Thailand’s medical system facing its biggest test as virus surges back

[Percy P]

20 minutes ago, malibukid said:

its called delusions of grandeur

Thailand has a pretty good FCR (Foreign Currency  Reserve) 

[Boomer6969]

Thailand has 800 doctors per million inhabitants, while 3000 to 6000 are typical of developed nations. So Anutin will crash train 250000 new doctors to be deployed in June.

 

[Percy P]

1 minute ago, Percy P said:

Thailand has a pretty good FCR (Foreign Currency  Reserve) 

Let's hope  they can mwintain itit.

[Scott]

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[shackleton]

1 hour ago, Dialemco said:

Thailand must try to expedite vaccination programme for entire population vaccinating the most vulnerable  first and stop the crazy sandbox plans for Phuket. Invest money in vaccines and forget about tourism until Covid under control

Totally agree the priority for giving out the vaccine should start with the ill old and health workers

Giving to people in the Tourist industry first beggers belief

All people in Thailand first then they can open up the country to Tourism 

[runamok27]

This isn't really that big of a problem. Hospitals don't have hundreds of ICU beds waiting for sick people. Most hospitals have very few ICU beds even in developed, rich countries, so it is not surprising that ICU beds would run low so quickly. It is a terrible barometer for the extent of the problem, so I really don't understand why they use it like it tells us anything. The fact of the matter is that the vast, vast majority of folks who end up in ICU because of COVID die, very few of them recover, so running out of ICU beds probably doesn't have much effect on the number of deaths because those folks were going to die anyways, ICU or not. 

[mtls2005]

Given today's figures, there may not be enough -tels in two weeks.

[maxcorrigan]

1 hour ago, malibukid said:

shows you what they think of human life, let alone animal life here. can't see beyond their nose

It seems they think more of animal life look at recent Pitbull case dog now feted and given a new life with a new owner after savaging it's first owner who later died from his injuries, crazy!

[Guderian]

Blame the incompetent government that allowed Songkran travel to go ahead with no restrictions. If they'd imposed a nationwide travel ban two weeks ago this outbreak would probably be petering out by now. Instead, who knows what's going to happen. Idiots!

[aj73]

Not sure this is much of a surprise considering anyone testing positive is forced into the hospital situation... 

[Fex Bluse]

2 hours ago, mrfill said:

Next, TAT revise 2021 tourist figure projection to 89.4 million...

 

Amazing Thailand

Covid Tourism 

[KOZMO]

15 hours ago, Blumpie said:

And this is the problem.  Hospitals can only deal with COVID, nothing or little else.  

Look at India - they have no oxygen.  Of course that's a significantly poor third world country with a notoriously poor standard of life, where the poor simply never go to a doctor in their lives.  Kids get sick?  Oh well, have more kids.  No doctor, no treatments.  

So what ends up in a place like Thailand is surgeries get delayed, people suffer, and it ends up being a big big problem.  We are currently dealing with a huge backlog in surgeries with people genuinely suffering day after day here and it's really sad.  

I do hope that they can fare well - they have great doctors in Thailand!

The have great Doctors in Thailand???  Went to Bangkok Hospital in Korat for a tear in my rotator cuff. Saw a specialst and

told him i needed a shot for my pain. he gave me Celebrex, 400mg. I gave him a copy of all my meds.  asked, any interaction. He said no. Went home and almost took the medication. pulled out my computer and checked, Web MD for Interactions. Had i taken the med would of had a stroke or heart attack. Called my Cardiologist in America. He said go back and ask the doctor if he knew how to check interactions. Next day went back and got a cortizone shot plus an Apology. It would have taken just 1 or 2 pills to kill me !!!  Great Doctors??? A Specialist too !!!

[Jeffr2]

Ugh and double Ugh!!

 

 

[The Hammer2021]

2 hours ago, 10baht said:

The problem is the many , many Thais will not quarantine at home. For example have you had a procedure here and in the States? Like a colonoscopy? In the States you clean yourself out at home and come to the hospital ready to go. Here, you do the cleansing process under the watchful eyes of the hospital staff at the hospital. They do not trust the general Thai population ( from past experience I was told) to do it. So how can they expect to change when it comes to quarntining?

No. Here in Thailand many procedures are carried out  at home including the pre colonospocy procedure. If you fail to do it properly  the colonospocy can not proceed until, at the hospital, enemas are used to finish the cleaning process.

[Jeffr2]

1 minute ago, The Hammer2021 said:

No. Here in Thailand many procedures are carried out  at home including the pre colonospocy procedure. If you fail to do it properly  the colonospocy can not proceed until, at the hospital, enemas are used to finish the cleaning process.

I had to do this at the hospital.  They wouldn't let me do it at home.

[The Hammer2021]

2 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

I had to do this at the hospital.  They wouldn't let me do it at home.

I had to do it overnight at home. It took several  hours...over night. However, there was still residue that had to be cleared by enemas. You were lucky

[The Hammer2021]

2 minutes ago, bbbbooboo said:

Hmmm....if it wasn’t for the white devils and their western Covid disease Thailand wouldn’t have these proplems

What does this comment offer? I have never heard the terms you used in Thailand. Have you? You read them in a James Clavell book about China.

