Must Read Thailand reports 3,095 COVID-19 cases, 17 new deaths

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Government sets the ball rolling for resumption of international flights in November

 

Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob on Friday told the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) to coordinate with related parties and prepare for the opening of the country for international flights in November.

 

“During a meeting with CAAT executives today, I have ordered them to work with public health offices, airlines and airport operators to prepare for international flights as planned in November,” he said.

 

“The Airports of Thailand Plc, U-Tapao International Airport and Bangkok Airways Plc, as the private operators of airports in Thailand, were also told to draft measures for international travellers in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration in opening the country.”

 

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https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40000908

 

Nice to see he's apparently out of the hospital after his bout with COVID that he certainly didn't contract by hanging out at Thong Lo entertainment venues....

 

April 7:

"Thailand's Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob confirmed on Wednesday he has tested positive for the coronavirus and been admitted at a hospital in his home province of Buriram."

 

http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2021-04/07/content_77385330.htm

 

 

Edited May 15, 2021 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[FarFlungFalang]

1 hour ago, cyril sneer said:

I hope I don't go to prison for refusing the vaccine

LoL.Are you incorrigible or what?

[AlfHuy]

1 hour ago, AlfHuy said:

What's about the HI-SO DJ who was in prison a few months ago? He had Covid but didn't infect anyone?

 

What's about all prison staff: Director, warden, chef, cleaners etc. 

What's about all visitors?

Have they all been checked?

Most of them went home and are in touch with family and friends/neigbours.

 

The British guy who was send to prison last week. He surely got a visit from his Embassy.

Is now the British Embassy also on full quarantine?

 

 

Sorry, couldn't edit.

It was an American guy.

[Blumpie]

I've met a lot of people around the world in my travels, and another one died yesterday.  A nepalese guide, and the nicest guy you could ever possibly imagine.  A high fever, then 2 days later dead.  There is no health care in Nepal right now - if you get sick the chances of getting help are slim.

I'm not kidding, please just be careful and double down on wearing masks properly in public and not touching your face.  Wash your hands and then your face when you get home.  

Please please be careful everyone.  You don't want to go to the hospital if this gets out of control. 

I hope that this is as bad as the case numbers get.

[FarFlungFalang]

1 hour ago, dinsdale said:

The buck stops at the top.

 

It appears that it's not only the "buck" that stops at the top!

[Moonlover]

2 hours ago, wasabi said:

Might as well create a field hospital for all of Thailand at this point. 70 million cardboard beds while our glorious leader Prayut leads us into the abyss.

Plan B is to allow mild cases to self isolate at home. That was announced a few weeks ago. In Bangkok advise on how to is already being issued.

 

4 steps to self-isolate at home

[Cake Monster]

2 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

The numbers keep on moving forward as well as the double digit deaths. Let's see what the weekend brings in cases and Buriram arrests or fines.  I am sure this will make the worldwide ???? news soon.

I am positive that all of this is already on the Radar Screens of those Governments who have Inoculated a high percentage of their Civilians, and with those Civilians wishing to have Holidays.

Thailand is going to be Red Flagged by many, who deem the Country to be a risk, to not just their Citizens, but also to their recovering Economies should Covid be transmitted back by Vacationers.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

17 minutes ago, Moonlover said:

Plan B is to allow mild cases to self isolate at home. That was announced a few weeks ago. In Bangkok advise on how to is already being issued.

 

4 steps to self-isolate at home

 

I think the MoPH's advise on this has been a bit more specific, distinguishing between people with and without symptoms...

 

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Sporadic clusters and closures still popping up outside the BKK region:

 

Note: the original news reports mentioned below are both in TH language.

 

#Nakhon Ratchasima order to close #Goon [a sausage] factory for 14 days. 14-28 Phr. kh. This is after finding a big #cluster, infecting #COVID 19, spread 5 districts. https://tna.mcot.net/region-697051

 

AND

 

In Chiang Mai province:

 

Sanchikung Village, Moo 7, closed for 14 days until May 28, after detection of COVID-19 cases. In the said village, 4 people. People in the village are prohibited from leaving the area. Except necessary While people outside the area do not travel to this village as well.

https://tna.mcot.net/region-697069

 

Edited May 15, 2021 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[Moonlover]

9 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

I think the MoPH's advise on this has been a bit more specific, distinguishing between people with and without symptoms...

 

 

There was an article in the Bangkok post, dated Apr 20th that suggested that even cases that have been tested positive, but only have or no symptoms might be able to self isolate at home in order to free up hospital beds.

 

I don't think we've reached that stage yet.

