Two new COVID-19 infection clusters reported in Thailand

[rooster59]

Two new COVID-19 infection clusters reported in Thailand

 

 

Thailand’s Disease Control Department has reported two new clusters of COVID-19 infections, one involving 19 big bike enthusiasts, who had gathered for a celebration on Lanta Island in the southern province of Krabi, and the other involving a group of nine gamblers in the eastern province of Rayong.

 

Dr. Sophon Iamsirithavorn, director of the Communicable Disease Division, said today that the bikers, coming from Samut Sakhon, Phuket, Songkhla and Bangkok, had gathered on Lanta Island on December 11th and 12th.

 

The first infection among them was a 45-year old from Samut Sakhon. Then more bikers from Krabi, Phuket, Bangkok and Songkhla and their family members were found to be infected.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/two-new-covid-19-infection-clusters-reported-in-thailand/

 

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[dcnx]

Is anyone honestly surprised that they are finding  the virus all over the country now that they are testing?

 

If you only test people who go to the hospital, it will always be under control with zero domestic spread. 
 

Thailand is now backed into a corner and has to test. They will probably put a lid on it eventually for the sake of National face,  but enjoy a glimpse behind the curtain while they let you look.

[Oldie]

So what we have learned so far how to avoid Covid? Don't drive a big bike, avoid seafood and don't gamble! More to come? 

[Misterwhisper]

26 minutes ago, Oldie said:

So what we have learned so far how to avoid Covid? Don't drive a big bike, avoid seafood and don't gamble! More to come? 

 

Yup, next will be a cluster of boozers, followed by a cluster of soapy massage-with-a-happy-ending enthusiasts, and to cap it all there will be a cluster of pro-democracy activists. The latter is of course going to be of such severity that in order to protect the feudal establishment contain the virus all future pro-democracy protests will be banned. 

[dinsdale]

National lockdown immenent. 

[lovethai123]

41 minutes ago, Oldie said:

So what we have learned so far how to avoid Covid? Don't drive a big bike, avoid seafood and don't gamble! More to come? 

avoid going to a luxury hotel 1.5 km from thai myanmar border ????????????

 

1 hour ago, dcnx said:

Is anyone honestly surprised that they are finding  the virus all over the country now that they are testing?

 

If you only test people who go to the hospital, it will always be under control with zero domestic spread. 
 

Thailand is now backed into a corner and has to test. They will probably put a lid on it eventually for the sake of National face,  but enjoy a glimpse behind the curtain while they let you look.

i am not surprised. keeping in mind the paranoia about this disease, social ostracization etc i expect some people who have mild symptoms might just stay at home and avoid reporting to health authorities. 

 

the virus is still there in the population and testing only those who report sick into the hospital will keep the numbers low. Also blame some inbound foreigners to have the virus after 10 days of quarantine would make people believe that locals are virus free. only dirty foreigners have the virus.

 

 

[stevenl]

Not too many new infections, and mainly in clusters. That is all good news, means with good tracking and tracing (and yes, Thailand has been extremely good at that), it can hopefully be contained.

[ThailandRyan]

I like my clusters to be Chocolate, Marshmallow, and almonds.  If they are saying that another cluster involves nine gamblers and their family members in Rayong province, then what would they say about the 18+ cases in Bangkok, or for that matter any of the other areas that have 9 or more, are they clusters as well.

[abrahamzvi]

2 hours ago, dcnx said:

Is anyone honestly surprised that they are finding  the virus all over the country now that they are testing?

 

If you only test people who go to the hospital, it will always be under control with zero domestic spread. 
 

Thailand is now backed into a corner and has to test. They will probably put a lid on it eventually for the sake of National face,  but enjoy a glimpse behind the curtain while they let you look.

I entirely disagree  with your comments. Testing has been possible for any person asking for it, even in areas where no cases are or have been reported and during periods where no new cases occurred. Had more unreported, or even untested cases occurred, believe me, there would have been more deaths and these can not be hidden, or ignored. I believe that the authorities have been careful and honest with the public. Possibly some placed shouldn't have been opened too early. However, most countries followed the same practice with known catastrophic results.

[stevenl]

3 hours ago, dcnx said:

Is anyone honestly surprised that they are finding  the virus all over the country now that they are testing?

 

If you only test people who go to the hospital, it will always be under control with zero domestic spread. 
 

Thailand is now backed into a corner and has to test. They will probably put a lid on it eventually for the sake of National face,  but enjoy a glimpse behind the curtain while they let you look.

