Thailand reports over 2,101 COVID-19 cases, 17 new deaths

[Mike k]

What are the numbers per province mainly prachinburi 

[anchadian]

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1391273905843630080

 

The CCSA conducted 220,406 proactive tests in Bangkok & surrounding provinces between April 1 - May 8 which resulted in 4,024 cases. On average, they are conducting more than 8,000 proactive tests & would found at least 250 per day.

[Bkk Brian]

20 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

Because some people are saying the numbers are fake. 

This is what you said

 

"Let's say all the numbers are faked."

 

That does not equate to people saying the numbers are faked, its you making a hypothetical statement. Again I've not seen anyone saying they are throwing out fake numbers, unrealistic due to testing constraints but not fake.

[DavisH]

3 minutes ago, anchadian said:

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1391273905843630080

 

The CCSA conducted 220,406 proactive tests in Bangkok & surrounding provinces between April 1 - May 8 which resulted in 4,024 cases. On average, they are conducting more than 8,000 proactive tests & would found at least 250 per day.

So a 1.8% positivity rate. 

[abrahamzvi]

The trouble is that the situation with private hospitals is still unclear. Bangkok Hospital, for example, won't even accept registration, as they say that they don't know when they will be able to have the vaccination. I really don't mind the costs, as long as I can get vaccinated, and soon!

[anchadian]

 

 

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

Today's domestic covid-19 cases

[Mavideol]

2 hours ago, RobMuir said:

This B117 UK highly contagious mutant strain has really caught them on the back foot. 

 

Quadrupled the numbers in 6 weeks from the previous 16 months.

 

Tragic.

 

 

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/a-guide-to-the-uk-variant-fuelling-thailands-third-wave-of-covid-19/

now let's just imagine what the mutant strain from India (considered 5-6 x stronger then the one from the UK) will do... we (they) are in for a roller coaster

[anchadian]

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1391276223255355393

 

As of Sunday, 1.27 million people have received their first dose of covid-vaccine and 470,054 have received both required doses. Of the total, 1.17 million received Sinovac's and 106,268 received AstraZeneca's.

[Mavideol]

15 minutes ago, anchadian said:

thank you again, this is what I was looking for, do you have the link please

[Mavideol]

2 minutes ago, anchadian said:

It's just above your head.

NBT world directs me to  FB

[retsdon]

1 hour ago, anchadian said:

Thailand plans to waive mandatory quarantine for vaccinated visitors to Bangkok and top tourist destinations from October, to revive a key industry battered by COVID-19 travel curbs

So why am I going to be locked up in an ASQ hotel for 15 days next month? How is my Pfizer vaccine going to be any different in October from how it is now, other than being 4 months older and thus probably less effective?

 

Oh wait  I forgot... I have no choice but come to Thailand and therefore can be tapped for the extra expense. But the tourists wouldn't stand for it and so their money would go elsewhere.

 

There's no science involved in any of this. It's about milking the cash cows. 

[ThailandRyan]

1 hour ago, Danderman123 said:

Because some people are saying the numbers are fake. 

There is a difference when someone says that they do not believe the numbers being presented to them saying the numbers are fake.  Please understand that many of us still do not believe the numbers are accurate, however with saying that the numbers presented as well as the numbers tested have remained consistent with swings up and down and are indicative that if many more are tested the numbers will swing upwards.  Post a link to a posters post showing that the numbers are faked please.  There may be one or two out there I am sure you can find, but then it's not myself that has called them out but you, so the burden of proof is upon you to show your not just talking trash and posting without having facts.

Edited May 9, 2021 by ThailandRyan

[anchadian]

9 minutes ago, Mavideol said:

NBT world directs me to  FB

Yes, it's a FB link

[ThailandRyan]

46 minutes ago, anchadian said:

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1391272821607657472

 

The results of a proactive detection of #COVID19 in Klong Toey community in #Bangkok 27 April to 8 May 2021: Summary of SWAB examination results of 16,131 cases The result is negative: 8,870 cases The result is positive: 477 cases * Waiting for 6,784 results

That's a hell of a lot of tests to be waiting on.  Wonder what the backlog is when I know of other countries that can process 50,000 tests a day.  Are there that few labs that can be certified, and is only the MOPH lab processing these tests.

[anchadian]

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/samut-sakhon-businesses-warned-not-to-hire-illegal-migrants-amid-reports-of-influx/

Businesses in Thailand’s coastal province of Samut Sakhon are being sternly warned that they will face stiff legal action and closure if they are found to be hiring illegal migrant workers, following reports that some are being smuggled to the province and the capital.

[polpott]

27 minutes ago, Mavideol said:

now let's just imagine what the mutant strain from India (considered 5-6 x stronger then the one from the UK) will do... we (they) are in for a roller coaster

5-6 times stronger than the Kent variant? No evidence of that.

[Pattaya Spotter]

1 hour ago, champers said:

It is interesting to compare the attitudes in Thailand and the UK. In the UK Covid is being waved goodbye and people beleive normality is just around the corner.