[david555]

At least some try to be inventive for registration for vaccination registration . A translate by Google Lens from a Juristic from condo buildings (3)  to organize something 

 

Probably only for Thais ...., but i would give anyway my registrations , maybe he has a doctor in his circle who could like money earning ... as i would like a hospital vaccination anyway ????

 

 

Edited May 15, 2021 by david555

[zhounan]

3 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Southeast Asia Kept COVID-19 Under Control For Most of the Pandemic.

Now It's Battling Worrying New Surges

 

At Thammasat University Hospital, about 20 miles north of Bangkok, doctors are scrambling to treat COVID-19 patients streaming in. Nearby, extra beds have been crammed in to a student dormitory block, turning it into a field hospital that can accommodate an additional 470 patients.

 

“We don’t have enough beds, we don’t have enough ventilators,” Anucha Apisarnthanarak, the chief of the infectious diseases division at the hospital, tells TIME. “This is only my hospital, but of course there are a lot more hospitals experiencing the same problem.”

 

In Jan. 2020, Thailand became the first country outside of China to confirm a case of the disease that became known as COVID-19—but it successfully fought off the pandemic for most of the year, recording less than 5,000 cases in a population of 70 million by mid-December. Now the total has skyrocketed 18-fold to more than 90,000 cases as this onetime COVID success story battles a worrying new surge.

 

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https://time.com/6046172/southeast-asia-covid/

 

Why has this suddenly happened after one year of tranquillity?

[hotandsticky]

3 minutes ago, zhounan said:

Why has this suddenly happened after one year of tranquillity?

 

 

 

By magic!

[Kiujunn]

3 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Southeast Asia Kept COVID-19 Under Control For Most of the Pandemic.

Now It's Battling Worrying New Surges

 

At Thammasat University Hospital, about 20 miles north of Bangkok, doctors are scrambling to treat COVID-19 patients streaming in. Nearby, extra beds have been crammed in to a student dormitory block, turning it into a field hospital that can accommodate an additional 470 patients.

 

“We don’t have enough beds, we don’t have enough ventilators,” Anucha Apisarnthanarak, the chief of the infectious diseases division at the hospital, tells TIME. “This is only my hospital, but of course there are a lot more hospitals experiencing the same problem.”

 

In Jan. 2020, Thailand became the first country outside of China to confirm a case of the disease that became known as COVID-19—but it successfully fought off the pandemic for most of the year, recording less than 5,000 cases in a population of 70 million by mid-December. Now the total has skyrocketed 18-fold to more than 90,000 cases as this onetime COVID success story battles a worrying new surge.

 

(more)

 

https://time.com/6046172/southeast-asia-covid/

 

More gloomy reading:

 

https://www.economist.com/asia/2021/05/15/a-worrying-new-wave-of-covid-19-is-hitting-south-east-asia

 

Prof Worsak yesterday had an article in an English-language newspaper that cannot be named, comparing SEA and India.

 

As to the economy,  read Chartchai Parasuk.

[Kiujunn]

5 minutes ago, zhounan said:

Why has this suddenly happened after one year of tranquillity?

According to the "Economist" (link see above), it's the 3 f: foreigners, festivals and fornication.

 

 

[anchadian]

 

The Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) is considering easing restrictions in provinces currently under strict control and will release a new list of guidelines on Saturday.

 

CCSA spokesman Taweesin Visanuyothin said the easing of restrictions will be considered based on several factors, including outbreak characteristics, terrain, the number of people at risk of spreading the virus and the number of those vaccinated.

 

In red-zone provinces, dining-in will be allowed until 9pm, while dining in orange-zone provinces will return to normal. Alcohol consumption in restaurants will continue to be banned everywhere.

 

https://www.facebook.com/nbtworld/posts/10158016776347050

[anchadian]

https://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/1393439170735992834

 

Official #COVID19 update in #Thailand on Saturday: Since Jan 2020

99,145 people infected (+3 imported cases & +3,092 local cases)

565 dead +17 (0.57%)

34,913 in care

1,234 in serious condition

1,351 discharged from care

 

Edited May 15, 2021 by anchadian

[anchadian]

8 minutes ago, anchadian said:

https://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/1393439170735992834

 

Official #COVID19 update in #Thailand on Saturday: Since Jan 2020

99,145 people infected (+3 imported cases & +3,092 local cases)

565 dead +17 (0.57%)

34,913 in care

1,234 in serious condition

1,351 discharged from care

 

Again they've missed it - 415 of them on ventilators

https://twitter.com/SaksithCNA/status/1393439720223363072

 

Edited May 15, 2021 by anchadian

[ThailandRyan]

3 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Again they've missed it - 415 of them on ventilators

https://twitter.com/SaksithCNA/status/1393439720223363072

 

@anchadian Thanks again both you and @TallGuyJohninBKK are very helpful with your posting to help keep us informed and allow us to do other research on the subjects that arise.

