Thailand confirms 103 new coronavirus infections

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Thailand confirms 103 new coronavirus infections

 

FILE PHOTO: Medical personnel perform a nose swab test on a local resident of a community in Bangkok, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Thailand, April 28, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Sunday confirmed 103 new infections of the coronavirus, including 94 domestic transmissions, the government said in a statement.

 

The new cases also include eight found in state quarantine and one infection in a person coming from abroad who did not enter quarantine, the statement said without elaborating.

 

Thailand has reported a total of 6,123 cases and 60 deaths.

 

(Reporting by Chayut Setboonsarng; Editing by William Mallard)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-12-27

 

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[Thaiwrath]

13 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

one infection in a person coming from abroad who did not enter quarantine, the statement said without elaborating.

 

Surely if you want to get the confidence of the people, you have to give them as much information as possible.

Hiding anything makes people skeptical, and doesn't look good to the people. 

[Smilermike]

How can you have someone coming in from abroad without quarantine?

Unbelievable!

 

[ThailandRyan]

4 minutes ago, Smilermike said:

How can you have someone coming in from abroad without quarantine?

Unbelievable!

 

Someone came across the border, porous as it is, could be a foreigner, could be a migrant worker, or it could be a Thai trying to skirt the quarantine for fear or for reprisals.  Who knows without any clarity in the story as of yet.  However, I am sure someone will be along soon to criticise what I have written and show me the error of my ways.....lol

[4MyEgo]

I would think that these numbers will be the norm for the remaining days of the year now, then a surge into the New Year, and then it will be lockdown because they will not be able to control this virus without lockdowns as has been shown abroad.

[Thechook]

I hope they change that white outer glove after every test and why is the other medical physically touching him.

Edited December 27, 2020 by Thechook

[Virt]

Numbers are still crazy low if you think about its a country with 60 + millions, so either they have no major outbreak or they don't test enough. 

 

Here in Denmark we chose to test a lot to find the positives and isolate them, so we're testing more than 150,000 each day from a population of 5,8 million.

We have about 3000 positives each day atm, so celebrating X-mas and new year in a locked down country which sucks big time. 

 

Numbers from Thailand would without a doubt skyrocket if Thailand took the same route and test 2,5 % of the entire population everyday. 

 

But I would still feel safer in Thailand compared to my own country.

[Oldie]

If the Covid number would reflect a stock price it would get a buy rating... 

[rabas]

Oddly, the ministry of health is reporting 121 new cases today Dec. 27. Hover your mouse over the points in the bottom graph.

 

https://covid19.ddc.moph.go.th/en

 

These rising numbers are not good.

 

Edited December 27, 2020 by rabas

[stevenl]

3 minutes ago, rabas said:

Oddly, the ministry of health is reporting 121 new cases today Dec. 27. Hover your mouse over the points in the bottom graph.

 

https://covid19.ddc.moph.go.th/en

 

These rising numbers are not good.

Agree, the rise is not good. But it is a very slow rise, and still not very high, plus 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]

7 minutes ago, rabas said:

Oddly, the ministry of health is reporting 121 new cases today.

 

https://covid19.ddc.moph.go.th/en

Maybe they are not reporting the migrant positives and have them separate or wth knows what the game is with these.  Waiting to hear from my GF's family south of Bang Na, as over 1500 were tested yesterday and more being tested today in that migrant location.  As I said in an earlier post they work at either customs warehouse or at the Airport.  

Edited December 27, 2020 by ThailandRyan

[potless]

33 minutes ago, Thaiwrath said:

Surely if you want to get the confidence of the people, you have to give them as much information as possible.

Hiding anything makes people skeptical, and doesn't look good to the people. 

True.  I want to know who, where, when and how.

[mtls2005]

11 minutes ago, rabas said:

Oddly, the ministry of health is reporting 121 new cases today Dec. 27. Hover your mouse over the points in the bottom graph.

 

 

 

These rising numbers are not good.

 

 

Faith in the numbers decreases when they have to explain differences in presented information.

 

I think the other eighteen are migrant workers, so maybe clasified in that initial Samut Sakhon cluster?

 

Rising numbers can be controlled a bit, with less testing.

 

But given the scope of the infections (nearly half of all provicnes), a two-week lockdown is required NOW, not in March, 2021.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 27, 2020 by mtls2005

[Mavideol]

1 hour ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

the statement said without elaborating.

this appears to be the #1 problem in Thailand, hiding information from the people and they wonder why people don't trust them, this is the perfect example " without elaborating"

[cyril sneer]

Numbers roughly the same each day, are they increasing the number of daily tests or keeping it the same?

[Mr Meeseeks]

They did so well first time round, but instead of replicating previous good decisions to lockdown and stem the tide they do the complete opposite.

 

Their resultant hubris means they will try to coast this outbreak instead of making the necessary harsh decisions.

 

Watch now as the usual incompetence and complete inability to manage comes to the fore.

[Pattaya Spotter]

1 hour ago, Smilermike said:

How can you have someone coming in from abroad without quarantine?

Unbelievable!

 

It could be someone who entered illegally...by land or sea.

[Pattaya Spotter]

52 minutes ago, Thechook said:

I hope they change that white outer glove after every test and why is the other medical physically touching him.

