Eight foreigners among 12 new Covid-19 cases

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Eight foreigners among 12 new Covid-19 cases

By THE NATION

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration reported 12 new Covid-19 cases, including one domestic case, over a 24-hour period on Saturday.

 

 

The domestic case was found in Krabi province. He was an Indian male, 37, who worked as a restaurant staff in the province.

 

The Indian man was reportedly found infected when he went for a health checkup for his work permit. He lived in Thailand, and had not move to other areas.

 

Later, Krabi Hospital said that his second and third tests were negative. However, the hospital will quarantine him and test him again.

 

Nine patients were found in state quarantine and two patients were sent back to Myanmar.

 

The patients in state quarantine included two each from France and the US and one each from the United Arab Emirates, India, Mexico, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.

 

 

Most of the patients were foreigners. Four of the new cases were Thai nationals coming from the UAE, the US and Switzerland.

 

The two people sent back to Myanmar were drivers aged 29 and 45.

 

The total number of confirmed cases in Thailand has risen to 3,830 (875 in state quarantine), of whom 126 are in hospital and 3,644 have recovered. The death toll has risen to 60.

 

 

As of Saturday morning, the number of confirmed cases globally according to Worldometer had increased to 49.65 million. Of them, 35.25 million have recovered, while 14.4 million are active cases (90,806 in severe condition) and 1.24 million have died (with 9,082 new deaths).

 

Thailand ranks 149th among countries with most cases. US still has the most cases with 10.05 million, followed by India 8.46 million, Brazil 5.63 million, Russia 1.73 million and France 1.66 million.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30397525?utm_source=category&utm_medium=internal_referral

 

-- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-11-08

 

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[AmySeeker]

How long are these patients spending in hospital quarantines on average? 

[Mr Meeseeks]

How do they get work permits for working in a restaurant? 

[Aarin]

Easy the restaurant applies for the WP. Even in Kao San Road there are plenty Philippines working just as servers in bar and have WP.Its who you know and the contacts that the owner has ummm

[Mike Rodik]

the new money maker

 

one false positive and you can cough up hundred thousand baht or more

[Virt]

Even if test 2 and 3 are negative they still choose to quarantine that guy. 

 

How many negative tests are needed after 1 positive? 

 

a lot of people are going to have their trip to Thailand ruined, when no tests are 100 % accurate, and if that's the standard when reopening Thailand. 

 

Some tests has shown to be 98% accurate, but that's still 7 persons on average on each arriving plane that will have a false test. 

 

Not sure i like those odds. 

 

 

 

 

 

[ukrules]

1 hour ago, Virt said:

Even if test 2 and 3 are negative they still choose to quarantine that guy. 

 

How many negative tests are needed after 1 positive? 

 

a lot of people are going to have their trip to Thailand ruined, when no tests are 100 % accurate, and if that's the standard when reopening Thailand. 

 

Some tests has shown to be 98% accurate, but that's still 7 persons on average on each arriving plane that will have a false test. 

 

Not sure i like those odds. 

 

 

This guy lives in Thailand and was still locked up after testing negative and based on what I've read without any symptoms.

 

This could happen to anyone in this country at any time.

 

[Rancid]

The majority of people being tested have such mild doses that they have no symptoms nor are they contagious. A french doctor argued recently that traditionally doctors diagnose a condition and then test, however the new reality is that testing is done widespread to those not presenting symptoms. That is why so many cases are found, the majority are harmless but bundled into quarantine anyway.

 

There are numerous people walking around with levels that do not cause sickness. Every year the same happen with flus and colds, some get symptoms and others don't.

 

The testing is set too low, as such not only are those that may be infected to a clinical level that may display symptoms but those with minute harmless amounts their bodies are dealing with are also being regarded as sick. This has never happened before and is what is driving the fear. That's why infection numbers are published daily.

[PumpkinEater]

This whole thing has gone beyond common sense...and into the land of insanity.

[hotchilli]

9 hours ago, AmySeeker said:

How long are these patients spending in hospital quarantines on average? 

Long enough to extract even the loose change.

[bodga]

Can we  have an  hourly  update instead, Im bored waiting for the daily update

[Mr Meeseeks]

7 hours ago, Aarin said:

Easy the restaurant applies for the WP. Even in Kao San Road there are plenty Philippines working just as servers in bar and have WP.Its who you know and the contacts that the owner has ummm

That would surprise me. I assumed they were mostly working either illegally or down as managers to circumvent the rules... 

 

Remember there has to be a occupation defined on your permit, and I doubt that 'Nong Serve' is allowed. 

[John Drake]

6 hours ago, Mike Rodik said:

the new money maker

 

one false positive and you can cough up hundred thousand baht or more

 

Another good reason to avoid QR Codes and sign in sheets where they still have them.

[djayz]

50 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

That would surprise me. I assumed they were mostly working either illegally or down as managers to circumvent the rules... 

 

Remember there has to be a occupation defined on your permit, and I doubt that 'Nong Serve' is allowed. 

 

Who knows, maybe the little Indian fellow works in an Indian restaurant serving authentic Indian food and having Indian waiters just adds to the ambience and overall dining experience? 

Edited November 8, 2020 by djayz

[tonray]

10 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

How do they get work permits for working in a restaurant? 

In Krabi, especially Ao Nang, many of the restaurants are Indian owned, perhaps there is an exception for specialty restaurants as many Thais woukd not willingly fill those positions.

[AmySeeker]

The workers in India are genuine - rather than economic migrants. 

 

You don't sit in India, and move to Thailand to better yourself. Economic migrants from India go to Europe, Australia, or North America. 

 

There is a need in the hospitality sector for Indian chefs, etc 

[kiwikeith]

19 hours ago, Virt said:

Even if test 2 and 3 are negative they still choose to quarantine that guy. 

 

How many negative tests are needed after 1 positive? 

 

a lot of people are going to have their trip to Thailand ruined, when no tests are 100 % accurate, and if that's the standard when reopening Thailand. 

 

Some tests has shown to be 98% accurate, but that's still 7 persons on average on each arriving plane that will have a false test. 

 

Not sure i like those odds. 

 

 

 

 

 

When community cases are found in LOS, they later test negative upon further tests, to ensure safety they then go into quarantine, this is not voluntary.

When they pass the 14 day safety quarantine, they are clear of C19 and assured that they did the right thing for the safety of beloved LOS.

The community spread record stays intact.

 

As for cases discovered in quarantine, it has been found in NZ that facility staff have developed C19 while working and that some people who arrived testing negative, later tested positive.

The only conclusion is that they and staff can contract C19 whilst in a quarantine facility.

Hence explaining why an electrician who was discovered outside a quarantine facility had contracted the C19 virus from pressing buttons in a lift whilst servicing the facility, the strain was traced to the facility and the health dept. are certain that he contracted the disease while doing maintenance as a contractor.

 

So, spread inside the facilities can be transmitted to staff and service contractors, so why it can not transmit between those sent into quarantine  would be a blatant denial that it could happen, or a loss of face for those running the facility.