More COVID cases in Surat Thani?

[khunPer]

16 hours ago, Alwaysthailand said:

god help us all...

The number of active cases approx. 36 yesterday + 39 new today equals 75 in total, which number shall be be compared to around 100,000 people living on the island (circa 90,000-120,000) counted for vaccination purposes, so its, 75 per 100,000 inhabitants or 750 per million, of which some might not be sick, just tested positive.

 

Thailand has in total 185,000 active cases today, divided with 70 million inhabitant it equals (185,976/69.988) 2,657 cases per million.

 

It's still not as bad as other places in the nation, and hopefully all black night owls get tested,

[huberthammer]

1 minute ago, khunPer said:

The number of active cases approx. 36 yesterday + 39 new today equals 75 in total, which number shall be be compared to around 100,000 people living on the island (circa 90,000-120,000) counted for vaccination purposes, so its, 75 per 100,000 inhabitants or 750 per million, of which some might not be sick, just tested positive.

 

Thailand has in total 185,000 active cases today, divided with 70 million inhabitant it equals (185,976/69.988) 2,657 cases per million.

 

It's still not as bad as other places in the nation, and hopefully all black night owls get tested,

mate be time to stock up on booze before they ban the sales.

[khunPer]

2 minutes ago, huberthammer said:

1000 THB fine ?

To my knowledge, last time someone got caught for operated a club with improper license on Samui, the venue got closed for 6 years, and the bar-manager had a vacation behind bars - and as the venue is still closed, it might be the truth...????

However, seems like Black Club and Black Bamboo opened instead...????

[khunPer]

More here in the ASEAN Now-news about the Black Bamboo cluster...

 

 

[kwilco]

Concentrating on one source is a bit misleading. 

Samui is an island and the disease has made it's way over. With the Sealed route, more people are going to arrive/trickle in. The delta strain is far more transmissable and in general the island population has become very relaxed, thinking they are safe on the island.

To me this looks like a perfect storm.

 

[khunPer]

IMPORTANT - Active Case Finding Announcement

Anyone who attended the Black Bamboo or the Ark Store (Chaweng) on the dates below are encouraged to go for a Covid-19 Rapid Test on Friday.

When: Friday 30th July

Where: Pavillion at Chaweng Lakeside (opposite Central Festival)

When: 13:00 - 15:00

 

Active Case Finding Announcement COVID-19

As in July 30th, 2021

Koh Samui Disease control will seek for those whom has been exposed or at risk among covid 19.

Focus crowd :

 

1.Those whom attended The Black Bamboo within the dates of July 16-26, 2021 and has not been examined.

As for those that has been examined on July 28th, 2021 or at the Koh Samui Hospital and has no symptoms may self quarantine for seven days and wait for further announcements or take a second test.

 

2.Those whom appeared at Ark Store (chaweng) on July 23rd, 2021.

This offer will be handed for those that qualifies either locations for those whom have been exposed at risks of contagious of covid 19 with in the immediate terms. If there are further locations that appear to be situated with the same risk will be notified further anouncements.

 

Therefore if anyone that has a foreign friend or tourist that visit these sites please acknowledge them for the risk that occurs. Please note that these tests do not require valid visas or documents. There will be immigration officers to offer assistance. We sincerely request your cooperation for keeping Koh Samui safe.

 

The examine station will be at the pavillion across from Central shopping mall (sala pru chaweng) from 13.00-15.00hrs.

We appreciate your cooperation. We kindly ask for you to step in and do a rapid test to make sure you have not been infected. For yourself, for your family and Koh Samui.

Thank you

[khunPer]

According to Samui Info by Nicha 616 people have been tested for Covid-19 today in Chaweng.

 

Nicha says: "No call from staff means 'Safe' (7-day Isolation required until another test) Let's see an official report tomorrow."

[ExpatOilWorker]

Any update for Koh Tao?

[khunPer]

30th July +40 on Samui, Black Bamboo cluster...

[khunPer]

30th July, so far a total of 99 cases related to Black Bamboo, and so far luckily no one reported as in serious condition...

 

[khunPer]

31st July

+14 cases Samui (Blank Bamboo-cluster)

+1 case Koh Tao

 

[khunPer]

Source for Black Bamboo-cluster
According to Samui New Update (31st July) the cluster originates from three persons, both Thai and foreigners, who arrived on PG-165 at July 20th, but did not show any symptoms of Covid-19 at that time. They traveled on the island and visited entertainment venues, which caused spread of virus, infecting both Thais and foreigners.