Because the virus doesn't infect by burrowing through a plastic outer PPE garment and then piercing the skin and entering the body.

[Bluetongue]

Coming home near Ban Laem, Chantaburi (supposedly no cases), I noticed hundreds of Thais lined up at one of those village medical centre places, that was in the border tambon. but in our village nothing. There are of course rumours flying around about infections, here, there and everywhere. There is now complete enforcement of mask wearing. I reckon they are freaked out about all the illegal Cambodian fruit pickers here in droves, that is why they were testing there. If there are cases they will get doubly penalised, for allowing them in, and not getting the fruit picked and sold to China.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

And what of the reported 1400+ people in Samut Sakhon who supposedly tested positive in the government's mass testing there?

 

More days have passed, and still the results of those tests not publicly addressed or reported in the government's official statistics.

 

From Migrant Workers To Officials, Gov’t Fires Blame for Virus Left and Right

BANGKOK — First, it was the migrant workers to blame for the virus resurgence that saw at least 1,000 infected. Then, the crosshairs were trained on their employers, the migrant smuggling rings, local officials branded as incompetent, and even pro-democracy protesters.

 

But never the central government.

 

As different government agencies scrambled to explain and contain the outbreak in Samut Sakhon province, which has since spread to at least 20 provinces, none of them has yet to step forward and take responsibility for the mishap that led to the infections in the first place.

 

https://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2020/12/24/from-migrant-workers-to-officials-govt-fires-blame-for-virus-left-and-right/

 

 

 

[dcnx]

1 hour ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

one infection in a person coming from abroad who did not enter quarantine,

Told ya so.

[dabhand]

This article from TheThaiger seems to be more comprehensive in it's reporting as compared to the OP.

 

https://thethaiger.com/coronavirus/covid-19-cases-in-thailand-on-sunday-december-27

[dcnx]

1 hour ago, Smilermike said:

How can you have someone coming in from abroad without quarantine?

Unbelievable!

 

Normal people have to quarantine. Diplomats, government, special circumstances, very wealthy people, and high level celebrities can get a pass. 

[dinsdale]

2 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Maybe they are not reporting the migrant positives and have them separate or wth knows what the game is with these.  Waiting to hear from my GF's family south of Bang Na, as over 1500 were tested yesterday and more being tested today in that migrant location.  As I said in an earlier post they work at either customs warehouse or at the Airport.  

Spot on. They are not reporting migrant worker positives in Samut Sakhon.

[Moonlover]

1 hour ago, dcnx said:

3 hours ago, Smilermike said:

How can you have someone coming in from abroad without quarantine?

Unbelievable!

 

1 hour ago, dcnx said:

Normal people have to quarantine. Diplomats, government, special circumstances, very wealthy people, and high level celebrities can get a pass. 

And ladies of a certain profession wade across the river at night.

[dinsdale]

2 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

And what of the reported 1400+ people in Samut Sakhon who supposedly tested positive in the government's mass testing there?

 

More days have passed, and still the results of those tests not publicly addressed or reported in the government's official statistics.

 

From Migrant Workers To Officials, Gov’t Fires Blame for Virus Left and Right

BANGKOK — First, it was the migrant workers to blame for the virus resurgence that saw at least 1,000 infected. Then, the crosshairs were trained on their employers, the migrant smuggling rings, local officials branded as incompetent, and even pro-democracy protesters.

 

But never the central government.

 

As different government agencies scrambled to explain and contain the outbreak in Samut Sakhon province, which has since spread to at least 20 provinces, none of them has yet to step forward and take responsibility for the mishap that led to the infections in the first place.

 

https://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2020/12/24/from-migrant-workers-to-officials-govt-fires-blame-for-virus-left-and-right/

 

 

 

Agree. 33 provinces now I think. Said Friday before last, day of first noticed infection that it will spread. Got negative responses. As for why? Well corruption starts at the top. 

[RR2020]

National Lockdown Needed

 

 

[onthedarkside]

A post with false info regarding the coronavirus pandemic has been removed along with a reply to it.

 

[unblocktheplanet]

Up to date, I'm counting infections in 40 provinces, plus Bangkok Awful hard to control. It's not just the numbers. It's geographical.

 

OF COURSE, bars, pubs, restaurants, massage need to be shut NOW! Obviously, temp readings do nothing.

 

I believe govt (Prayuth!) is not acting is because the infections have, so far, been centred in young & middle-aged groups. And there have been no fatalities, nor are the hospital, yet, overwhelmed.

 

It's a giant MISTAKE to focus on fatalities alone. There are long-term consequences to Covid infection.

[2 is 1]

2 hours ago, dcnx said:

Normal people have to quarantine. Diplomats, government, special circumstances, very wealthy people, and high level celebrities can get a pass. 

I come back Finland little over month ago. Here don't have coverment quarantine, only home quarantine for 7 days!

Ok maybe Thai can't trust people obey that. I m not get any quarantine coz i come from Thailand and that point don't have any infected there (believe who want). Everybody know it was't over in Thailand. 

Here they start vaccine program today but only small dose of vaccine arrived. Take many month before enough people have get vaccine . Maybe still can transmit virus even you have get vaccine!

I already told my "better half" that seems like im not coming home before next autum. Im not going to do all the hassle to get in there! And nice to spend summer time here in Finland anyway.