJ, so if so then they were infected by someone new to the country.  Maybe those French VIPs brought it in on the wings of there aircraft.

[Rookiescot]

He might have caught it while IN quarantine. 

[rott]

9 hours ago, androokery said:

Only if they are sure that 21 days will be enough. Otherwise the safe choice is a never-ending quarantine. 

Makes sense to me. 

[sungod]

1 hour ago, bwpage3 said:

How is it 3 Thai's just traveled to Japan and tested positive with Covid?

 

How did they get out of Suvarnabhumi airport with Covid?

 

 

Because no test is 100% accurate

[rooster59]

Buriram footballer tests positive for Covid-19

By The Nation

 

 

A professional footballer has tested positive for Covid-19, fuelling concern he may be the second local case this month after a period of 100 days with no domestic infections.

 

 

The unnamed player, an Uzbekistan international who plays for Buriram United, tested positive despite showing no symptoms, the Department of Disease Control announced on Friday.

 

However his team-mates all tested negative.

 

The 29-year-old player arrived in Thailand on August 13 and underwent two weeks of quarantine, said Dr Sopon Iamsirithaworn, director of Bureau of General Communicable Diseases.

 

He then tested negative for Covid-19 twice before returning to his club with a single driver on August 27.

 

He trained with the team until Tuesday this week, staying alone at his residence in Buri Ram. His daily schedule was usually to wake up late, go to lunch with three foreign players and then train with the team from 5pm to 6.30pm. He travelled in a teammate’s car and did not use public transport.

 

On Tuesday (September 8), the Department of Medical Sciences took samples from 42 footballers as part of a programme to test 1,115 Football Association of Thailand players and staff ahead of the new season starting on Saturday.

 

On Thursday, the team flew to Samut Prakan via Air Asia for a camping trip. The player wore a mask and stayed in his own room. The result of his test came back positive on Friday and he was taken to hospital.

 

Dr Yong Poovorawan, a virologist at Chulalongkorn University, said it was likely the player imported the infection from Uzbekistan. “We were quite lucky to catch this [rare symptomless] infection, which occurs in less than one per cent of cases,” he said.

 

He also confirmed that the 14-day quarantine was enough to detect the virus.

 

The start of the football season has been postponed for further testing of players and staff, said Korrawee Prissananantakul, general secretary of the Football Association Thailand.

 

Dr Suwannachai added that people who think they might have been in contact with the infected player should get themselves tested.

 

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30394390

 

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[AbeNormal]

12 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

A professional footballer has tested positive for Covid-19, fuelling concern he may be the second local case this month after a period of 100 days with no domestic infections.

 

 

The unnamed player, an Uzbekistan international who plays for Buriram United, tested positive despite showing no symptoms, the Department of Disease Control announced on Friday.

 

However his team-mates all tested negative.

 

The 29-year-old player arrived in Thailand on August 13 and underwent two weeks of quarantine, said Dr Sopon Iamsirithaworn, director of Bureau of General Communicable Diseases.

 

He then tested negative for Covid-19 twice before returning to his club with a single driver on August 27.

 

He trained with the team until Tuesday this week, staying alone at his residence in Buri Ram. His daily schedule was usually to wake up late, go to lunch with three foreign players and then train with the team from 5pm to 6.30pm. He travelled in a teammate’s car and did not use public transport.

 

On Tuesday (September 8), the Department of Medical Sciences took samples from 42 footballers as part of a programme to test 1,115 Football Association of Thailand players and staff ahead of the new season starting on Saturday.

 

On Thursday, the team flew to Samut Prakan via Air Asia for a camping trip. The player wore a mask and stayed in his own room. The result of his test came back positive on Friday and he was taken to hospital.

 

Dr Yong Poovorawan, a virologist at Chulalongkorn University, said it was likely the player imported the infection from Uzbekistan. “We were quite lucky to catch this [rare symptomless] infection, which occurs in less than one per cent of cases,” he said.

 

He also confirmed that the 14-day quarantine was enough to detect the virus.

 

The start of the football season has been postponed for further testing of players and staff, said Korrawee Prissananantakul, general secretary of the Football Association Thailand.

 

Dr Suwannachai added that people who think they might have been in contact with the infected player should get themselves tested.

there is nothing in this statement that makes any sense, it's all double talk and conflicting gibberish

[Xonax]

Trying to eliminate the virus totally is not possible and way too expensive. It´s all about keeping it at a managable level. 

[ThailandRyan]

1 hour ago, Rookiescot said:

He might have caught it while IN quarantine. 

He would have tested positive before quarantine ended unless infected as he was leaving. If so then there is a bigger problem.

[ThailandRyan]

Just now, Xonax said:

Trying to eliminate the virus totally is not possible and way too expensive. It´s all about keeping it at a managable level. 

Or manageable appearances

 

[RR2020]

This video should be mandatory viewing for everyone to explain Covid-19.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UvFhIFzaac

 

.

[Bender Rodriguez]

why not randomly test 100 or 1000 people in EVERY province ?

 

because that will show people are "positive" but not SICK

 

thailand will stick to the :   safe destination joke

[tonray]

12 hours ago, FarFlungFalang said:

You can see from the photo that the soccer player is having a tough time dealing with the infection,I hope he pulls through ok and that he has Covid insurance.

The photo was taken in the billing department.

[Guderian]

Had the Uzbek soccer player perhaps been buying recreational drugs from a certain DJ at the Bangkok night clubs?

[fantom]

Was he tested at the conclusion of the 14 day quarantine period before anything else was done?

[FarFlungFalang]

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

“We were quite lucky to catch this [rare symptomless] infection, which occurs in less than one per cent of cases,” he said.

I thought asymptomatic cases were from 50-80% of total cases?That's not really the accepted definition of "rare" is it?Then again in Thailand they mostly only test people with symptoms.

[Percy P]

12 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

“I believe he was infected abroad,” Yong said.    I believe your talking out of your 3rd orifice again Dr????

Well where do you think he was infected with the virus. 

 Only tracing his past movement will tell and this is a vital move. Its essential.

[Krabi King]

I'll keep repeating that the PCR test which is being used can give very distorted/false results. It is a highly sensitive method to test. In different labs, the same swab could have a different outcome. One of the important factors is the so called CT (cycle threshold) value. This indicates the amplification of the sample that was taken. So basically, as long as they keep amplifying, they might eventually find something. Which could be irrelevant, harmless traces of the virus.

Question is though, what is a good average of cycles? 

Most likely, if you get 100 people of the streets right now and test them with a high CT value, there will be positive cases. Which are actually harmless cases.

[AgMech Cowboy]

12 hours ago, FarFlungFalang said:

Of course it is they wouldn't put it there just to scare people would they?

I hope your making that statement/question sarcastically. The photo obviously has nothing to do with the report and it's shameful that snoop1130 & the TVF Media team thought to include it.