Simply not correct. Yesterday I corrected a post from yours that was untrue, no reaction from you, and you keep doing the same.

[foreverlomsak]

2 hours ago, Oldie said:

So what we have learned so far how to avoid Covid? Don't drive a big bike, avoid seafood and don't gamble! More to come? 

No alcohol as it has an affinity for COVID

[robblok]

3 hours ago, dcnx said:

Is anyone honestly surprised that they are finding  the virus all over the country now that they are testing?

 

If you only test people who go to the hospital, it will always be under control with zero domestic spread. 
 

Thailand is now backed into a corner and has to test. They will probably put a lid on it eventually for the sake of National face,  but enjoy a glimpse behind the curtain while they let you look.

How is it possible that only testing at hospitals lead to zero domestic spreads ? I mean if someone is sick and gets tested he gets registered. Its true that only people with problems will come to the hospitals and not people who are a symptomatic but it still does not mean that if it is in country it wont be registered. 

 

Unless you say its all a bid conspiracy and positives wont be made public and swept under the rug. Id like some proof of that then. It would involve all people at testing facilities to lie and not to post any of it on social media. It would be a big cover up. Also hospitals could not hide sick people So unless you got some proof its is not really convincing what you say.

[foreverlomsak]

48 minutes ago, stevenl said:

Not too many new infections, and mainly in clusters. That is all good news, means with good tracking and tracing (and yes, Thailand has been extremely good at that), it can hopefully be contained.

tracking and tracing when practically nobody uses the Thai-Chana Q-Code anymore or the sign-in books. On entering my local TESCO I was surprised to find that the last person to enter was 5 days before.

[rupert the bear]

it was reported by thai drs in the last few days they think mahachai and its workers whether burmese or thai have been infected some time so if hes correct then...........a lot of testing will find a lot of infections but no ones ill so it appears the people infected are too young to be sick badly or foreign so scared to test or cant afford it probably both.an elderly lady was sick and this has started the wider testing programme and as we track these infected folks we find more infected people,be interesting to see what a blanket test of 100k people would pick up in bkk.thais have plenty of money so use it,all that money saved on moon shots and subs pays for a lotta testing and vaccines then theres also the super rich who can donate

[tgw]

36 minutes ago, Birdie Bookings said:

They forget to mention that you are far more likely to die from those activities than Covid itself ????

 

die from gambling ?

[ThailandRyan]

2 minutes ago, tgw said:

 

die from gambling ?

Yes, if you offend someone you will get the knife or the execution style .22 to the back of the head....mafia style

[stevenl]

1 hour ago, robblok said:

How is it possible that only testing at hospitals lead to zero domestic spreads ? I mean if someone is sick and gets tested he gets registered. Its true that only people with problems will come to the hospitals and not people who are a symptomatic but it still does not mean that if it is in country it wont be registered. 

 

Unless you say its all a bid conspiracy and positives wont be made public and swept under the rug. Id like some proof of that then. It would involve all people at testing facilities to lie and not to post any of it on social media. It would be a big cover up. Also hospitals could not hide sick people So unless you got some proof its is not really convincing what you say.

He does that on a continuous basis, posting his opinion, not based on any facts and as seen here quite often impossible, as facts.

[Almer]

2 hours ago, foreverlomsak said:

tracking and tracing when practically nobody uses the Thai-Chana Q-Code anymore or the sign-in books. On entering my local TESCO I was surprised to find that the last person to enter was 5 days before.

My surprise was greater than yours when i found the book full and no replacement and my temp was 31.4 yep 31.4 and the mrs and the lady behind.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

2 hours ago, robblok said:

Unless you say its all a bid conspiracy and positives wont be made public and swept under the rug. Id like some proof of that then. It would involve all people at testing facilities to lie and not to post any of it on social media. It would be a big cover up. Also hospitals could not hide sick people So unless you got some proof its is not really convincing what you say.

 

You asked....

 

"Since Sunday, more than 1,000 migrant workers have tested positive for the virus, along with Thais working or living near the seafood market, which supplies much of the country.

 

... about 10,000 people at risk have been tested. Cases traced to the Samut Sakhon market have been found in 27 provinces, the government said.

 

Health authorities on Thursday confirmed 67 new cases, bringing the nation’s total to 5,829 including 60 deaths. New cases among migrant workers were not reported on Wednesday and Thursday, with the explanation that they were being rechecked."