[Bob12345]

2 hours ago, Elkski said:

They should  have vaccinated health care workers first 3 months ago.  Before cabinet members

They (and that should be in every country) should have put the cabinet members at the end of the line. It is the only way for them to be motivated to get every one a shot as only then they can get their own vaccination.

 

Just as cabinet members should have no access to private healthcare: they get exactly what the worst of people in the country get, same as schooling for their kids. You want better for yourself and your kids? Go fix it for everybody else first, then you also get it!

[Bradmeister]

Lockdown has already started ....quietly.

 

Convinence stores that were 24 hours now close at 2300.  Grocery stores now at 2100. 

 

Province inter travel will be restricted any day now.....wait for it. 

 

As far as importing vaccines...  Thats all about money.   Cryo Aircraft is classified as Dangerous Goods.  Big money for impprting Moderna and Pfizer.  

[Mr Meeseeks]

2 hours ago, sandyf said:

Couldn't agree more, the UK is nothing but a minnow in a large pond.

Actually the UK still controls over 70% of global wealth and London is still financial capital of the World and probably will remain so throughout this century. Where do you think all the dirty money from the Thai Generals ends up?

 

That is how the Empire is still maintained. Brits are far too clever to continue to use force when subjugation can be achieved through other methods.

 

Of course we still punch far above our weight in theatre of conflict, and can project our power globally second only to the US when it comes to effective global mobilisation, which even China as yet still cannot do. 

[Eibot]

Stop giving care to asymptomatic people and people with mild symptoms. Let me isolate at home.

 

Expand the ICU and most importantly, stock up majorly on oxycine right now!

 

Start vaccinating all medical staff now, and focus full effort on vacciating the population.

 

Wish for the best.

[Eibot]

6 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

Actually the UK still controls over 70% of global wealth and London is still financial capital of the World and probably will remain so throughout this century. Where do you think all the dirty money from the Thai Generals ends up?

 

That is how the Empire is still maintained. Brits are far too clever to continue to use force when subjugation can be achieved through other methods.

 

Of course we still punch far above our weight in theatre of conflict, and can project our power globally second only to the US when it comes to effective global mobilisation, which even China as yet still cannot do. 

Control 70% of the wealth in the world, hahaha.

 

You do are joking right? If not, let me see the source of that. Haha

[Mr Meeseeks]

Just now, Eibot said:

Control 70% of the wealth in the world, hahaha.

 

You do are joking right? If not, let me see the source of that. Haha

 

I am not here to do the research for you but you can start here: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-41906470

[Eibot]

8 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

 

I am not here to do the research for you but you can start here: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-41906470

You indeed are not here to do research. I doubt you even read the article you sent me.

 

Yes, the UK and it's common members have some favourable tax jurisdictions, but not the most favourable in the world. Besides that, having cooperations and individuals using or partially using that tax system does NOT mean you have control over that money....and 70% of the world wealth is just delusional.

 

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

Just now, Eibot said:

You indeed are not here to do research. I doubt you even read the article you sent me.

 

Yes, the UK and it's common members have some favourable tax jurisdictions, but not the most favourable in the world. Besides that, having cooperations and individuals using or partially using that tax system does NOT mean you have control over that money....and 70% of the world wealth is just delusional.

 

 

You believe what you want to believe, as I said I am not here to educate. 

[fondue zoo]

2 hours ago, Boomer6969 said:

Thailand has 800 doctors per million inhabitants, while 3000 to 6000 are typical of developed nations. So Anutin will crash train 250000 new doctors to be deployed in June.

 

 

Is that like when in a crisis the sheriff deputises members of the public to suppress lawlessness?    posse comitatus medicamentum

 

 

[Eibot]

3 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

You believe what you want to believe, as I said I am not here to educate. 

If you believe that the UK controls 70% if the world's wealth, I hope you never educate anyone. It's not what I want to believe, it's just common sense.

 

Not trying to be a dik, but seriously...The UK is a wonderful country but let's stick to reality.

[Johnny Mac]

11 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

You believe what you want to believe, as I said I am not here to educate. 

No, but you are seemingly here to chuck out 'facts' that you obviously can't back up when asked, and use the 'i'm not here to educate' line as a kop out.

[MrJ2U]

18 hours ago, Denim said:

Field hospitals ?

 

Surely they mean covid incubation centers .

 

Giant petri dishes for the plebs. Not going to get any high so and sos going near them.

Not much worse than government hospitals.  Even in the best of times.  Your family has to stay to take care of you.  Theres no food service.  Usually no soap in the toilet area.  I guess better than Laos though, the hiso Laos used to come here for treatment (private hospitals).

 

Very scary.  Imagine all the mosquitos and screaming.

[MrJ2U]

1 hour ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

Actually the UK still controls over 70% of global wealth and London is still financial capital of the World and probably will remain so throughout this century. Where do you think all the dirty money from the Thai Generals ends up?

 

That is how the Empire is still maintained. Brits are far too clever to continue to use force when subjugation can be achieved through other methods.

 

Of course we still punch far above our weight in theatre of conflict, and can project our power globally second only to the US when it comes to effective global mobilisation, which even China as yet still cannot do. 

Nope: