48 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Thailand is now looking to join COVAX vaccine program and the government has sent a letter to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations to begin the discussion, the National Vaccine Institute said on Wednesday. #โควิด19วันนี้ #COVAX #วัคซีนโควิด #Thailand #Covid19

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1417745435762958336

 

Here's his excuse 5 months ago for not joining it before:

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The Thai government on Sunday defended its decision not to join the WHO-sponsored coronavirus vaccine programme, saying that to do so would risk the country paying more for the shots and facing uncertainty about delivery times.

 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-thailand-idUSKBN2AE0CZ

 

This is a complete farce and at least start showing some balls, admit your costly errors and apologize to the Thai people who you as Health Minister have a duty to care for.

1 hour ago, anchadian said:

Thailand is now looking to join COVAX vaccine program and the government has sent a letter to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations to begin the discussion, the National Vaccine Institute said on Wednesday. #โควิด19วันนี้ #COVAX #วัคซีนโควิด #Thailand #Covid19

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1417745435762958336

 

Director of National Vaccine Institute Nakorn Premsri said Wednesday Thailand will now join COVAX and apologized to the public for inadequately procuring vaccines for the country, saying the current situation was "unforseen."

https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1417763484675108867

 

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7 hours ago, webfact said:

The news comes as Thailand’s purchase contract for 20 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been signed, with delivery expected in the fourth quarter of this year, according to Pfizer and BioNTech.

 

AstraZeneca will only be able to deliver 5-6 million doses per month but the plan to inoculate at least 10 million people per month will continue with the help of other vaccines, the government said on Tuesday.

Just fire-fighting the outbreak.

Pfizer not due to arrive until the last quarter, even then that's only 10M people, AZ being used up to re-inoculate medical staff who need the extra protection that Sinovac does not provide.

Can't see the majority of the population being vaccinated by the end of this year.

 

 

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be prepared to have those kind of bad news for at least the next 6 months, Thailand should reach 40K case a day very soon, thanks to DELTA

 

DELTA is increasing like crazy in Europe, like never seen before, going 150% per week

7 hours ago, Marvin Hagler said:

Yes and that comes when we’re are at probably 30,000 cases (probably higher). Confirms my point that they could of easily got away with hiding 2,000 to 3,000 cases per day last year. Or not even hiding them just not bothering to find them in the first place.

Marvin I take it that you are not a fan of history.

 

This was predicted when covid first came out.  

It was also predicted what would happen from the time it came out until now.

 

THIS H1Nvirus is following the same game as the Spanish flu did from Feb. 1918 until April 1920.  It is thought also to have started in China then mutated in the Boston area.

The first wave was bad but not that bad people were able to survive and it seemed to be effectively managed with vaccines until the virus mutated.

Unfortunately people became complacent and did not realizes that it was still a threat and let their guards down.

 

The the second third and fourth wave hits with a different mutation that the original treatment could not prevent or cure.

 

17 - 100 million people died and remember back then the only international transit was steam ship so the world was not as close as it is today

This is not gong to be a short term or easy solution where we can blame others.  

Vaccination is going to be important but expect to get 4-5 jabs until this thing dies.

It devastated countries then and covid is going to do the same now.

Ruled by clowns..... expect a circus

3 minutes ago, bullseye66 said:

Ruled by clowns..... expect a circus

... And you've decided to take a front row seat.

Norwegian research. 

Long COVID in a prospective cohort of home-isolated patients

 

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-021-01433-3

Edited July 21, 20214 yr by 2 is 1

8 hours ago, Laughing Gravy said:

Wow lost for words but again no surprise. I still would like to know the true numbers in Thailand.

We know the numbers on the general public, officially , and now the prisons too, what is missing is the numbers in the military!

8 hours ago, anchadian said:

NEW HIGH - #COVID19 Update on Wednesday: 13,002 cases & 108 deaths (1,049 cases from prisons). Full details at 12:30pm #Thailand

 

17 July: 10,082 - 141 dead

18 July: 11,397 - 101 dead

19 July: 11,784 - 81 dead

20 July: 11,305 - 80 dead

21 July: 13,002 - 108 dead <— TODAY

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1417649544968298501

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1417649544968298501

 

It would be more informative if there was a chart showing the covid stats of all provinces throughout Thailand but there again I suppose there is no point if we cannot rely on the testing reports .

