Thailand reports another record high new COVID-19 cases

[Danderman123]

16 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Chachoengsao, Chonburi and Ayutthaya were added to the list of 13 lockdown provinces, the Royal Gazette announced on Sunday. The curfew has been extended until August 2 and added measures are set to come into effect on Tuesday.

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1416604893092081667

 

It would be great to know those added measures for Chonburi.

[TheFishman1]

 Numbers going up and I am still unable to be vaccinated amazing Thailand TIT

[Bkk Brian]

7 minutes ago, FarFlungFalang said:

He has to be careful AZ don't take their bat and ball and go home so he doesn't really have much to bargain with.

I think AZ were getting a little pis*** off that Anutin and the Thai officials were spreading fake news in the media that the shortfall in supply was down to production problems. 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

12 minutes ago, FarFlungFalang said:

He has to be careful AZ don't take their bat and ball and go home so he doesn't really have much to bargain with.

 

The other day, Reuters had a report on Vietnam sourcing an additional 20 million Pfizer doses for this year, supposedly bringing their total for the year to a planned 47 million Pfizer doses.

 

In that report, the Viet government said they'd be interested in working with Pfizer on technology transfer including possibly opening a Pfizer vaccine plant in Vietnam!

 

"Vietnam is also working with Pfizer on possible vaccine technology transfer or placing a Pfizer vaccine plant in the country, it said."

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/vietnam-says-pfizer-provide-additional-20-mln-covid-19-vaccine-doses-2021-07-14/

 

I'm wondering.... does Thailand need AZ more, or does AZ need Thailand more?  TH's not the only potential player in this league.

 

Meanwhile, can you imagine what 47 million Pfizer doses could do for Thailand's laggard vaccination program???

 

 

Edited July 18, 2021 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[dinsdale]

30 minutes ago, robblok said:

I think that it will be really hard to enforce. If you want a walk you just say your going shopping. I normally don't really get out that much besides shopping. But i don't understand why you have to keep inside outside in the open air is not a danger. 

If your alone it's ok but if there are people around it's not. This an airborne, fleeting contact transmission which is 3 times more infectious than the original. Yes, inside is worse but you are NOT safe because you are outside.

[Ralf001]

2 hours ago, internationalism said:

the new record will be every day, by some 1k more positives, for the next 3-4 months.

what really counts are deaths

.

wait, where is signed moderna contract and why government contracted only 3mln doses of AZ per month?

They need to ease up on the testing otherwise this game is going to spiral way out of control.

[crazykopite]

So much for that statement a year ago claiming Covid will fly away with the wind ! I fear that this time next week we will hit the 20,000 mark and the deaths will multiply each day . Not enough vaccines not enough testing and what’s worse all those in power hiding behind closed doors to frightened to come out and face the public

[robblok]

5 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

If your alone it's ok but if there are people around it's not. This an airborne, fleeting contact transmission which is 3 times more infectious than the original. Yes, inside is worse but you are NOT safe because you are outside.

Of course your not 100% safe but if you wear a mask and keep sufficient distance its not that much of a risk. However that is something you have to make your own decisions about. I have nothing to do outside besides shopping so you won't see me outside. But i can imagine some people will go crazy being locked up all the time.

[anchadian]

3 hours ago, anchadian said:

NEW HIGH: Chonburi Public Health Office has just announced they have 660 new cases and two more deaths. Most new cases are in Chonburi City (93), Bang Lamung/Pattaya (167), and Si Racha (217). The total cases so far is now 15,375 with 6,308 remaining in care #Thailand

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1416551340600266752

 

Further details:

 

660 is a new record high for cases in the province, but only one more case than yesterday. However, 227 people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi.

 

This makes a total of 15,375 cases of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 6,308 still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 78 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections in early April. The details on yesterday’s deaths were not given, which is standard for the health department.

 

Additionally, 8,989 people in total have now been released from medical care and recovered in Chonburi since this current wave began.

More:

https://thepattayanews.com/2021/07/18/chonburi-has-660-new-cases-of-covid-19-today/

[Cake Monster]

2 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Paving the way for far stricter lockdown measures as the numbers punched above 11K. Not a welcome sight to keep setting new highs.

 

11,397 positive cases today with 318 of those from prisons, 101 deaths

 

Rolling 7 day average (up to 16th July only) which includes prison cases and bar chart of community cases.

https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus/country/thailand

The Infection figure for both the Total Infections and the Prison Infections would have been so much higher had nearly 3000 prisoners in Chang Mai Central Prison not made a miraculous recovery after taking some Herbal Concoction or another.

[FarFlungFalang]

4 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

The other day, Reuters had a report on Vietnam sourcing an additional 20 million Pfizer doses for this year, supposedly bringing their total for the year to a planned 47 million Pfizer doses.

 

In that report, the Viet government said they'd be interested in working with Pfizer on technology transfer including possibly opening a Pfizer vaccine plant in Vietnam!

