Thailand reports 315 new COVID-19 cases

 

 

Thailand confirmed 315 new coronavirus cases on Sunday.
 
Of the new cases, 294 were local transmissions and 21 were imported cases from people on repatriation flights and in state quarantine centers.

 

A further 38 people have been discharged from hospital.

 

3,293 people remain in hospital or held in a migrant worker quarantine centre.

 

The new wave of COVID-19 infections is now present in 53 Thai provinces, Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesperson for the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA)said. 

 

Sunday’s cases bring the total number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand to 7,694.

 

The news comes as Thailand is set to announce increased restrictions in 28 provinces on Monday.

 

Late on Saturday, the Ministry of Education announced that schools in 28 provinces will close until 31st January. 

 

The number of new infections and total cases in Thailand since 14 Dec is as follows:
 
14 Dec: +28 (4,237)
15 Dec: +9 (4,246)
16 Dec: +15 (4,261)
17 Dec: +20 (4,281)
18 Dec: +16 (4,297)
19 Dec: +34 (4,331)
20 Dec: +576 (4,907)
21 Dec: +382 (5,289)
22 Dec: +427 (5,716)
23 Dec: +46 (5,762)
24 Dec: +67 (5,829)
25 Dec: +81 (5,910)
26 Dec: +110 (6,020)
27 Dec: +121 (6,141)
28 Dec: +144 (6,285)
29 Dec: +155 (6,440)
30 Dec: +250 (6,690)
31 Dec: +194 (6,884)
1 Jan: +279 (7,163)
2 Jan: +216 (7,379) 
3 Jan: +315 (7,694)
 

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315 is a big number. Sadly, It will continue to rise

Unfortunately, probably in the 1000's per day within the next 2 weeks after the long holiday.

 

The one thing the government had going for itself was its Covid number. Now, pffft!

Still more to come for sure, through allowing people to travel over Christmas and new year!

Don't have to be a rocket scientist to know that.

Many more Provinces now, unfortunately I would venture to say that by next week that all of the provinces may have at least one case due to all of the holiday travel.  Only a matter of time before they do the same as they did last year.  You just wonder if trying to save the already troubled economy was worth allowing the Holiday travel in order to make some money over the spread of the virus.  Yes Sarcasm in my tone.  I hope they kick up the testing and do allow self quarantine and isolation within our homes if found asymptomatic.

These numbers probably the tip of the iceberg. A further alcohol ban coming this week is most likely. 

i  m sure we will have national lockdown soon 

Well, I'm going to remain home as much as possible, because I don't want to get caught in a Covid sweep and forced into quarantine at an expensive hospital I will have to pay for. 

5 minutes ago, kevin612 said:

315 is a big number. Sadly, It will continue to rise

No it isn't a big number. On occasions, the UK has been recording daily increases of 35,000 plus. Now that is a big number.

 

1 minute ago, Ratcher said:

These numbers probably the tip of the iceberg. A further alcohol ban coming this week is most likely. 

The previous alcohol ban was for Songkran to stop people traveling and partying. You should have plenty of time to stock up before then. 

5 minutes ago, John Drake said:

Well, I'm going to remain home as much as possible, because I don't want to get caught in a Covid sweep and forced into quarantine at an expensive hospital I will have to pay for. 

 

if they have any spare beds by then.. could end up in a field hospital somewhere

 

barbed wired in.

 

5 minutes ago, Dmaxdan said:

No it isn't a big number. On occasions, the UK has been recording daily increases of 35,000 plus. Now that is a big number.

 

The Uk is testing nearly 400,000 per day, Thailand had tested 1.2 million since the start....Uk 54 million since the start

6 minutes ago, Dmaxdan said:

No it isn't a big number. On occasions, the UK has been recording daily increases of 35,000 plus. Now that is a big number.

 

 

57,000 yesterday

 

same size population as thailand

 

15 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

Unfortunately, probably in the 1000's per day within the next 2 weeks after the long holiday.

 

Unfortunately, probably in the 1000's per day now as they don't test.  But yes, it's going to get worse.