[anchadian]

Today there are 17 deaths in #Thailand: 9 males and 8 females Median age is 62 (41-83 years) Most deaths in Bangkok (8), Samut Prakan (3), Samut Sakhon (2), and one each in Rayong, Chaiyaphum, Pathum Thani & Ratchaburi

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1393440802949402626

 

[anchadian]

Out of the 2,215 local cases, most in:

 

Bangkok - 1,163

Pathum Thani - 222

Samut Prakan - 201

Nonthaburi - 126

Samut Sakhon - 37

Surat Thani - 34

Chonburi - 33

Nakhon Pathom 30

Ayutthaya - 29

Nakhon Si Thammarat - 24

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1393442476136943621

 

Half of today’s new cases in Samut Prakan are due to multiple clusters at Suvarnabhumi Airport totally 105 people #COVID19 #โควิด19 #โควิดวันนี้ #Thailand

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1393443010042417152

 

 

Edited May 15, 2021 by anchadian

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Officials are reporting on COVID outbreaks with 105 cases at the Suvarnabhumi Airport area. A government spokesman says the outbreaks involve airport staff members who now have been quarantined and being monitored for health status.

 

 

 

[anchadian]

Official COVID-19 update in Thailand on Saturday

* 99,145 people infected (+3,095)

* 63,667 discharged from hospital (+1,351)

* 34,913 in hospital

* 565 deaths (+17)

Imported cases - 3

Domestic cases - 1,403

Proactive case finding in communities - 812

Cases found in correctional facilities - 877

Number of people who received vaccines:

1st dose: + 28,996

2nd dose: + 64,692

Total: 2,218,420

#newcases #coronavirus #covid19 #ministryofpublichealth #update #โควิด19 #พบผู้ป่วยเพิ่ม #ข่าวด่วน

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/nbtworld/posts/10158016858167050

Edited May 15, 2021 by anchadian

[ThailandRyan]

11 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

And appear to be reporting on outbreaks at Suvarnabhumi Airport area:

 

 

 

Lets hope its not the Indian Variant that arrived with some cases found in quarantine not to long ago.  If they were not careful in all locations at the airport along with the repatriation flights and carriage, this could go from bad to who knows how bad shortly.

[ThailandRyan]

11 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Half of today’s new cases in Samut Prakan are due to multiple clusters at Suvarnabhumi Airport totally 105 people #COVID19 #โควิด19 #โควิดวันนี้ #Thailand
 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1393443010042417152

 

Well that answers that.  Airport workers have now become infected and have spread it.  Ugh.  THis government needs to get on the ball.

[Sheryl]

If you take the prisons cases out, it is basically average 2,000 a day (+/1 100-200 ) for some time now.  The curve in the general community  is essentially flat, not going down but also not trending up.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

The new case total of 1,163 for Bangkok province on Saturday appears to be the second highest total of the pandemic, exceeded only by one day of 1,500+ in late April. That is not unexpected, considering the recent increased levels of outreach testing that authorities have been conducting in Bangkok.

 

The graphic below shows Bangkok's daily totals for May 9-15, with the two edge figures representing of the prior totals since the beginning of April and the far right figure representing the total figure since the start of April.

 

 

[anchadian]

Breaking news: #Chonburi to be dropped from deep red only Bangkok, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan, and Nonthaburi will stay deep red. When this becomes effective is not yet clear. We will also need to wait for governor orders and guidance. More coming.

 

https://twitter.com/The_PattayaNews/status/1393446858110816256

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

A government spokesman said the national picture for Thailand is "somewhat of a stable and clear improvement," but Bangkok and surrounding provinces "remain the exception in this equation."

 

Only Bangkok and three adjoining provinces are reporting 100 or more new cases. Sixteen provinces reported no new cases, and 42 provinces reported 10 or fewer cases out of 77 provinces total.

 

 

[anchadian]

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40000910

 

Bangkok Airways resumes Chiang Mai, Phuket flights, more routes from May 15

 

 

Flights on the Bangkok–Lampang and Bangkok–Sukhothai routes will start from June 1.

 

The airline said that three flights between Bangkok and Chiang Mai would run three times a week during May 15 to 31, and once a day from June 1.

 

The flights between Bangkok and Phuket will run once a day.

 

 

Edited May 15, 2021 by anchadian