webfact Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 By Subhabhong Rarueysong BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Public Health Ministry plans a new approach for coping with the severe COVID-19 outbreak, which has seen over 200,000 cases since April this year. According to Deputy Public Health Minister Satit Pitutacha, COVID-19 patients suffering only mild symptoms might have to self-care at home, under a close monitoring system set up by medical staff, as the situation is getting worse due to insufficient hospital beds in the capital. The reduction of new infections requires urgent action, including preventing the movements of migrant workers, having a mass vaccination campaign for targeted groups and establishing ICU rooms in field hospitals. Mr. Satit added that the ministry and its partners are going to set up field hospitals with 50 beds in ICU rooms at a private hospital, Thammasat University Hospital, Ramathibodi Hospital and Vajira Hospital, within seven days, and medical staff from other areas and newly graduated doctors will staff them. -- © Copyright NNT 2021-06-26 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NCC1701A Posted June 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2021 (edited) lets open the country up now that hardly anyone has been vaccinated. it will be cool to see what happens. cool in a Beavis and Butthead sort of way. Edited June 26, 2021 by NCC1701A 5 5 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Shuya Posted June 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2021 20 minutes ago, webfact said: having a mass vaccination campaign So they just found this one out now? 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post John Drake Posted June 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2021 Obvious answer. Just put everyone diagnosed with Covid on Phuket. That's where all the vaccines went, so it should be the safest spot for them. 7 1 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted June 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2021 29 minutes ago, webfact said: According to Deputy Public Health Minister Satit Pitutacha, COVID-19 patients suffering only mild symptoms might have to self-care at home, under a close monitoring system set up by medical staff, Sounds more like a trust control issue than a medical one ! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post smedly Posted June 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2021 31 minutes ago, webfact said: According to Deputy Public Health Minister Satit Pitutacha, COVID-19 patients suffering only mild symptoms might have to self-care at home, under a close monitoring system set up by medical staff, as the situation is getting worse due to insufficient hospital beds in the capital. been saying this for weeks now it was unsustainable and flawed 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Surelynot Posted June 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2021 38 minutes ago, webfact said: under a close monitoring system set up by medical staff, What on Earth does that even mean?.......there is no way Thais with minimal symptoms are going to self isolate if it means no money is coming in. 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Captain Monday Posted June 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2021 11 minutes ago, Surelynot said: What on Earth does that even mean?.......there is no way Thais with minimal symptoms are going to self isolate if it means no money is coming in. It can be done with apps like Japan does. Hospitalization of asymptomatic patients is medically contraindicated and a waste of resources. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jerrymahoney Posted June 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2021 21 minutes ago, smedly said: been saying this for weeks now it was unsustainable and flawed As the Don Maclean song goes: They would not listen, they did not know how Perhaps they'll listen now 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post trainman34014 Posted June 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2021 (edited) 32 minutes ago, John Drake said: Obvious answer. Just put everyone diagnosed with Covid on Phuket. That's where all the vaccines went, so it should be the safest spot for them. And it's where all the empty Hotel rooms are and still will be after 1st July ! Edited June 26, 2021 by trainman34014 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 86Tiger Posted June 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2021 14 minutes ago, Surelynot said: What on Earth does that even mean?.......there is no way Thais with minimal symptoms are going to self isolate if it means no money is coming in. I remember reading in these very pages last year the reason Thailand numbers were so good in comparison to western countries is Thai's are obedient and would do as they were told with masks and staying home while those in west were ignoring recommendations. 5 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rabas Posted June 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2021 Well, TV has been saying this for a long time now. TBH, their system worked quite well a low case load but was never meant for the scale they are seeing now. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rampant Rabbit Posted June 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2021 1 hour ago, webfact said: According to Deputy Public Health Minister Satit Pitutacha, COVID-19 patients suffering only mild symptoms might have to self-care at home, Has the penny finally dropped about 12 months after everyone else did this. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mavideol Posted June 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2021 1 hour ago, webfact said: , having a mass vaccination campaign for targeted groups want to see how that will happen without available vaccines ???????????????????? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piscis Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 3 minutes ago, Rampant Rabbit said: Has the penny finally dropped about 12 months after everyone else did this. