1 hour ago, law ling said:

 

Oh, great - a "field hospital" ... but no back-up generator.

 

Worse: no existing plan in the event of a blackout, other than telling everyone to just stay put.

They are not known for contingencies or planning ahead. 

 

Proper education and discipline fixes this. 

36 minutes ago, anchadian said:

The Thai government is asking people not to call a new strain of Covid-19 detected in the UK the “Thai Variant” as it originated in Egypt 

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1398136909734547456

 

It was discovered in Thailand.

 

Just as the UK one was discovered in the UK.

 

Therefore, following the previous logic of calling a British variant, this must be known as the Thai variant. 

 

End of. 

11 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Wait, didn't they name it themselves, ergo why an earlier article published claims it was the Thai Variant.  So confused by the daily stories, denials and u-turns, sometimes my head just spins.  I feel like I am on a merry go-round. 

 

More than 100 cases of new Thai Covid strain detected in UK as Indian variant surges - Thailand News - Thai Visa Forum

Well Kh Anutin, what are you doing to ensure no further Thais infected with the Thai strain are becoming super spreaders ? I won't say dirty Thais as you labelled some foreigners but you get my point I hope.

2 hours ago, Daithi85 said:

It's the very  same  with  many countries, Ireland  has been at around 400 a day for the past  5 weeks,so it's not only Thailand. 

No it isn’t. Most countries report figures responsibly and appropriately. Ireland had its wave spike and has flattened off; Thailand is either unwilling or doesn’t have the means to show it. Take official figures and x10-x100. 

You must fly direct to Phuket. Attached are some examples of airlines doing direct flights. Please note, all flights are subject to change or cancellation. There was talk originally of being able to fly Bangkok and then being escorted to Phuket. But no confirmation of this yet

 

 

https://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/1398146769863602177

 

6 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

How would a British health organization detect a variant in Thailand?

Because it was uploaded to the GISAID database by Thailand when they identified it in the Egyptian guy

 

That was quick:

 

Thailand's FDA has approved Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use - barely a day after Princess Chulabhorn gave the go-ahead for its importation in a move that caught the health ministry unawares

https://twitter.com/TostevinM/status/1398148375808122886

 

6 minutes ago, anchadian said:

You must fly direct to Phuket. Attached are some examples of airlines doing direct flights. Please note, all flights are subject to change or cancellation. There was talk originally of being able to fly Bangkok and then being escorted to Phuket. But no confirmation of this yet

 

 

https://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/1398146769863602177

 

Is Thai Airways currently flying commercial flights or just scheduled repatriation flights ?

 

9 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Because it was uploaded to the GISAID database by Thailand when they identified it in the Egyptian guy

 

Was Thailand the first country to upload this variant to the database?

7 minutes ago, anchadian said:

That was quick:

 

Thailand's FDA has approved Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use - barely a day after Princess Chulabhorn gave the go-ahead for its importation in a move that caught the health ministry unawares

https://twitter.com/TostevinM/status/1398148375808122886

 

The Thai FDA has approved the registration of Sinopharm vaccine imported by Biogenie Tech Co., Ltd. today. This vaccine has two injections 21-28 days apart #COVID19 #โควิด19 #โควิดวันนี้ #Thailand

 

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1398150668049797123

 

 

1 hour ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Security forces deployed after Covid-19 patients tried to flee field hospital during power outage

 

More than 500 Covid-19 patients, all Myanmar nationals, tried to escape from a field hospital in Phetchaburi province during a power outage on Thursday evening, a news source revealed.

 

The field hospital has been set up within the Cal-Comp Electronics Thailand factory, in Khao Yoi district, about 100 kilometres southwest of Bangkok, after 682 workers tested positive earlier this month.

 

“At around 6pm, there was an electrical malfunction at the hospital, as a result electric fans stopped working,” said the source. “About 500 patients were upset due to the hot and crowded conditions and tried to escape from the building.”

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40001402

 

Maybe they remembered the time that the Thai army chucked a trussed up bunch of them into the back of an army truck like they were logs and a lot of them died due to suffocation, maybe thought it was happening again. Tongue in cheek on that one.

 

but I love the way they refer to a “field hospital” repeatedly in the OP. It’s actually just the electronics factory that they all work in. Other than cardboard beds I bet there isn’t much in the way of hospital equipment.

2 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

Was Thailand the first country to upload this variant to the database?

 

Well they are not calling it the Lebanon virus are they.

Watched Al Jazeera report last night. Reporter in front of Thai prison stated that "80% of inmates tested had tested positive for Covid". We don't know how many inmates were tested and why those specific inmates were tested, but I would consider that still worrisome.

1 minute ago, Emdog said:

Watched Al Jazeera report last night. Reporter in front of Thai prison stated that "80% of inmates tested had tested positive for Covid". We don't know how many inmates were tested and why those specific inmates were tested, but I would consider that still worrisome.

There is probably some scientific merit in studying the 1% of inmates who don’t test positive.

Official #COVID19 update in #Thailand on Friday:

 

Since 1 April 2021 116,113 people infected (+18 imported cases & +3,741 local cases)

860 dead +34

46,150 in care

1,226 in serious condition

4,044 discharged from care

 

https://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/1398151493287518209

 

Latest Ministry of Public Health charts showing how Thailand is faring versus world countries and its regional peer countries ranked by total numbers of COVID cases since the start of the pandemic. For the latest update, Thailand ranked 84th among more than 200 countries.