 

In Thailand a potential armaggedon awaits. It is the vaccination rates that make the difference.

United Kingdom ???????? 128,000 deaths

Thailand ???????? 382 deaths. (Yesterday's figures. )

 

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/deaths

 

I know where life has been more normal during the pandemic. And now, after loosing 336 times more people than Thailand (out of a similar size population and of course with many times over the financial, scientific, technological, governmental, and manufacturing resources) Britons can begin to return to normal. Well done UK.

 

Edited May 9, 2021 by Pattaya Spotter

[polpott]

1 hour ago, champers said:

It is interesting to compare the attitudes in Thailand and the UK. Both have similar populations and eerily similar infection and death numbers in the last week.

In the UK Covid is being waved goodbye and people beleive normality is just around the corner. In Thailand a potential armaggedon awaits. It is the vaccination rates that make the difference.

Meanwhile, in Texas 75,000 rock up for a boxing match.

The difference between the 2 countries being that although all countries under report, for a variety of reasons, the under reporting in Thailand is much greater than in the UK.

 

Far better to look at trends. Cases rising in Thailand (record highs), falling in the UK (lowest figures this year).

 

Texas? Still in the grip of Trump mania, I fear there's no hope for them.

[anchadian]

Press conference of the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on 9 May 2021 • COVID-19 situations in Thailand and around the world • Measures to contain and prevent the spread of COVID-19 Broadcast from Government House of Thailand Facebook: NNT- National News Bureau of Thailand

https://fb.watch/5nhQwv5_Zo/

[anchadian]

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will increase the number of COVID-19 vaccination stations in Bangkok to 25, to speed up inoculations as the capital logged 1,112 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, the highest daily figure recorded so far.

Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang said the BMA and the Thai Chamber of Commerce have arranged the setting up of 14 vaccination sites outside hospitals.The first site will be opened at Central Plaza Lad Phrao shopping center on Wednesday (12 May).

 

See more: https://www.facebook.com/nbtworld/posts/10158004225457050

[FarFlungFalang]

8 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Press conference of the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on 9 May 2021 • COVID-19 situations in Thailand and around the world • Measures to contain and prevent the spread of COVID-19 Broadcast from Government House of Thailand Facebook: NNT- National News Bureau of Thailand

https://fb.watch/5nhQwv5_Zo/

Did he say that many of the new infections in Bangkok were from illegal migrant workers so they are beefing up borders?I listened twice and I'm sure that's what he said.

[Bkk Brian]

All the slides and graphs (in Thai) from todays press briefing are here https://media.thaigov.go.th/uploads/public_img/source/090564.pdf

[FarFlungFalang]

2 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

All the slides and graphs (in Thai) from todays press briefing are here https://media.thaigov.go.th/uploads/public_img/source/090564.pdf

I noticed in the english briefing that the Thai army is offering free cremation services.How convenient!

[ukrules]

42 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Please understand that many of us still do not believe the numbers are accurate

 

The numbers are never accurate, anywhere, ever. It's simply not possible to get accurate numbers during an outbreak unless you test everybody which is never done.

 

Test results are merely a reflection of the testing done, you could perhaps approach accuracy if you're doing truly large scale mass testing but that itself brings a new set of problems, people who have already recovered still have remnants of virus in their body and these can and do show up on tests.

 

At one point in the UK the government announced in one of the daily briefings last year that they believe they're only detecting about 5% of cases with testing so they pretty much worked on the assumption that the real unknown number of infected was 20 times higher than those detected.

 

I suspect a problem in Thailand is that they believe they're finding either all or nearly all of the cases.

This is a flaw in their thinking. No public health expert will think this and they will for sure know the situation.

 

This years version of the virus appears to spread slightly faster (less than double) when compared to last years version which seems to be faster than they can contain it - so there will inevitably be a large scale outbreak.

 

We haven't seen a large scale outbreak in Thailand yet, it's still getting started.

 

 

[anchadian]

4 minutes ago, FarFlungFalang said:

I noticed in the english briefing that the Thai army is offering free cremation services.How convenient!

And I understand that also includes free insurance.

Edited May 9, 2021 by anchadian

[candide]

4 minutes ago, FarFlungFalang said:

I noticed in the english briefing that the Thai army is offering free cremation services.How convenient!

A batch of flame throwers soon to be decommissioned?

[RichardColeman]

3 hours ago, RobMuir said:

Quadrupled the numbers in 6 weeks from the previous 16 months.

 

I somewhat disagree - they have yet to explain the 10,000 odd extra deaths in the last 4 months.

[onthedarkside]

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[Golden Triangle]

9 minutes ago, FarFlungFalang said:

I noticed in the english briefing that the Thai army is offering free cremation services.How convenient!

That's very nice of them ???? if you don't mind I'll pass on that offer for as long as possible ????  ????

[Artisi]

4 hours ago, Guderian said:

 

How many different targets have they announced in the last month? How about getting some actual doses of vaccine on the ground here and then into people's arms ASAP?

Oh! Is that's what is supposed to happen, here was I thinking it was just about wishful thinking....