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Health officials  in Chonburi on Saturday reported 119 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 1,786.

 

Of the new cases, most were found in Bang Lamung (58), Muang Chonburi (22), Sriracha (14) and Sattahip (9).

 

Cases were discovered after people visited  the following locations:

 

1.1 808 Club Pattaya 2 people
1.2 Bone Pattaya 1 person
1.3 Replay Bangsaen 1 people.
2. infected with COVID-19 from traveling to the province from Krabi
3. Contact with the patients from Nakhon Sawan
4. 1 medical personnel
5. 75 after contact with confirmed patients.
6. 33  cases under investigation 

 

The remainder of the cases were discovered by a combination of contact and proactive tracing. 

 

Health officials say they are still discovering cases linked to the cluster from entertainment venues in Bangkok.

 

Residents in Chonburi are urged to maintain social distancing, avoid gatherings and parties, wear masks and follow the policy of D-H-M-T-T.

 

D - Distancing- Avoid close contact with others.
M - Mask wearing - Always wear a mask.
H - Hand washing - Wash your hands frequently, use hand sanitizer service .
T - Testing - Body temperature check
T - Thaichana - Install and use the Thai Chana mobile app 

 

 

 

 

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A year ago, when Pattaya hadn't recorded a locally transmitted case for weeks, the mayor suddenly went berserk and locked down the Bright Side. Yet now, with 50 or 60 new cases every day, he's sitting on his thumbs in City Hall (that's the politest way I could find of putting it) and doing nothing useful wrt limiting the spread of the wretched virus. What is it with Thai politicians, they're either hyperactive or fast asleep?

 

It's the same with the government, if they'd announced a nationwide travel ban 2 weeks ago then the current outbreak would be fizzling out by now, instead of which we're starting to look like a disaster zone and the PM is spouting nonsense (well, more nonsense than usual, lol). This is what he said yesterday:

 

"The premier said the latest outbreak, before the Songkran holiday, caused ripples that can still be felt, resulting in the increase in the number of daily new patients....General Prayut instructed officials to be ready to expedite the vaccination operation and to plan for rehabilitation and compensation in the future."

 

You had a once-only chance to nip it in the bud, Prayut, and you bottled it. Idiot. 

This is getting scary now. National and local Governments appear to be overwhelmed and struggling to find any workable solutions. I hope there are no weekenders here from Bangkok or anywhere else.

3 minutes ago, champers said:

This is getting scary now. National and local Governments appear to be overwhelmed and struggling to find any workable solutions. I hope there are no weekenders here from Bangkok or anywhere else.

I was concerned to hear the buses were still running a few days ago and there are no travel restrictions. Nothing much to come here for with the beach closed to gatherings. Anyone in town to let us know how it is?

4 hours ago, Guderian said:

What is it with Thai politicians, they're either hyperactive or fast asleep?

Sounds like the females in Soi Bhu Khao

4 hours ago, champers said:

This is getting scary now. National and local Governments appear to be overwhelmed and struggling to find any workable solutions. I hope there are no weekenders here from Bangkok or anywhere else.

Sure,they will come.  Open highway people will want to escape BKK due to the higher case count.

Sail thru to Pattaya have a good time..

5 hours ago, champers said:

I hope there are no weekenders here from Bangkok or anywhere else.

Too late...confirmed cases in two Pattaya Condos that I know about.  Both instances from Bangkok owners coming down to stay, one resulting in longer term residents also falling ill.

 

PH

Only 75 new cases on 25 April.

11 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

Only 75 new cases on 25 April.

That they know of.  With perhaps up to 50% being asymptomatic, and very little testing, these numbers are probably very low.

4 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

That they know of.  With perhaps up to 50% being asymptomatic, and very little testing, these numbers are probably very low.

It’s been 2 weeks since the initial spike to 141 cases. If the virus has truly spread widely in the province for 2 weeks, then the number of newly hospitalized would be spiking as well, but it’s not. We can only guess the positivity rate, but we know the number of new hospitalizations, and that can be tracked to see the rate of increase; it’s a subset of the daily number of new cases.

1 hour ago, Danderman123 said:

It’s been 2 weeks since the initial spike to 141 cases. If the virus has truly spread widely in the province for 2 weeks, then the number of newly hospitalized would be spiking as well, but it’s not. We can only guess the positivity rate, but we know the number of new hospitalizations, and that can be tracked to see the rate of increase; it’s a subset of the daily number of new cases.

 

https://www.pattayamail.com/news/banglamung-hospitals-covid-19-ward-full-of-pattaya-coronavirus-patients-351270

 

Banglamung Hospital’s Covid-19 ward full of Pattaya coronavirus patients

 

Banglamung Hospital reported that all beds dedicated to Covid-19 patients are full and the Pattaya facility will soon start shipping coronavirus patients to a navy field hospital in Sattahip.

You can use Google translate on your phone to translate the above.  Works fair.  Use the camera mode.

And now this.  Basically saying staff there are infected and not to visit the hospital.

 

Conspiracy troll post removed

22 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

then the number of newly hospitalized would be spiking as well, but it’s not.

Isn't newly hospitalized the same as new positive tests here in Thailand? 

1 minute ago, jacko45k said:

Isn't newly hospitalized the same as new positive tests here in Thailand? 

A great source of info.

 

https://github.com/djay/covidthailand/#tests-per-confirmed-case

Now people are starting to see what actually happens if there is an outbreak of the virus.
You know, all those people who continue to claim that the whole country has been infected since early last year and the gov't has been covering it up by not testing anyone.

Now that there is an actual outbreak, what are you seeing ? News reports of the numbers and locations. More contact tracing and testing. News reports about hospitals filling to capacity (or above) with sick patients. Temporary hospitals being set up by the military. 

You know, all the stuff that would have been happening last year if there'd actually been a widespread (but covered up) infection raging across the country. Which the gov't wouldn't have been able to cover up even if they wanted to. (If they could and wanted to, then you wouldn't have heard about those other outbreaks either, would you ?)

Not that actual proof will stop certain people from trying to claim everything is a gov't conspiracy of course. 

Up to 104 today.  Watch the national numbers jump also.