 

https://apnews.com/article/international-news-public-health-myanmar-coronavirus-pandemic-prayuth-chan-ocha-a9d6b62d04316ae59a459380a934b245

 

Emphasis on the final sentence:

 

New cases (referring to the 1000+ positive tests mentioned above) among migrant workers were not reported on Wednesday and Thursday, with the explanation that they were being rechecked."

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

also:

 

https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2020/12/23/govt-virus-tally-now-excludes-figures-from-samut-sakhon/

Gov’t Virus Tally Now Excludes Figures From Samut Sakhon

December 23, 2020

"BANGKOK — The government’s pandemic response center on Wednesday appeared to adopt a new policy of leaving out numbers of new coronavirus cases in Samut Sakhon in today’s news briefing.

 

The Center for the COVID-19 Situation Administration reported only 46 new cases nationwide today, without mentioning how many were found in Samut Sakhon province, where at least 1,000 cases were discovered in recent days.

 

Center spokesman Taweesin Visanuyothin did not say why the latest update from the province was excluded in the briefing, though he said it will be reported at a later time."

 

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, dinsdale said:

National lockdown immenent. 

After New Year we need the baht in the till.

[dinsdale]

2 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

After New Year we need the baht in the till.

Mid (or sooner) to late Jan. The virus is certainly on the run. There are two courses of action I can see. The first is to actually try to contain it with a lockdown, mass test and trace. The second is to stop testing or not release the true figures and say it's contained.

[robblok]

24 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

also:

 

https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2020/12/23/govt-virus-tally-now-excludes-figures-from-samut-sakhon/

Gov’t Virus Tally Now Excludes Figures From Samut Sakhon

December 23, 2020

"BANGKOK — The government’s pandemic response center on Wednesday appeared to adopt a new policy of leaving out numbers of new coronavirus cases in Samut Sakhon in today’s news briefing.

 

The Center for the COVID-19 Situation Administration reported only 46 new cases nationwide today, without mentioning how many were found in Samut Sakhon province, where at least 1,000 cases were discovered in recent days.

 

Center spokesman Taweesin Visanuyothin did not say why the latest update from the province was excluded in the briefing, though he said it will be reported at a later time."

 

Good find but that is about Samut Sakhon (disgrace that they leave them out of the count). But it does not prove anything about cases in other provinces not being tallied if found in a hospital. 

[unblocktheplanet]

3 hours ago, abrahamzvi said:

Possibly some placed shouldn't have been opened too early. However, most countries followed the same practice with known catastrophic results.

POSSIBLY?!? We want to follow those others countries nuked by Covid when we're still SIX MONTHS from a vaccine?!?

 

Those who travel over the New Year are irresponsible, selfish cretins. Not only YOU...but it's time we talked our Thai relatives out of travel, too.  DO IT NOW!

[ThailandRyan]

29 minutes ago, robblok said:

Good find but that is about Samut Sakhon (disgrace that they leave them out of the count). But it does not prove anything about cases in other provinces not being tallied if found in a hospital. 

Glad you believe it is only an isolated cases of failure to include those stats.  If they can do it once then how many times before or after has it or will it be done.  They have an agenda at protecting their Image.

[Artisi]

3 hours ago, tgw said:

 

die from gambling ?

Or the result of gambling 

[Nout]

6 hours ago, stevenl said:

Not too many new infections, and mainly in clusters. That is all good news, means with good tracking and tracing (and yes, Thailand has been extremely good at that), it can hopefully be contained.

A rare positive note. Thank you.

[Rimmer]

A troll post has been removed

[Anant72]

9 hours ago, rupert the bear said:

it was reported by thai drs in the last few days they think mahachai and its workers whether burmese or thai have been infected some time so if hes correct then...........a lot of testing will find a lot of infections but no ones ill so it appears the people infected are too young to be sick badly or foreign so scared to test or cant afford it probably both.an elderly lady was sick and this has started the wider testing programme and as we track these infected folks we find more infected people,be interesting to see what a blanket test of 100k people would pick up in bkk.thais have plenty of money so use it,all that money saved on moon shots and subs pays for a lotta testing and vaccines then theres also the super rich who can donate

Those young people may not have symptoms, there are contagious nevertheless. As for the bikers and gamblers, they looked for it. 

[ChipButty]

17 hours ago, tgw said:

 

die from gambling ?

Lot of people die from gambling