Korean soldier tests positive for Covid-19 on return from Thailand

[Peter Denis]

16 hours ago, PingRoundTheWorld said:

Considering this is now the third known case of in-country transmission, I think it's safe to say the virus is rapidly spreading.

...

Third case in a country of +70.000.000 people.  Over which period?

>> I think it's safe to say the virus is rapidly spreading.

??????????

[JusticeGB]

1 hour ago, Hayduke said:

 

However comprehensive research by Royal Thai Army experts has conclusively proven that the Korean soldier contracted the disease....by illegally viewing unauthorized videos on PornHub.

 

 

The only table that the Thai Government wants to be near the bottom of is the one of statistics showing the number of covid19 cases. They believe that the lower the number of cases the better it will be for the tourism industry. This has proved so successful that a massive 156 international tourists arrived in Thailand in October under the STV scheme. Now with the requirement that foreigners have to show that their home bank accounts have held a minimum balance of the equivalent of 500,000 baht for the last 6 months the numbers qualifying for the STV will drop substantially. 

[ThailandRyan]

1 hour ago, ChrisKC said:

All suppositions. You dont know the truth any more than any of us.

Of course no one knows, but if they tested randomly we would know, now how is that for you.  Am I sarcastic enough.  The Thai Government wants people to believe that there are very few if not any cases in Thailand, yet all around the world and all around the borders with Thailand there are cases everywhere and not just a few, unless the numbers are being distorted.  It is called common sense.

[MasterBaker]

yest another case of immaculate virus conception in Thailand, Rayong will freak out again

[Miami007]

18 hours ago, unamazedloso said:

Comon ppl. Covid is rampant. Thai gov is lying and makig it near impossible for tourists to visit to keep it hush hush. My whole family wad a sick as hell recently. Same symptoms and thought we were going to die but pulled through. Never tested. Who knows!?!?

Why didn't you get a test?  Or would that upset some people in higher positions?

[John CS]

19 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Oops, another one escaped with the dreaded non Thai Covid virus.  He must have got it from a dirty foreign soldier, could never have gotten it in Thailand.  Oh wait, yep those that are asymptomatic do walk amongst us, and for those who want to add "Well then where are the dead bodies", there are none.

The Media Myth must be maintained for control purposes, its a flu virus 

Govt Calm Down Lets carry on living

[ThailandRyan]

17 minutes ago, Miami007 said:

Why didn't you get a test?  Or would that upset some people in higher positions?

Why should he have tested again?  So let me get this straight, instead of self isolating and healing at home, unless he and the family got to ill to stay home, he could have been packed off to a hospital where it would have cost him between 200K Thb just to sit in an isolation room without treatment up to a cost of perhaps 3 Million Thb for treatment that may or may not have been needed, and unless he and the family were fully insured they would have had to pay the deductible for the time spent which could be from 10,000 Baht to 300K Thb.  If this country did not imprison you for an asymptomatic test, then maybe they could randomly test you.  As it stands now, and unless you have a majority of the symptoms, or you are in quarantine they are not testing.  That is they are only testing now apparently for a work permit in some locations.

[Litlos]

This is rock vs hard place for the Thai govt. Either they have to own up their testing is no good, their quarantine procedures are flawed ah la french lady or there is CV19 in Thailand.  Will be hard to put an anti falang spin on it, but they will try. ????????????????????

 

Cheers

[jak2002003]

29 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Why should he have tested again?  So let me get this straight, instead of self isolating and healing at home, unless he and the family got to ill to stay home, he could have been packed off to a hospital where it would have cost him between 200K Thb just to sit in an isolation room without treatment up to a cost of perhaps 3 Million Thb for treatment that may or may not have been needed, and unless he and the family were fully insured they would have had to pay the deductible for the time spent which could be from 10,000 Baht to 300K Thb.  If this country did not imprison you for an asymptomatic test, then maybe they could randomly test you.  As it stands now, and unless you have a majority of the symptoms, or you are in quarantine they are not testing.  That is they are only testing now apparently for a work permit in some locations.

My partner and I were both ill with symptoms like Covid. We had a fever, aching muscles, sore throat, and felt weak and tired. Thought we were getting a bad cold, but never got any congestion or runny nose etc.  

 

We have not been out of Thailand for over a year so could not have got it from anywhere but inside Thailand. 