Among Samui+ tourists there have been two cases of infection (one of them is dead), however the tourists did not leave their hotel, so virus has not spread to outside.

 

Original news-post in Thai language...

โควิดที่เกาะสมุย ในสัปดาห์นี้(ล่าสุด) 
ตามความเข้าใจเบื้องต้น มีผู้เดินทางเข้าสู่เกาะสมุย (เที่ยวบิน PG-165 วันที่ 20 กค.) ที่มีผู้ติดเชื้อโควิด19 เดินทางมาจำนวน3ราย (มีทั้งเป็นคนไทยและต่างชาติ) ที่ไม่ได้แสดงอาการ และได้มีการเดินทางในพื้นที่เกาะ ส่วนหนึ่งก็ได้ท่องเที่ยวในสถานบันเทิง ทำให้เกิดการแพร่กระจายในวงกว้าง (ติดเชื้อทั้งชาวไทยและต่างชาติ รวมถึงไปครอบครัวที่บ้าน) สำหรับสถานบันเทิงที่เกิดเหตุ ทางเจ้าหน้าที่ได้ดำเนินความผิดไปบางส่วนแล้ว
สำหรับนักท่องเที่ยวสมุยพลัส มีผู้ติดเชื้อ 2 ราย (1รายเป็นเชื้อตายแล้ว)  โดยนักท่องเที่ยวสมุยพลัส ทางโรงพยาบาลเกาะสมุยได้ตรวจเชื้อ โดยที่นักท่องเที่ยวนั้นยังไม่ได้ออกจากโรงแรมที่กักตัว ยังไม่มีการแพร่กระจายสู่ภายนอก

 

Source link HERE.

[The Hammer2021]

On 4/9/2021 at 11:31 PM, Maha Sarakham said:

Starting to look like things are 'progressing' backwards instead of forwards in Thailand.  This will not be good for Samui's struggling businesses.

Every attempt to revive the travel industry flies in the face of science and reason until there has been a mass immunization campaign and the institution of a digital track and trace system. Anything else is a foolish waste of time.

[Tropicalevo]

8 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said:

Every attempt to revive the travel industry flies in the face of science and reason until there has been a mass immunization campaign and the institution of a digital track and trace system. Anything else is a foolish waste of time.

Try and read the facts please.

The big clusters in both Samui and Phuket are from people travelling within Thailand.

Both 'bubbles' are proving effective in containing the few positive Covid cases.

You are in far more danger from locals than from International tourists.

[phetphet]

10 hours ago, khunPer said:

who arrived on PG-165 at July 20th

Must have been one of the last flights before Bangkok Airways stopped all flights to Samui on 21st July except for Samui Plus sealed route flights.

 

[khunPer]

13 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said:

Every attempt to revive the travel industry flies in the face of science and reason until there has been a mass immunization campaign and the institution of a digital track and trace system. Anything else is a foolish waste of time.

I've mentioned numerous times before, and it seems to be true:

The risk is not from arriving, fully vaccinated foreigners with numerous negative tests; the risk is from domestic arrivals without vaccination, or Sinovac vaccination, and often no tests asked for, or checked, but let in as long as they have an app on their smartphones.

 

Looking at all the recent cases with spread of virus on the islands during several months, they all originates from domestic arrivals.

 

Great if they finally begin to check domestic arrivals, preferably with kind of quarantine, especially if they are let out to mingle with the islands' residents...????

[khunPer]

1st August +14 cases on Samui
Total 228 cumulative cases and 92 recovered...

 

[kwilco]

18 hours ago, khunPer said:

I've mentioned numerous times before, and it seems to be true:

The risk is not from arriving, fully vaccinated foreigners with numerous negative tests; the risk is from domestic arrivals without vaccination, or Sinovac vaccination, and often no tests asked for, or checked, but let in as long as they have an app on their smartphones.

 

Looking at all the recent cases with spread of virus on the islands during several months, they all originates from domestic arrivals.

 

Great if they finally begin to check domestic arrivals, preferably with kind of quarantine, especially if they are let out to mingle with the islands' residents...????

As there have been hardly any international arrivals on Samui, that for the time being is most likely. However, if the I evitabke does happen, it appears that even if the locals arent vaccinated the disease will spread...but the unvaccinated are most armt risk. How far has the local program on Samui got? The national average is about 12 %....not good.

[Tropicalevo]

58 minutes ago, kwilco said:

How far has the local program on Samui got?

