Thailand reports 1,582 new COVID-19 cases

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

BMA increases waste bins for medical face mask disposal to more than 1,000 spots in public places, and advises waste separation to prevent the spread of COVID-19

 

"Pol.Gen. Aswin Kwanmuang, Governor of Bangkok, talked about the management of the used face mask waste, with rapid increase in numbers during the new surge of COVID-19 infections..

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During the outbreak in April 2021, from April 1 to 12, 2021, the amount of COVID-19 infectious waste tended to rise to 12.92 ton/day or increase at an average of 1.44 ton/day...

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In order to facilitate the public regarding the used face mask disposal, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has provided special waste bins for medical/surgical face masks (orange bins) together with red waste disposal bags for medical/surgical face masks at about 1,000 spots in public places, namely, district offices, the BMA public health centers, the BMA affiliated hospitals, Bangkok City Hall (Sao Chingcha), Bangkok City Hall II (Din Daeng), the BMA affiliated schools, the BMA sports centers, the BMA youth centers, fire stations, public parks, and other public places as deemed appropriate such as markets, temples, communities, in front of department stores, office buildings, and housing communities.

 

https://prbangkok-eng.com/index.php/2021/04/15/bma-increases-waste-bins-for-medical-face-mask-disposal-to-more-than-1000-spots-in-public-places-and-advises-waste-separation-to-prevent-the-spread-of-covid-19/

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Report on the new restaurant alcohol sales ban and earlier closing times being considered by the government today for 18 provinces:

 

COVID zoning system adjusted to just Red, Orange to reflect current situation

 

"Thailand’s National Communicable Disease Committee has revised the COVID-19 zoning system, in line with the worsening situation, by dividing the country into just Red and Orange zones, instead of Red, Orange, Yellow and Green.

 

According to the committee, which met Thursday under the chairmanship of Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, the number of Red zone provinces has been increased from 5 to 18, due to the current surge in daily infections.

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Under the new zoning, all bars, pubs and massage parlours across the country will be closed, including those in 41 provinces already closed for 14 days since last Friday.

 

Eateries in the Red and Orange zones are not permitted to sell alcohol to their customers and may only stay open until 9pm in Red zones and 11pm in Orange zones.

 

(more)

 

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/covid-zoning-system-adjusted-to-just-red-orange-to-reflect-current-situation/

 

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Third wave not expected to subside until June

 

"Internal discussions within the government and the public health ministry suggest that the current wave of the pandemic will not be brought under control until June, sources told Thai Enquirer on Friday.

 

“Even if the country were brought into a lockdown immediately, the Songkran travels have likely made the situation much worse,” said a source in the health ministry who requested anonymity.

 

“Internal discussions say that in a best case scenario, we will have the situation under control by late May to early June,” the source told Thai Enquirer by phone."

 

(more)

 

https://www.thaienquirer.com/26425/third-wave-not-expected-to-subside-until-june/

 

[Guderian]

6 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Thailand’s National Communicable Disease Committee has revised the COVID-19 zoning system, in line with the worsening situation

 

....but wait a minute, just a few hours ago Anutin was telling us that the government has the situation under control!

[BookShe]

3 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

“Internal discussions say that in a best case scenario, we will have the situation under control by late May to early June,” the source told Thai Enquirer by phone."

 

Late May to early June? That is great news! It will be right before the 4th wave in July.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Today's daily province by province report of new domestic COVID cases, followed by the comparable report from yesterday.

 

The provinces are listed in the order provided by the MoPH, based on their total/cumulative numbers of reported cases thus far, though the actual numbers shown below are latest day case reports. Both charts exclude the imported cases found in quarantine for those days.

 

 

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/nbtworld/posts/10157953702477050

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

 

"The Ministry of Public Health is urging people in high-risk areas to work from home for 2 weeks to curtail the COVID-19 cases that are expected to skyrocket after the Songkran Festival.

 

Department of Disease Control (DDC) Director-General Dr Opas Karnkawinpong said even though work from home measure is in place, 483 cases per day are expected in the next month.

 

He said the number is still high so the DDC is going to implement additional measures to deal with the current condition, adding that the fast-spreading UK variant has been detected in new infections, with the majority of cases found among teenagers and working adults."

 

https://www.facebook.com/nbtworld/posts/10157953501842050

 

PS -- My wife's company in BKK, which had gone to a work from home policy just before the Song Kran holidays, informed staff today that they'll be working from home for the remainder of the month.  The company has told employees there have been multiple positive cases among them thus far.

 

 

Edited April 16, 2021 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[BookShe]

Also an idea. I know it's late but why was the water splashing banned? They should of encouraging people to change the water to hand sanitizer in their water cannons. Prayut has already demonstrated this new method on reporters. It was his greatest idea during the pandemic but didn't materialize. Why?