 

We did not go for testing for the reasons you mention above. We did not want to be locked up and pay out lots of money. Also we would have to find someone to take care of our farm and dogs...which would be difficult too.

 

As we never got tested we can't say for sure what it was, but I have never been ill with symptoms like that my entire life before. 

 

We know many Thai friends who also had similar symptoms...they did not get tested because they could not afford to be out of work, or leave their families. 

 

 

[ChrisKC]

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

Of course no one knows, but if they tested randomly we would know, now how is that for you.  Am I sarcastic enough.  The Thai Government wants people to believe that there are very few if not any cases in Thailand, yet all around the world and all around the borders with Thailand there are cases everywhere and not just a few, unless the numbers are being distorted.  It is called common sense.

The sense you mention is quite common but that does NOT make it true! Random testing depends on how many people and their locations. Given that those who turn out to be negative (a lot more than 99%) in this country with such an idea, the chances of finding anyone who is infected or even asymptomatic is very unlikely and for all I know, that maybe the reason random testing is not done.

You don't know from evidence what the Thai government wants: it is your opinion, not a fact!

[IamNoone88]

I do not think quarantine standards in the hotels are as strict as they say. You may not "mingle" as such but the use of facilities such as gym and pool area risk cross infection from other in quarantine who may not have tested positive so far. My guess .... caught in quarantine, the focal point of most infections.

[tomauasia]

20 hours ago, bodga said:

Lies  all  filthy  dirty  Lies  ,  lies I tell you

I said this day 3 but nobody believed. They don't know Thai ego

[Jimbo53]

20 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Yes, they will try and use the same logic they did with the Indian man and insist he caught it in his own country and carried it around with him the entire time.  These Thai health authorities just do not want to admit it is in the country.  Why are they so scared, will it make them loose FACE.

Where was the 14day quarantine for all these people from different countries?

[tomauasia]

Thaia are delusional bubble living people. They don't even wear masks. There's no mass testing. All numbers bogus.

[Traubert]

19 hours ago, PingRoundTheWorld said:

Considering this is now the third known case of in-country transmission, I think it's safe to say the virus is rapidly spreading. New lockdowns coming?? I'm hoping to return to Thailand in a couple of months but may have second thoughts if there are months of restrictions coming ahead.

Three?

 

Yeah that's rapid...........

 

Rapid is the American rate.

[TERMINATOR3AB]

Good Luck Thailand 

[Sheryl]

21 hours ago, bluesofa said:

'spent almost a month in Thailand'

 

'whether the soldier caught the virus in Thailand or before he left his own country'

 

Highly unlikely to have gotten it in Korea. Well past the usual range of time for incubation - not impossible but say 1 in 1,000 chance or less. And not much prevalence in S Korea anyhow.

 

The timeline points to infection during quarantine (would not be the first such) or acquired within a few days of leaving quarantine.

 

 

[Sheryl]

2 hours ago, Peter Denis said:

Third case in a country of +70.000.000 people.  Over which period?

>> I think it's safe to say the virus is rapidly spreading.

??????????

 

A more accurate statement is that there is continuing low level local transmission. Which we already knew.

[Sheryl]

30 minutes ago, Jimbo53 said:

Where was the 14day quarantine for all these people from different countries?

Those who arrived recently all did 14 days quarantine.

 

the Indian man in Krabi came in February, no quarantine back then and anyway he  tested positive only this month. Nio question but that he acquired it in Thailand.

[Sheryl]

2 hours ago, JusticeGB said:

The only table that the Thai Government wants to be near the bottom of is the one of statistics showing the number of covid19 cases. They believe that the lower the number of cases the better it will be for the tourism industry. This has proved so successful that a massive 156 international tourists arrived in Thailand in October under the STV scheme. Now with the requirement that foreigners have to show that their home bank accounts have held a minimum balance of the equivalent of 500,000 baht for the last 6 months the numbers qualifying for the STV will drop substantially. 

 

How can you possibly think, given all the regulations in place that in effect prevent tourism, that the government's response is motivated by concerns for the tourism industry?

 

Domestic political concerns, certainly a driving factor. Tourism - no.

[Sheryl]

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

  As it stands now, and unless you have a majority of the symptoms, or you are in quarantine they are not testing.  That is they are only testing now apparently for a work permit in some locations.

