Thai Prime Minister Confident of ability to Control COVID-19 Situation

[Jonathan Fairfield]

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is confident that the Covid-19 situation in Thailand will be under control soon, as serious measures have been implemented in the country.

 

Government Spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said the Prime Minister believed the Thai economy would expand in 2021, despite the Covid-19 outbreak, as Thai people are being inoculated, adding that the government had avoided lockdown measures or a curfew, because both measures would affect the whole country in a negative way.

 

He said the government had ordered at least 63 million doses of vaccine for use in 2021. Besides, the Prime Minister has set up a working team for procuring another 10 million doses of alternative vaccines.

 

Anucha noted that at least 35 million people will be immunized within 2021, while the government had spent almost Bt380 million for supporting and helping the damaged economy of the country.

 

Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG210421151206014

 

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[internationalism]

today he wanted to increase this 10mln to 35mln.

every article has different figures.

that is higher maths for the government.

if under control, why this panic mode, figures jumping every day for vax, beds, infections

Edited April 21, 2021 by internationalism

[Yorkshire Tea]

8 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

Covid-19 situation in Thailand will be under control soon, as serious measures have been implemented in the country.

 

What serious measures?   Closing malls at 9pm?

[petermik]

This guy is so out of touch with reality it is frightening... cloud cuckoo land is where he lives...

[YetAnother]

21 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is confident that the Covid-19 situation in Thailand will be under control soon,

i am very confident in his ability and judgment to tell us all lies

[Susco]

21 minutes ago, Yorkshire Tea said:

30 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

Covid-19 situation in Thailand will be under control soon, as serious measures have been implemented in the country.

 

What serious measures?   Closing malls at 9pm?

 

Probably, reduce testing

[Shuya]

32 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

Prime Minister believed the Thai economy would expand in 2021

Next job TAT governor?

[ourmanflint]

He is probably not alone in thinking this will be just like first mini wave Thailand had in early 2020.

 

It won't be

[clivebaxter]

HAS ordered 63 million doses, I thought he was trying to get 35 million. Where are the 63 mil coming from and when?

[Damrongsak]

9 minutes ago, clivebaxter said:

HAS ordered 63 million doses, I thought he was trying to get 35 million. Where are the 63 mil coming from and when?

They're coming on the new submarine.  Free shipping. 

[sammieuk1]

As one covid19 virus said to the to the other hide and go away quick 63million doses are coming from the man in metallic lilac and the dusky pink outriders and mysteriously it went away again like before ????

[RichardColeman]

He might want to look at the new Worldometer spread sheets that now lists Thailand as number 1 in the world for weekly death % change - up 450% !! 

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/weekly-trends/#weekly_table

[Soikhaonoiken]

I also believed father Christmas was real.... The man is deluded, I really think he needs mental medical help,  and why are the figures on the amount of vaccine he has ordered keep changing... = because he can't remember what he said yesterday, its all in his head.. 

[Britman Free]

The situation is very much 'under control' in most countries. 

More tests = more 'cases'.  Zero tests = zero 'cases'.

Dial up or down according to the reaction you want ????

 

I'm stuck in Surrey, England and have only met one person who knows anyone who's been hospitalised (and I *always*) ask everyone I meet.

Apparently the guy recovered.  He is in his 60s, BUT obese and with diabetes. 

The other 2 people living in the same house were unaffected.

[Meat Pie 47]

7 hours ago, petermik said:

This guy is so out of touch with reality it is frightening... cloud cuckoo land is where he lives...

Hey don't insult our German or Swiss posters here

[Damrongsak]

3 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

He might want to look at the new Worldometer spread sheets that now lists Thailand as number 1 in the world for weekly death % change - up 450% !! 

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/weekly-trends/#weekly_table

Wow, up 450% from 2 to 11. 

 

Say what you want about the U.S.,  but we are the world leader (in getting our butt kicked?).

 

Figures from Worldometers.  They have so many stats that change daily or weekly that's hard to keep up.  Especially if you you look at percent of population figures or order by different stats. 