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Thai PBS report on the numerous COVID case clusters that are popping up around the country:

 

"Since the third wave of infections began, he said that there have been several new COVID-19 clusters, such as the one linked to 34 student volunteers in Chiang Mai, which has spread through 13 provinces.

 

There was also the cluster linked to a food shop in Nakhon Ratchasima, which has infected 14 people so far. The Kanchanaburi cluster, linked to a school, has infected 28 people so far and the Nakhon Si Thammarat cluster, which has spread to three more provinces, affected about 20 people.

 

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/1582-new-covid-cases-in-thailand-as-disease-spreads-nationwide/

 

Edited April 16, 2021 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[Bkk Brian]

50 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Third wave not expected to subside until June

 

"Internal discussions within the government and the public health ministry suggest that the current wave of the pandemic will not be brought under control until June, sources told Thai Enquirer on Friday.

 

“Even if the country were brought into a lockdown immediately, the Songkran travels have likely made the situation much worse,” said a source in the health ministry who requested anonymity.

 

“Internal discussions say that in a best case scenario, we will have the situation under control by late May to early June,” the source told Thai Enquirer by phone."

 

(more)

 

https://www.thaienquirer.com/26425/third-wave-not-expected-to-subside-until-june/

 

This is all tragic news, something we all wanted to avoid. Its with us now in full vengeance and we can do nothing but keep our personal measures in place for our own safety and those of our loved ones

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

2 hours ago, pantsonfire said:

They approved yesterday that covid patients can now go to specific hotels (some are same as quarantine hotels) to get better.  Only ones with minor symptons

 

They have a chart out today talking about 5,000 "hospitel" (hotel hospital) rooms... But totally unclear how many of those are actually up and running at present.

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

More bad, dangerous, stupid behavior...

 

17 medics at Samut Prakan hospital isolated after patient lies about contact with an infected person

 

"Seventeen medical personnel at Samut Prakan provincial hospital have been quarantined after a patient failed to disclose information about his contact with a person infected with COVID-19.

 

The hospital said, in its Facebook post today (Friday), that two doctors, nine nurses and six other medics, who were in close contact with the patient in question, have had to enter self-isolation, depriving the hospital of badly-needed medical staff.

 

It warned that any patient who refuses to provide information about previous contact with an infected person will face legal action and will be liable to a maximum fine of 20,000 baht on conviction."

 

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/17-medics-at-samut-prakan-hospital-isolated-after-patient-lies-about-contact-with-an-infected-person/

 

[Cake Monster]

3 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Indeed although as we also know, hospitals are getting overwhelmed and in many cases positive cases are being asked to quarantine at home for a few days until beds are found for them, this from your previous post a couple of days ago, so no doubt the shortage has increased since then

And with the well known Thai fortitude for personal discipline, those that are " waiting " for a Hospital bed, are not going to Isolate in the correct manner at all.

May as well just let them do what they want, as this is want many will be doing.

And in the meantime, the shortage of beds will only get worse.

[LosLobo]

18 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

More bad, dangerous, stupid behavior...

 

17 medics at Samut Prakan hospital isolated after patient lies about contact with an infected person

 

"Seventeen medical personnel at Samut Prakan provincial hospital have been quarantined after a patient failed to disclose information about his contact with a person infected with COVID-19.

 

The hospital said, in its Facebook post today (Friday), that two doctors, nine nurses and six other medics, who were in close contact with the patient in question, have had to enter self-isolation, depriving the hospital of badly-needed medical staff.

 

It warned that any patient who refuses to provide information about previous contact with an infected person will face legal action and will be liable to a maximum fine of 20,000 baht on conviction."

 

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/17-medics-at-samut-prakan-hospital-isolated-after-patient-lies-about-contact-with-an-infected-person/

 

More bad, dangerous, stupid behavior...

 

Vaccinating everyone and their dog on Phuket instead of first vaccinating nation-wide all the elderly and front line workers such as medical staff etc 

[ThailandRyan]

2 minutes ago, LosLobo said:

More bad, dangerous, stupid behavior...

 

Vaccinating everyone and their dog on Phuket instead of first vaccinating nation-wide all the elderly and front line workers such as medical staff etc 

Well Tourism is more important to these folks even though they claim it is only a small percentage of the GDP.  Have to be ready for the July 1st hordes of millions that are set to arrive.

[anchadian]

Thousands of field hospitals......really?

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thailand-reports-record-daily-number-1582-coronavirus-cases-2021-04-16/

 

Thailand reported on Friday its fifth record daily tally of coronavirus cases this week, as authorities set up thousands of field hospitals to cope with an influx of patients and lined up hotels to provide extra beds for those without symptoms.

 

 

[LosLobo]

New Regulations in English on now!

 

[Live] 15.45 น. แถลงสถานการณ์ COVID-19 โดย ศบค. (16 เม.ย. 64) - YouTube

 

English version starts 49:00.

Edited April 16, 2021 by LosLobo

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

38 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Thousands of field hospitals......really?