3 minutes ago, kevin612 said:

315 is a big number. Sadly, It will continue to rise

 

We actually don't know since they don't publish the infection rate.

It's below 1 the outbreak is declining, and if higher it's spreading. 

 

315 cases itself would be an extremely small amount of cases for a country that size, if Thailand tested like Europe does. 

 

I might be naive but I still think Thailand can go through this without a need for lockdowns again. 

2 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

Unfortunately, probably in the 1000's per day now as they don't test.  But yes, it's going to get worse.

 

what do you want them to do? turn up at a random village, line everybody up against a wall and swab the lot of them? 

 

or test and trace as many people as they can once they detect someone with symptoms?

 

17 minutes ago, Smilermike said:

Still more to come for sure, through allowing people to travel over Christmas and new year!

Don't have to be a rocket scientist to know that.

Doesn't matter, we have rocket scientists now for the moon rocket.

If I had symptoms I wouldn’t trust the doctors to tell me I’m positive or not. 

 

Maybe there’s a maximum threshold of cases they can report to avoid mass panic.

17 minutes ago, Dmaxdan said:

The previous alcohol ban was for Songkran to stop people traveling and partying. You should have plenty of time to stock up before then. 

Why was the ban extended for a further 3 weeks after it had finished?

 

I think there was more to it than that 

Time for a Nationwide lock-down now. 
 

7 minutes ago, GeorgeCross said:

 

what do you want them to do? turn up at a random village, line everybody up against a wall and swab the lot of them? 

 

or test and trace as many people as they can once they detect someone with symptoms?

 

Come on.  Just saying that since they don't test, they don't really know how many are infected.  They readily admit this themselves.

 

Countries in the west are testing way more than what's done here.  Wonder why? 

 

It's called the positivity rate.  Gives you a better idea of what's really going on...

Just now, Kaopad999 said:

Time for a Nationwide lock-down now. 
 

Coming soon....sadly...

2 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

Coming soon....sadly...

None of us really want it, but It needs to be done unfortunately 
why on earth they didn't lockdown over new years eve is beyond me.
 

Edited January 3, 20215 yr by Kaopad999

4 minutes ago, cyril sneer said:

Why was the ban extended for a further 3 weeks after it had finished?

 

I think there was more to it than that 

Very simple. It was to prevent people from gathering in large groups, which is something people tend to do when they drink. 

2 minutes ago, Kaopad999 said:

Very simple. It was to prevent people from gathering in large groups, which is something people tend to do when they drink. 

They all started gathering again the day it was stopped 

32 minutes ago, Virt said:

 

We actually don't know since they don't publish the infection rate.

It's below 1 the outbreak is declining, and if higher it's spreading. 

 

315 cases itself would be an extremely small amount of cases for a country that size, if Thailand tested like Europe does. 

 

I might be naive but I still think Thailand can go through this without a need for lockdowns again. 

The number they publish is the confirmed infection rate, which is new infections per day. As long as that number is rising, which it is, the pandemic is growing.

 

I think you mean R0 (the R number).  R0 does not depend on how many infections a country already has.  It measures how many new infections one case can create.  Masks, closings, and travel bans help to reduce R.

 

Edited January 3, 20215 yr by rabas

With no vaccine in sight for Thailand how long are they going to lockdown for??

16 minutes ago, GeorgeCross said:

 

what do you want them to do? turn up at a random village, line everybody up against a wall and swab the lot of them? 

 

or test and trace as many people as they can once they detect someone with symptoms?

 

 

They could start taking sewer samples across the country since covid-19 can be detected like that. 

 

That's an easy and cheap way to see how massive the problem is. 

 

Does not give you an exact number, but can be used to determine if covid-19 has spread to the entire country. 

13 minutes ago, Grogu said:

With no vaccine in sight for Thailand how long are they going to lockdown for??

 

There is a vaccine in sight. Auntin saw it about two months from now. But his mask may have been covering his eyes,  hard to know with that guy.