 

"Vietnam is also working with Pfizer on possible vaccine technology transfer or placing a Pfizer vaccine plant in the country, it said."

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/vietnam-says-pfizer-provide-additional-20-mln-covid-19-vaccine-doses-2021-07-14/

 

I'm wondering.... does Thailand need AZ more, or does AZ need Thailand more?  TH's not the only potential player in this league.

 

Meanwhile, can you imagine what 47 million Pfizer doses could do for Thailand's laggard vaccination program???

 

 

It seems to me that this laggard administration is letting their greed get in the way of their ability to make smart decisions to increase their revenue.With their collective heads firmly jammed up their collective rear ends they are failing to see the light that the world has moved on and they are truly being left behind to dwell in the eternal darkness of their rear ends.Good on Vietnam.

[jollyhangmon]

49 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Anutin in his letter says he expects AZ to increase supplies from SBS to 10 million a month. So it seems he’s pressing AZ to to siphon off vaccine contracted to go to TL’s neighbors to make up the number, rather than TL imposing an export ban. Some very tough negotiations ahead.

https://twitter.com/pakhead/status/1416601987135643653

 

 

... yep, that mouthbreather & the civil failures are sayin' a lot on a long day ... truth always comes up later on ...

 

https://www.thaienquirer.com/30034/astrazeneca-says-thailand-only-requested-3-million-doses-per-month-in-initial-agreement/

 

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

The country reported 11,397 new cases on Sunday, with 101 deaths, bringing the total number of infections to 403,386 cases and fatalities to 3,341 since the pandemic started.

Welcome to the new normal..

Prayuts handling of the vaccine procurement and roll-out to the nation is now costing billions and peoples livelihoods and unfortunately peoples lives.

No more excuses for a failed leader... you failed miserably.

This was your planning and your doing, even going as far as to prevent others from getting vaccines when they could see this coming... but you were blind or just pig-ignorant to allow anyone else from doing it.

You wanted to be the sole saviour but you are blatantly the sole destroyer.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

"The Government Gazette publishes the terms issued under Section 9. of the Emergency Decree on Government Administration in Emergency Situations B.E. 2548 (No. 28) dated 17 July 2021 lockdown announcement Dark red area, 13 provinces Add Chachoengsao, Chonburi, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, starting 20 Jul. '64."

 

https://www.facebook.com/informationcovid19/posts/367260088225655

 

An interesting and probably needed move, but one that's unlikely to change the trajectory of the country's COVID crisis, unless there's significantly more forthcoming.

[FarFlungFalang]

27 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

It would be great to know those added measures for Chonburi.

Why don't you try reading about them on page 2?They are the new measures for dark red zones in the breaking news item.

[ThailandRyan]

6 minutes ago, jollyhangmon said:

 

... yep, that mouthbreather & the civil failures are sayin' a lot on a long day ... truth always comes up later on ...

 

https://www.thaienquirer.com/30034/astrazeneca-says-thailand-only-requested-3-million-doses-per-month-in-initial-agreement/

 

What a tangled web they have weaved while twisting the public to make a buck. Stupid feces they do and then try to deceive folks. Can not do this nowadays as the truth always comes out, but then to save FACE they lie more.  Tangled web of deceit.

Edited July 18, 2021 by ThailandRyan

[anchadian]

Despite #COVID19 and public gatherings banned, the #ThaiProtests press ahead with their anti-govt rally today demanding

the PM@prayutofficialgovt to quit, “divert monarchy-military budget to help fight COVID” and get more vaccines.

 

https://twitter.com/SaksithCNA/status/1416616740029493251

 

[watthong]

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

Just watched a video where a nurse scans the arm with a code reader that was not the arm vaccinated, comes up empty, then the one with the vaccination and numbers appear on the reader, thus she claims she has been chipped.  What is wrong with people who believe this crud.....

Also news clips that show folks at townhall meeting coming up to the podium and demonstrating how fridge door magnets started sticking to their neck and chest after getting vaccinated... The US has come out with a list of the "Disinformation Dozen," 12 social media accounts responsible for spreading 65% of dis-information regarding Covid vaccination. I'm sure this gang of twelve have comrades all over the world, just take a look at the seemingly never-ending back and forth on various threads regarding to vax or not to vax, Sinovac vs AZ vs nothing, etc.

[FarFlungFalang]

3 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Welcome to the new normal..

Prayuts handling of the vaccine procurement and roll-out to the nation is now costing billions and peoples livelihoods and unfortunately peoples lives.

No more excuses for a failed leader... you failed miserably.

This was your planning and your doing, even going as far as to prevent others from getting vaccines when they could see this coming... but you were blind or just pig-ignorant to allow anyone else from doing it.

You wanted to be the sole saviour but you are blatantly the sole destroyer.