[DLock]

13 hours ago, Yorkshire Tea said:

 

What serious measures?   Closing malls at 9pm?

 

That, and stopping domestic flights between 11pm and 4am.

 

Well under control.

[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is confident that the Covid-19 situation in Thailand will be under control soon, as serious measures have been implemented in the country.

Serious measures?

[Hayduke]

15 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is confident that the Covid-19 situation in Thailand will be under control....

 

Astounding! Besides being a military genius, world-renowned statesman, and legendary songwriter , he’s also clairvoyant ….having predicted this (well, kind of) over a year ago.

 

January 27, 2020

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has assured the public that the novel coronavirus situation in Thailand is “100% under control”

 

 

 

Edited April 22, 2021 by Hayduke

[brommers]

Someone needs to point out to him that he is trying to control a mutating globe circling virus by clutching a whip & a chair like a lion tamer. Ain't gonna work!

[hotchilli]

16 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is confident that the Covid-19 situation in Thailand will be under control soon, as serious measures have been implemented in the country.

He said the same after the first wave, and the second wave..... and again now during the third.

[natway09]

It is time this guy started looking within & have a real look at what is happening.

His employees have let him down (for greed) & the road back will only be partially achieved with mass inoculation of which there is none,,,all still promises

[Stargeezr]

If you see the PM and his group jump on a big jet and blast off in the night.,  It may be time to panic.   Until them  Thailand,  GOOD  LUCK.

Geezer

[EricTh]

Thailand did a great job controlling the first two waves with low numbers compared to most of the countries in the world.

 

But they should have put Bangkok in lockdown in the third wave. Now we are all suffering.

 

So this is not 'ability to control' but inability to control.

Edited April 22, 2021 by EricTh

[DLock]

8 minutes ago, EricTh said:

Thailand did a great job controlling the first two waves with low numbers compared to most of the countries in the world.

 

But they should have put Bangkok in lockdown in the third wave. Now we are all suffering.

 

So this is not 'ability to control' but disability.

 

Agree.

 

They had the opportunity to be way ahead of the vaccine curve, but they basked in the glory of containing the first wave instead of capitalizing on it, and let countries that completely messed up the first wave speed right by them with vaccines.

 

Now they are at the mercy of Siam Bioscience and begging for vaccines worldwide.

 

Fail.

[Cake Monster]

10 hours ago, Soikhaonoiken said:

I also believed father Christmas was real.... The man is deluded, I really think he needs mental medical help,  and why are the figures on the amount of vaccine he has ordered keep changing... = because he can't remember what he said yesterday, its all in his head.. 

Fact

It is impossible for anybody to continuously lie, and keep doing so without eventually being caught out with the lies.

[sitti]

I'm sure Thailand will continue to do good job containing Covid as they have proven themselves from last year. On top of that, Thailand far less people breaking the rules for partying, exercising their "rights" not to wear masks, and claiming covid19 is fake????

[Hayduke]

3 hours ago, EricTh said:

Thailand did a great job controlling the first two waves with low numbers compared to most of the countries in the world.

 

It’s beginning to look as if much of Thailand’s ‘success’ in containing the so-called first two waves was due to inadequate testing. Low numbers of tests result in low numbers of infections…..exactly what the ‘save face at all costs’ government really cares about.

 

 

Edited April 22, 2021 by Hayduke

[Hayduke]

Double post

 

Edited April 22, 2021 by Hayduke

[EricTh]

16 minutes ago, Hayduke said:

 

It’s beginning to look as if much of Thailand’s ‘success’ in containing the so-called first two waves was due to inadequate testing. Low numbers of tests result in low numbers of infections…..exactly what the ‘save face at all costs’ government really cares about.

 

 

 

Inadequate testing won't save people from going to hospitals with high fever and lack of oxygen. That theory is debunked, most people went to hospitals/clinics due to those symptoms and were then tested positive after and not before.