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thailand-reports-record-daily-number-1582-coronavirus-cases-2021-04-16/

 

Thailand reported on Friday its fifth record daily tally of coronavirus cases this week, as authorities set up thousands of field hospitals to cope with an influx of patients and lined up hotels to provide extra beds for those without symptoms.

 

 

Clearly (or not), they mean that number of BEDS, not that number of hospitals. It's the ole' TH-EN translations thing.

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

A couple of updates:

 

A Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman announced this afternoon that their televised/online EN COVID news briefings, which have generally been done only M-W-Fs, are going to become daily starting tomorrow/Saturday because of the escalating COVID situation in the country.

 

AND

 

Man, 38, becomes first fatality in Thong Lor cluster

 

A 38-year-old man in Tak province has become the first person to die of Covid-19 spread by the Thong Lor cluster, the province's Public Health Office said on Friday.

 

According to reports, the patient visited Krystal Club in Bangkok's Thong Lor area on March 19. Krystal Club has been identified as one of the hotspots behind Thailand’s third wave of infections.

 

The patient, who worked as a programmer, died at Somdej Phrachao Taksin Maharat Hospital in Tak’s Muang district.

 

(more)

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30404965

 

[sezze]

4 hours ago, Jeffr2 said:

It doesn't look good.  Over 10,000 still in care and a bunch on ventilators.  Wow.

 

Now the big problem.  What happens when ICU bed are full and one of us has an accident requiring treatment?  Ugh.

And that exactly is the problem all around everywhere . I have said it 1000 of times already , the deaths are just a number , which we try to avoid , but it simply isnt always possible , due to several reasons . The real problem is that others who do need medical assistance , take up room in hospitals , and that room just isnt there . This also creates the problems for others who do not have Covid , but need medical assistance also .

[Pattaya Spotter]

Cases stable....still no exponential growth. A good sign.

[Bkk Brian]

16 minutes ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

Cases stable....still no exponential growth. A good sign.

My definition of this chart is an exponential growth, not sure what yours is, dog legging up or?

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Here's the video of the EN language news briefing given by the government Friday afternoon regarding the new COVID restrictions:

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/thailandprd/videos/1135764813595172/

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Interesting COVID photo posted online from the MoPH this afternoon... No description of when or where.

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2079362418873182&id=643148052494633

 

[Petey11]

1 hour ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

Cases stable....still no exponential growth. A good sign.

I think you need to read up on how exponential growth in viruses works, it's the doubling rate, be it 1 day, 4 days etc. Thailand seems to be in a 4-5 day rate. Even if it a seven day doubling, just do the maths and see how it adds up over a month. Covid is still producing a R1 of above one that means it's still spreading.

[Bkk Brian]

5 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Interesting COVID photo posted online from the MoPH this afternoon... No description of when or where.

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2079362418873182&id=643148052494633

 

The reality of being hospitalized when you've got a moderate to severe infection, there are 67 serious at the moment in hospital and 17 on ventilator as of today I think was reported.

[Petey11]

4 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Third wave not expected to subside until June

 

"Internal discussions within the government and the public health ministry suggest that the current wave of the pandemic will not be brought under control until June, sources told Thai Enquirer on Friday.

 

“Even if the country were brought into a lockdown immediately, the Songkran travels have likely made the situation much worse,” said a source in the health ministry who requested anonymity.

 

“Internal discussions say that in a best case scenario, we will have the situation under control by late May to early June,” the source told Thai Enquirer by phone."

 

(more)

 

https://www.thaienquirer.com/26425/third-wave-not-expected-to-subside-until-june/

 

And "under control" likely means wave is no longer spreading and cases are starting to fall.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

5 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

The reality of being hospitalized when you've got a moderate to severe infection, there are 67 serious at the moment in hospital and 17 on ventilator as of today I think was reported.

 

I don't think they're set up to handle every COVID case, or even every serious COVID case, that way.... But it sure would be interesting to know where that photo was taken and in what kind of situation.

 

[Golden Triangle]

Well these tossers, primarily the PM & Health minister have really dropped the ball this time, bunch of chuffin clowns the lot of them. ????????????????

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

 

1 hour ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Interesting COVID photo posted online from the MoPH this afternoon... No description of when or where.

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2079362418873182&id=643148052494633

 

 

There's that above... And then there's this 3 minute video from Chiang Mai...

 

 

 

Inside the COVID-19 field hospital handling new virus outbreak in Thailand

 

Footage shows COVID-19 patients being treated at a newly-built field hospital in northern Thailand following an outbreak of cases in the country.

 

The warehouse with 1,000 beds was built to accommodate patients who tested positive for the coronavirus in Chiang Mai province. Many of the infections are linked to outbreaks from entertainment venues including nightclubs and bars.

 

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/inside-covid-19-field-hospital-080000283.html

Edited April 16, 2021 by TallGuyJohninBKK