 

 

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/informationcovid19/posts/334076721543992

 

Just now, anchadian said:

Official #COVID19 update in #Thailand on Friday:

 

Since 1 April 2021 116,113 people infected (+18 imported cases & +3,741 local cases)

860 dead +34

46,150 in care

1,226 in serious condition

4,044 discharged from care

 

https://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/1398151493287518209

 

405 on ventilators

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1398151714440564738

 

Latest trends chart for new daily COVID cases in Thailand. The blue bars show self-referred cases, the yellow bars cases found via outreach testing, and the gray bars showing prison cases.

 

In general, Thailand's total daily COVID cases have been ranging between about 2,500 and 3,500 per day for the past two weeks, rarely moving either above or below those levels, although Friday's 3,759 total broke to the high side of that range.

 

 

 

And cases breakdown by provinces, with four provinces led by Bangkok (973) reporting more than 100 new cases on Friday. Thirty provinces reported only between one and 10 new cases, and 29 provinces reported no new cases. Thus 59 of Thailand's 77 provinces reported 10 or fewer cases for the day.

 

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/informationcovid19/posts/334076721543992

 

10 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

Was Thailand the first country to upload this variant to the database?

https://ddc.moph.go.th/en/contact.php

 

https://www.gov.uk/contact

47 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

So basically he is telling them that Sinovac is a go and to not worry about its pedigree without the WHO approval.  MY view of course.

Reading between the lines AZ will be scarce at first, some sinovac and a lot of sinopharm?

Of the 2,447 local cases (excluding the cases in prisons and imported), the highest numbers by province were 973 in Bangkok followed by 658 in Phetchaburi, 221 in Samut Prakan, 102 in Nonthaburi and 55 in Samut Sakhon. #โควิด19 #โควิด19วันนี้ #WhatsHappeningInThailand

 

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1398154949649780736

 

12 minutes ago, wensiensheng said:

Reading between the lines AZ will be scarce at first, some sinovac and a lot of sinopharm?

Lets see when the Sinopharm gets here.  It is a vaccine that has been WHO approved and at least Peru, Hungary have been using it.

 

https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/the-sinopharm-covid-19-vaccine-what-you-need-to-know

 

A large multi-country Phase 3 trial has shown that 2 doses, administered at an interval of 21 days, have an efficacy of 79% against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection 14 or more days after the second dose. Vaccine efficacy against hospitalization was 79%.

 

The trial was not designed and powered to demonstrate efficacy against severe disease in persons with comorbidities, in pregnancy, or in persons aged 60 years and above. Women were underrepresented in the trial. The median duration of follow-up available at the time of evidence review was 112 days.

 

Two other efficacy trials are under way but data are not yet available.

Of the 39 currently active clusters in Bangkok, 12 have been found in construction-worker camps, 12 around markets and shopping centres, seven in crowded communities, six at businesses, one at care homes and one at an embassy. #โควิด19 #โควิดวันนี้ #WhatsHappeningInThailand

 

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1398157074312286210

 

10 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

in persons aged 60 years and above

 

Sinopharm trial not designed to assess serious disease risk for the age 60 and over group... That's a troubling absence.... speaking personally!  ????

 

Same for people with comorbidities....  So they only wanted to trial test on healthy young bucks????

 

 

 

Today there are 34 deaths in #Thailand:

18 males and 16 females

Median age is 69 (33-92 years)

Most deaths in Bangkok (24), Samut Prakan (3), Nakhon Si Thammarat (2), plus 5 provinces with one each.

18 infected from family 5 had no underlying diseases

 

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1398152830259580933

 

The current outbreak in bangkok is not improving more than one month on. The only solution is a strict lockdown for Bangkok and surrounding areas for at least a month. No one should be allowed to leave or enter Bangkok.

Currently, anyone can travel to and from Bangkok without any restrictions, which is insane. Bus services operates as usual between BKK and most provinces which helps to spread the virus to more provinces.

Germany start to vaccinate 12 years old kids. Researchs has shown , kids normaly not get "bad" covid they still spread it. That vaccine what given to kids is not any of vaccine what use in Thailand.

 

2 minutes ago, Danny Australia said:

The current outbreak in bangkok is not improving more than one month on. The only solution is a strict lockdown for Bangkok and surrounding areas for at least a month. No one should be allowed to leave or enter Bangkok.

Currently, anyone can travel to and from Bangkok without any restrictions, which is insane. Bus services operates as usual between BKK and most provinces which helps to spread the virus to more provinces.

agreed

https://www.facebook.com/nbtworld/posts/10158044650092050

 

Number of people who received vaccines:

1st dose: + 104,583

2nd dose: + 33,585

Total: 3,347,050

46 minutes ago, daveAustin said:

No it isn’t. Most countries report figures responsibly and appropriately. Ireland had its wave spike and has flattened off; Thailand is either unwilling or doesn’t have the means to show it. Take official figures and x10-x100. 

Well if you multiple it by 100 like u say,then this virus isn't half as dangerous   as they say.