 

Actually there are other categories being tested as well. Including random population testing in some border regions, and of course testing of all known contacts of infected people. Also new arrivals in prisons etc.

 

They are not doing random testing of the general population nationwide and there is not yet anything to suggest the tremendous cost of that would be justified.  The positive rate even among local contacts, inmates etc and population in "high risk" zones is way too low to suggest a need for nationwide random testing at this time.

[Sheryl]

2 hours ago, gaynorch1 said:

My friend was tested in her home country before she left. Then tested twice in quarantine, then got sick when she arrived a few days later here in Suratthani.  
 

They tested the quarantine hotel she stayed in in Bangkok and found traces of the virus in the gym (she actually didn’t go in the gym).
 

So she got it from the hotel somehow. 

 

As this Korean man may also have done. Hopefully  they will inspect the hotel he was at along with everyplace he went after getting out.

[ExpatOilWorker]

Have the below been covered on TV?

 

https://thethaiger.com/coronavirus/diplomat-in-thailand-tests-positive-for-covid-19-after-contact-with-hungarian-foreign-minister

Edited November 12, 2020 by ExpatOilWorker

[Tchooptip]

20 hours ago, unamazedloso said:

Comon ppl. Covid is rampant. Thai gov is lying and makig it near impossible for tourists to visit to keep it hush hush. My whole family wad a sick as hell recently. Same symptoms and thought we were going to die but pulled through. Never tested. Who knows!?!?

Same with my wife with a body temperature of 39 degree centigrade (70.2 F) she went to a hospital in Issan ... no test for COVID-19, I could not believe it! 

[Scott Tracy]

What caught my eye, was the fact it took 177 Thai soldiers to plan the exercise, whereas there were 25 soldiers from 8 other countries. No wonder the Thai armed forces have so many Generals

[Cake Monster]

One whole Year to plan these Boys War Games for Next November, and with the Global Crisis, all the participants deem it important enough to send people from all over the Globe for a " Planning Meeting "

They can have the latest all singing and dancing Toys, but cannot organize a " Zoom " conference.

[Migrosmarket]

5 hours ago, justaphase said:

It's everywhere and will continue to be until its killed all the fat, unhealthy people everywhere

#allworkingoutnicely

C19 is the cure for obesity and other self inflicted ailments.  Humans had their chance to not abuse their bodies and now nature is sorting out the weak from the strong.

[Migrosmarket]

2 hours ago, jak2002003 said:

My partner and I were both ill with symptoms like Covid. We had a fever, aching muscles, sore throat, and felt weak and tired. Thought we were getting a bad cold, but never got any congestion or runny nose etc.  

 

We have not been out of Thailand for over a year so could not have got it from anywhere but inside Thailand. 

 

We did not go for testing for the reasons you mention above. We did not want to be locked up and pay out lots of money. Also we would have to find someone to take care of our farm and dogs...which would be difficult too.

 

As we never got tested we can't say for sure what it was, but I have never been ill with symptoms like that my entire life before. 

 

We know many Thai friends who also had similar symptoms...they did not get tested because they could not afford to be out of work, or leave their families. 

 

 

You did absolutely the right thing.

 

You have to avoid the govt panicking and it costing you a lot more than a couple of weeks of feeling lousy.

Edited November 12, 2020 by Migrosmarket

[Daithi85]

20 hours ago, PingRoundTheWorld said:

Considering this is now the third known case of in-country transmission, I think it's safe to say the virus is rapidly spreading. New lockdowns coming?? I'm hoping to return to Thailand in a couple of months but may have second thoughts if there are months of restrictions coming ahead.

Nonsense. 

[Muzzique]

42 minutes ago, Tchooptip said:

Same with my wife with a body temperature of 39 degree centigrade (70.2 F) she went to a hospital in Issan ... no test for COVID-19, I could not believe it! 

 

It's how you keep the figures low. Don't test anyone. 

 

Everyone know the figures are sham. The problem is there is no way of knowing the reality of the danger COVID presents to the people who live here. 

 

It is safe to assume there is a second wave underway in Thailand same as the rest of the world, but to what extent and how many are infected is impossible to judge if even people showing obvious symptoms are never tested. Also because the truth of the size of the first wave was hidden.

 

Venture out at your own risk and take responsibility for your own safety.