On 2/20/2022 at 7:32 AM, steelerian said:

I heard a contrasting story, that this all was due to a new police chief flexing his mucles.

 

Can anyone confirm?

More about the new chief of Police...
Samui New Update says (translated) The new sheriff goes to the tourist area to strictly monitor Covid prevention measures...

 

 

Khaosod Online auto-translate:
Koh Samui Sheriff Bring the administrative force to join the police to go out and inspect the establishment. Public relations strictly use measures to prevent covids. After the Ministry of Health reiterated the level 4 nationwide.

 

At 8:30 p.m. on February 21, 2022 , Mr. Chayaphon Inthasupha, Koh Samui District Chief Release the line of police officers, Bo Phut Police Station, Koh Samui District Administrative Department ISOC Operations Region 4, Koh Samui area Issued security checks for tourists, as well as campaigning to publicize establishments and restaurants to practice measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. strictly.

 

According to the Ministry of Public Health, the Department of Disease Control issued a level 4 warning of the COVID-19 situation across the country and asked people to continue to practice their practices strictly. Emphasis on wearing masks 100% and must follow the following measures 1. Refrain from entering risky places. Refrain from drinking alcohol in the shop avoid the place with a lot of people 2. Delay travel, such as working from home (WFH 50%-80%) or slowing down travel across provinces...

 

Khaosod Online news article in Thai language จากเบาไปหาหนัก! เกาะสมุยเข้มสกัดโควิด หลังสธ.ย้ำเตือนยกระดับ 4 ทั่วประเทศ.

 

11 hours ago, khunPer said:

 

Wow - Coco Tams is busy.

It looks like the place has expanded since I was last there.

It is a favourite with a lot of our Thai guests.

13 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

Wow - Coco Tams is busy.

It looks like the place has expanded since I was last there.

It is a favourite with a lot of our Thai guests.

Coco Tams is packed around 7pm every night for dinner. They are queueing sometimes across the road outside to get in.  

23ed February 2022

Samui, +27 new cases 

(Bophut 9, Maenam 6, Ang Thong 3, Na Muang 1, Lipa Noi 1, Taling Ngam 1, Maret 6)
Furthermore Test & Go 5 cases.

Phangan, +49 new cases

Koh Tao, no data

Source: Kohmui.com

24th February 2022

Samui, +29 new cases 

Phangan, +29 new cases

Koh Tao, no data

Source: Kohmui.com

25th February 2022

Samui, +29 new cases 

Phangan, +31 new cases

Koh Tao, no data

Source: Kohmui.com

5 hours ago, khunPer said:

25th February 2022

Samui, +29 new cases 

Phangan, +31 new cases

FMP was on the 17th Feb this month. Between 18th and 25th there were :-

Samui  158 reported cases. Population 50,000 - 60,000

KPN     213 reported cases. Population 10,000 - 12,000

(No Covid numbers for 22/2)

 

That is a big spike in KPN considering the difference in the population between the two islands.

4 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

FMP was on the 17th Feb this month. Between 18th and 25th there were :-

Samui  158 reported cases. Population 50,000 - 60,000

KPN     213 reported cases. Population 10,000 - 12,000

(No Covid numbers for 22/2)

 

That is a big spike in KPN considering the difference in the population between the two islands.

I've been having same thoughts. There has been FMPs since November, but only booming from December/New year, In general Phangan seems to have relative higher number of Covid cases compared to the smaller population.

26th February 2022

Samui, +18 new cases 

(Bophut 7, Ang Thong 4, Maenam 2, Na Mueang 1, Lipa Noi 0, Taling Ngam 0, Maret 4)

Phangan, +41 new cases

Koh Tao, no data

Source: Kohmui.com

Thailand has entered its fifth wave of Covid-19, with highly contagious Omicron replacing Delta as the dominant strain. The Omicron subvariant is now estimated to account for around 95 per cent of new cases, with Delta accounting for the rest...

 

 

Read more here in The Nation Thailand's article How Omicron differs from other Covid waves.

Thank you for that khunPer.

So I must have the  newest variant - 'Delicron'?

I had all of the Omicron symptoms, plus I had a runny nose and sore throat!  ????

27th February 2022

Samui, +39 new cases 

(RT-PCR 31 positive, ATK 8 positive)

Phangan, +36 new cases

Koh Tao, no data

Source: Kohmui.com

28th February 2022

Samui, +20 new cases 

Phangan, +29 new cases

Koh Tao, no new cases

Source: KoSamuiLife.com

3rd March 2022

Samui, +56 new cases 

Phangan, +54 new cases

Koh Tao, no data

Source: Kohmui.com

 

NB: I've not seen any Covid numbers for the 1st and 2nd March at the two sources I use to get Covid-information from.