Real numbers are difficult to find. Rumours are everywhere.

TAT quotes > 70%

To my knowledge, most Thais under 60, who wanted to be vaccinated, have had two shots of Sinovac.

(All of the Thais that I know, bar one, have had the double dose. That one is an anti-vaccer. She refuses to be vaccinated.)

Again, most foreigners who wanted to be vaccinated, have had one shot of the AZ vaccine.

Some Thais have also had the one dose of the AZ.

Second dose is due in September.

Hopefully, someone else will post more detailed information.

[khunPer]

3 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

Real numbers are difficult to find. Rumours are everywhere.

Real numbers from Ministry of Public Health are here, as per end of July (image from the pinned thread about vaccination on the islands)...

 

 

With the estimate of 120.000 people on Samui - i.e. (in rounded numbers) 60,000 registered inhabitants; 30,000 registered Thai workers, migrants workers and foreigners; and approx 30,000 unregistered people including workers and tourists - the fully vaccinated with 2 jabs (Sinovac) are about 45 percent, and vaccinated with at least one jab (29,000 1-jabs probably all AZ) are around 69 percent...????

[khunPer]

4 hours ago, kwilco said:

As there have been hardly any international arrivals on Samui, that for the time being is most likely.

There were international arrivals with the opening in the beginning of the year with direct International flights, when quarantine were lowed to one week for vaccinated people, however a fairly short periode until quarantine again was changed to two weeks for all.

 

The major point in my post however is that international arrivals are tested several times and movements registered, whilst domestic arrivals have been able to pass through without any testing or quarantine, and thereby some cases of virus imported from mainly Bangkok spreading on the islands...????

[khunPer]

The Black Bamboo Restaurant apologize for the virus spread, according to Samui News Update.

 

The Black Bamboo says that The Black Club burned on December 2nd 2020 and has not yet been renovated, and therefore not reopened. Adjacent The Black Bamboo Restaurant has opened, but is not a disco, and has no dancing. A person infected with Covid visited the restaurant without the staff had any chance to know, that is why the Covid-cluster occurred. The Back Bamboo Restaurant has therefore been closed since July 27th.

A number of photos from the fire last year are shown.

 

 

 

 

Source in Thai language: Samui News Update.

[khunPer]

+6 August 2nd Covid update...

 

[chacha boom]

3 hours ago, khunPer said:

The Black Bamboo Restaurant apologize for the virus spread, according to Samui News Update.

 

The Black Bamboo says that The Black Club burned on December 2nd 2020 and has not yet been renovated, and therefore not reopened. Adjacent The Black Bamboo Restaurant has opened, but is not a disco, and has no dancing. A person infected with Covid visited the restaurant without the staff had any chance to know, that is why the Covid-cluster occurred. The Back Bamboo Restaurant has therefore been closed since July 27th.

A number of photos from the fire last year are shown.

 

 

 

 

Source in Thai language: Samui News Update.

Wow, thats a cloudy look at mr. big boss running away in the first pic.  I guess he Can Do anything;)

[huberthammer]

11 hours ago, khunPer said:

The Black Bamboo Restaurant apologize for the virus spread, according to Samui News Update.

 

The Black Bamboo says that The Black Club burned on December 2nd 2020 and has not yet been renovated, and therefore not reopened. Adjacent The Black Bamboo Restaurant has opened, but is not a disco, and has no dancing. A person infected with Covid visited the restaurant without the staff had any chance to know, that is why the Covid-cluster occurred. The Back Bamboo Restaurant has therefore been closed since July 27th.

A number of photos from the fire last year are shown.

 

 

 

 

Source in Thai language: Samui News Update.

You say no dancing but until the day this fiasco became public they had almost daily advertising on their facebook with what DJ would be playing. Most have been removed since...

 

[khunPer]

1 hour ago, huberthammer said:

You say no dancing but until the day this fiasco became public they had almost daily advertising on their facebook with what DJ would be playing. Most have been removed since...

 

I never knew they were serving food, but they might have changed their business plan from pub, or "club" as advertised on the sign, to restaurant. However, Black Bamboo "Restaurant" seemed, according to previous news articles, to have forgotten that restaurants shall close at 11 pm.

 

[khunPer]

3rd August +7 on Samui...

 

[khunPer]

Koh Phangan announcement...

 

[khunPer]

4th August +8 on Samui...

 

[khunPer]

5th August +4 on Samui, all from Black Bamboo-cluster...