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavideol Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 I clicked the post because the words "New Approach" got my attention, was expecting something original/new.... nahhh nothing has changed, same old <deleted> 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tomazbodner Posted June 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2021 Would you trust infected people to care about others enough to follow the self-isolation rule in this country (or actually pretty much any other) unless there were armed soldiers in front of their door threatening to shoot them dead if they try to leave? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 Don't tell me the new approach involves Googleing it first ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rabas Posted June 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2021 23 minutes ago, tomazbodner said: Would you trust infected people to care about others enough to follow the self-isolation rule in this country (or actually pretty much any other) unless there were armed soldiers in front of their door threatening to shoot them dead if they try to leave? For the average Thai person, significantly more so than many other places. The problem in Thailand is not peoples' nature but their oft crowded living conditions. Many have no effective way to self isolate. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post natway09 Posted June 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2021 This is not a plan This system is used in nearly every other country on the planet 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post realfunster Posted June 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2021 Hmmmm….. I am starting to get slow motion train wreck vibes. 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jvs Posted June 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2021 1 hour ago, jerrymahoney said: They would not listen, they did not know how Perhaps they'll listen now Perhaps the never will! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post realfunster Posted June 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2021 (edited) 32 minutes ago, rabas said: For the average Thai person, significantly more so than many other places. The problem in Thailand is not peoples' nature but their oft crowded living conditions. Many have no effective way to self isolate. I’d agree their nature is not the primary concern, although Thais are relatively well known for their selective adherence to law & regulation. However, I would be more concerned for economic reasons. Many people are under financial stress already, and live day-to-day even during the better times. If you are a bread winner in a lower income family, it’s going to be quite a challenge to lock yourself away from the world, and your income stream, for two weeks. Edited June 26, 2021 by realfunster 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Petey11 Posted June 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2021 50 minutes ago, rabas said: For the average Thai person, significantly more so than many other places. The problem in Thailand is not peoples' nature but their oft crowded living conditions. Many have no effective way to self isolate. In the UK the whole household has to self isolate. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post greenmonkey Posted June 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2021 Here's an idea. If the govt are afraid that people with mild symptoms cannot be trusted to self isolate hence putting them all into hospitals/field hospitals - put those tracking devices to good use... tell people they must stay at home and if the device shows they did not adhere they get a massive fine! This is actually one instance where I would be completely okay with wearing one.... solves the issue! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post smutcakes Posted June 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2021 How he hell are most of the Thais being infected which are factory workers, construction workers going to self isolate. Many of them live in multigenerational one room dwellings. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benmart Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Surelynot said: What on Earth does that even mean?.......there is no way Thais with minimal symptoms are going to self isolate if it means no money is coming in. Agree. Words, only words. The Hub of Words. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Captain Monday said: It can be done with apps like Japan does. Hospitalization of asymptomatic patients is medically contraindicated and a waste of resources. Yes, but it was more like a quarantine facility... and I thought a solid idea for a situation with low infection numbers. Not great for those who test positive and most left wingers will balk at the idea of locking up innocent people. Not practical now..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rabas Posted June 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2021 12 minutes ago, greenmonkey said: Here's an idea. If the govt are afraid that people with mild symptoms cannot be trusted to self isolate hence putting them all into hospitals/field hospitals - put those tracking devices to good use... tell people they must stay at home and if the device shows they did not adhere they get a massive fine! This is actually one instance where I would be completely okay with wearing one.... solves the issue! Giving poor people massive fines usually doesn't work. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted June 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2021 3 hours ago, webfact said: Thailand’s Public Health Ministry plans a new approach for coping with the severe COVID-19 outbreak, which has seen over 200,000 cases since April this year. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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