4th March 2022

Samui, +56 new cases 

Phangan, +58 new cases

Koh Tao, no data

Source: Kohmui.com

 

5th March 2022

Samui, +42 new cases 

Phangan, +55 new cases

Koh Tao, no data

Source: Kohmui.com

 

6th March 2022

Samui, +63 new cases 

Phangan, +44 new cases

Koh Tao, no data

Source: Kohmui.com

7th March 2022

Samui, +55 new cases 

Phangan, +40 new cases

Koh Tao, no data

Source: Kohmui.com

 

8th March 2022

Samui, +36 new cases 

Phangan, +86 new cases

Koh Tao, no data

Source: Kohmui.com

9th March 2022

Samui, +245 new cases + 2 deaths

Phangan, +39 new cases

Koh Tao, no new cases

Source: Kohmui.com + KoSamuiLife.com

10th March 2022

Samui, +292 new cases 

Phangan, +82 new cases

Koh Tao, no data

Source: Kohmui.com

 

11th March 2022

Samui, +289 new cases 

Phangan, +60 new cases

Koh Tao, no data

Source: Kohmui.com

 

12th March 2022

Samui, +277 new cases 

Phangan, +70 new cases

Koh Tao, no data

Source: Kohmui.com

i hope they cancel songkran again if the numbers are rising like this

13th March 2022

Samui, +219 new cases 

Phangan, +57 new cases

Koh Tao, no data

Source: Kohmui.com

it seems odd how the numbers jumped five fold from the 8th and have remained there. I wonder if the authorities are just doing more testing to spot it.

1 hour ago, phetphet said:

it seems odd how the numbers jumped five fold from the 8th and have remained there. I wonder if the authorities are just doing more testing to spot it.

I do not think that it is the authorities doing more testing.

I suspect that it is people who are found to be positive when self testing.

 

We test all of our staff on a regular basis. I and my friends also test ourselves regularly. We are all in daily contact with tourists, customers and suppliers. Many of whom have had Covid.

The Thais will usually contact the hospitals when they have Covid - in order to receive the free medicines.

Most of us foreigners who have mild symptoms just self quarantine for 10 days.

I had Covid in February. I did not bother to contact the hospital. I just shut myself in my house for 10 days - meetings with staff were through a closed glass door with (anti) social distancing! ????

A friend (again with minor symptoms) contacted the hospital when she tested positive.

The hospital asked if she was able to isolate at home. When she replied yes, they said to stay there for 10 days.

Neither of us will be in the Samui case numbers!

The real numbers are much higher.

14th March 2022

Samui, +269 new cases 

Phangan, +45 new cases

Koh Tao, no data

Source: Kohmui.com

15th March 2022

Samui, +362 new cases (RT-PCR 13 ATK 349), + 3 deaths

Phangan, +87 new cases

Koh Tao, no data

Source: Kohmui.com

 

Edit, the three death-cases on Samui (auto translate from Thai language)...
 

76 years old male (foreigner) is at T. Bophut, District. Koh Samui province. Surat Thani

Risk history : there are symptoms of PUI criteria

Identity disease: Cardiac disease, normal fat in the blood. Chronic constipation, diabetes. Vaccine history: No record of vaccination.

 

90 year old male at the police station. River, District. Koh Samui province. Surat Thani

Risk history: Joining the house of the Covid-19 infected person.

Identity disease: vaccine history denied: no record of vaccination

 

A 71-year-old female is at the To. Ang Thong, District. Koh Samui province. Surat Thani

Risk history: Close touch of COVID-19 infected people.

Identity disease: last stage of heart and kidney disease

Vaccine History: Get 2 injections

16th March 2022

Samui, +347 new cases (ATK = 335)

Phangan, +56 new cases (ATK = 36)

Koh Tao, +11 new cases (ATK = 10)

Accumulated for three islands:

+33 RT-PCR tests today, total 3,600 cases

+381 ATK tests today, total 3,961 cases

+1 new death today, total 13 deaths

 

Source: Kosamuilife.com

1 hour ago, khunPer said:

16th March 2022

Samui, +347 new cases (ATK = 335)

Phangan, +56 new cases (ATK = 36)

Koh Tao, +11 new cases (ATK = 10)

Accumulated for three islands:

+33 RT-PCR tests today, total 3,600 cases

+381 ATK tests today, total 3,961 cases

+1 new death today, total 13 deaths

 

Source: Kosamuilife.com

Looks like the cat is well and truly out of the bag here now. A far cry from those early days of single digit numbers. But it was bound to happen once the doors were opened once more to tourists.

 

I am the only one in our household not to have caught it yet. Fingers crossed it stays that way.

14 minutes ago, phetphet said:

Looks like the cat is well and truly out of the bag here now. A far cry from those early days of single digit numbers. But it was bound to happen once the doors were opened once more to tourists.

 

I am the only one in our household not to have caught it yet. Fingers crossed it stays that way.

More than 2,000 cases on Samui just in the last week.

	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Total
Reported	10-Mar	11-Mar	12-Mar	13-Mar	14-Mar	15-Mar	16-Mar
Covid cases	292	289	277	219	269	362	347	2,055
KPN	82	60	70	57	45	87	56	457

What happens to tourists  on Samui who are diagnosed with Covid?

1 hour ago, kwilco said:

What happens to tourists  on Samui who are diagnosed with Covid?

I can only speak for tourists that are staying in private villas.

Since about November last year, they are allowed to quarantine in their villa.

They are all OK with using the food delivery people and we wait until their quarantine period is over.

First we ask the Tessabaan to come and disinfect the villa. Then we restart our normal service.

So far, none of the tourists have had severe symptoms.

We do regular ATK testing of myself and others that come into regular contact with the tourists.

I went to Samui from KPG on Monday, no checks in either port, With the FMP coming up it's guaranteed that there will be plenty of Covid carriers on the Islands in excess of official figures. If you're coming to the party, you're not going to get checked if you have mild symptoms. My advice to the rest of the oldies is don't go out if you don't need to for the next few days.