The whole country stood by and allowed him to do it so I don't think he is solely to blame for this mess.Thailand as a nation must shoulder the blame.It's too easy to pin it on one person to absolve the culpability in this and doesn't fix the cause of the problem which is not choosing the most capable to run the country.

[Fex Bluse]

53 minutes ago, GroveHillWanderer said:

Yes, because they know that if the number is not in the headline, there's no possible way anybody can ever find out the actual figures - oh, hang on a minute ...

 

Also this is not "the media" - this is an online discussion forum.

Wow. You are 0 for 2.

 

1. Most people, across the globe, read ONLY headlines. 

 

2. Forums ARE INDEED media. 

 

 

[DrJack54]

7 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

You wanted to be the sole saviour but you are blatantly the sole destroyer

Every good team needs capable vice captain. No credit to Anutin? 

Gets my vote for consistency.

[mommysboy]

Without a stricter lockdown it will be 50000 a day, and 1000 deaths.

[DrJack54]

3 minutes ago, mommysboy said:

Without a stricter lockdown it will be 50000 a day, and 1000 deaths.

Don't hold back! 

[Cake Monster]

22 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

I think AZ were getting a little pis*** off that Anutin and the Thai officials were spreading fake news in the media that the shortfall in supply was down to production problems. 

For sure , AZ will not respond well to being Bullied by the likes of Anutin or the others in the Junta.

AZ hold all the cards on this one, and it would be so easy for them to just pull the plug on this small joint enterprise with SB in Thailand.

With a supply chain in place for Vaccine components, and a legally binding Formula, AZ could just simply move the entire Thai operation to another Country in a couple of Weeks or so.

If Thailand thinks they will be able to copy the AZ Vaccine, they will not have all the Formula, nor the Component Supplier Details.

AZ will have made sure of this from day One.

Sometimes, in business, its better to cut a chord, than to continue to nurture a relationship that you know will cause more issues further down the line.

I have done this myself, and my Business benefited from that decision.

 

[mommysboy]

33 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

The other day, Reuters had a report on Vietnam sourcing an additional 20 million Pfizer doses for this year, supposedly bringing their total for the year to a planned 47 million Pfizer doses.

 

In that report, the Viet government said they'd be interested in working with Pfizer on technology transfer including possibly opening a Pfizer vaccine plant in Vietnam!

 

"Vietnam is also working with Pfizer on possible vaccine technology transfer or placing a Pfizer vaccine plant in the country, it said."

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/vietnam-says-pfizer-provide-additional-20-mln-covid-19-vaccine-doses-2021-07-14/

 

I'm wondering.... does Thailand need AZ more, or does AZ need Thailand more?  TH's not the only potential player in this league.

 

Meanwhile, can you imagine what 47 million Pfizer doses could do for Thailand's laggard vaccination program???

 

 

'Does Thailand need AZ anymore? '

 

You bet it does.  Sorry to ask, but what on earth came over you to ask such a crazy question?

 

 

[mommysboy]

5 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Don't hold back! 

Conservative estimate.  UK it was much higher at times.

 

 

[brewsterbudgen]

I can't see much difference between the new restrictions and what we already have in Bangkok. People can still go out for "essential" reasons, so buying food and going to work (assuming you can't work from home) are still allowed.  

[Danderman123]

22 minutes ago, FarFlungFalang said:

Why don't you try reading about them on page 2?They are the new measures for dark red zones in the breaking news item.

It is not entirely clear if those restrictions are for all dark red zones, or merely the greater Bangkok area.

 

To be clear, the curfew will be imposed in Chonburi, but the restrictions in Bangkok on sit down dining May not apply in Chonburi, I don’t know.

Edited July 18, 2021 by Danderman123

[Kinnock]

3 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

You can discover that yourself later when those numbers are published but considering they've stopped testing in construction camps where over 30,000 migrants are locked up then I'd say thats a good bet

Migrant workers are not locked up any more on many of the major sites - if you look past the closed shutters you can see work has restarted at many.  

 

Too costly to close down a major project, and common people don't have a stake in shopping mall developments, so they don't stay closed for long.  The rich need to continue getting richer for the good of the global economy.????

 

But on the other hand at least it means the workers are being paid again - so the trickle down economy allows a few crumbs to fall from the table.

[Derek B]

3 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

Meanwhile, on Saturday, the PM also ordered the armed forces and police to join teams from City Hall to help carry out door to door COVID-19 testing for people located in the areas of Bangkok worst affected by the virus.

Lateral flow tests provide a quick result, using a device similar to a pregnancy test and are intended for use in those without symptoms, according to the UK NHS. PCR tests are mainly used when people have coronavirus symptoms or have already had a positive lateral flow result, and are sent to laboratories to be checked. The NHS suggests people do a lateral flow test twice a week to check if they have the virus.

Source: BBC News Services.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/testing/how-to-do-a-test-at-home-or-at-a-test-site/how-to-do-a-rapid-lateral-flow-test/

 

Is Thailand using Lateral Flow Testing ?