No need to wonder why people are dying at home in increasing numbers. This is not a circus its a macabre disaster unfolding in front of our eyes:

 

2,700 COVID-19 patients wait for pre-admission in Bangkok – Erawan Centre

 

Bangkok is currently seeing a backlog of about 2,700 people infected with COVID-19 who are waiting at home to be sent to pre-admission centres, according to Director of Bangkok Emergency Medical Services Center (Erawan Center) Dr. Pornthep Saeheng.

 

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/2700-covid-19-patients-wait-for-pre-admission-in-bangkok-erawan-centre/

2 hours ago, The Cipher said:

I think we might just have a different definition of what constitutes a lockdown. I need to operate with freedom, and anything that constrains that irritates the hell out of me. But I realize that most others on here see it differently than I do and have a stricter definition of what a lockdown is.

 

You tend to stan support Singapore quite a lot. And so do I. But I generally hesitate to say with certainty that what worked there will necessarily work in other cities/countries. The Singapore situation is too unique.

Yeah, I guess the place suits me. I like things that are rational. Except, what on earth is rational about me being in Thailand 5555

1 hour ago, Bkk Brian said:

Director of National Vaccine Institute Nakorn Premsri said Wednesday Thailand will now join COVAX and apologized to the public for inadequately procuring vaccines for the country, saying the current situation was "unforseen."

https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1417763484675108867

 

So when push comes to shove Thailand can climb down and lose face. This could be a game changer for 6-12 months time  if covax comes up trumps.

3 hours ago, anchadian said:

Thailand's Vaccine Tracker (July 21, 2021) . About 5.31% of the population is fully vaccinated. 11,292,579 (+225,061) people have received the first dose, while 3,512,541 (+32,815) have been fully inoculated. #วัคซีนโควิด19 #COVID19 #ล็อกดาวน์ #KE

https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1417737193724932096

 

Another step down on the vaccination numbers unfortunately. And I haven’t seen anything from MOPH to say where the problem is. The assumption is not enough vaccine, but it would be nice to see some kind of projection for vaccinations based on known vaccine delivery schedules. Rather than just watching it slowly step down week by week.

 

this action here is meant to be the savior of the nation and it’s slowly fizzling out.

Edited July 21, 20214 yr by wensiensheng

As COVID-19 Patients Dying at Home, Gov’t Says No One Must Die at Home

BANGKOK — The head of a COVID-19 volunteer aid group said Wednesday that the government should quickly provide more beds, or risk seeing even more people dying at home or on the streets. 

“There could be 10 people dying at home or on the streets tomorrow,” Chris Potanandana, co-founder of Zendai, said. Zendai isa Bangkok-based volunteer group set up soon after the current outbreak occurred in April.

 

https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2021/07/21/as-covid-19-patients-dying-at-home-govt-says-no-one-must-die-at-home/

Two Bodies Found on Bangkok’s Streets Confirmed with Covid-19

BANGKOK, July 21 (TNA) – Two of four bodies, found lying on streets in Bangkok last night were confirmed with Covid-19.

 

The three bodies were found in Phra Nakhon district and two tested positive for Covid19. The Covid-19 test result has not come out for the other one.

 

https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-743551

21 of 50 Bangkok community isolation centres in operation

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is aiming to set up 50 community isolation centres across the capital in a bid to curb infections and avoid congestion in hospitals. So far, 21 of these centres are in operation.

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40003562

1 minute ago, Bkk Brian said:

21 of 50 Bangkok community isolation centres in operation

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is aiming to set up 50 community isolation centres across the capital in a bid to curb infections and avoid congestion in hospitals. So far, 21 of these centres are in operation.

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40003562

Oh boy. Community Isolation centre sounds so much better than “non air conditioned room with cardboard beds.

9 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

While on another new thread Prayut is blaming the people for this outbreak during a live facebook interview..............no shame

Payute and the rest of his cronies plus one other should follow the Japanese bushido code and conduct it in public at the freedom monument and free the people of some a******s

20 minutes ago, wensiensheng said:

Oh boy. Community Isolation centre sounds so much better than “non air conditioned room with cardboard beds.

Or prison camps 

I read somewhere that they are thinking of locking the country down in two months time, if things get worse. Surely now is the time to do it, or am I missing something?

The Department of Corrections are reporting 1,049 new infections among the inmates bringing the total to 40,821. 47 have died since 1st April. At the moment, 3,824 are in care. So far, 53,544 inmates have received the first shot of the vaccine and 51,581 both jabs #Thailand

https://twitter.com/ThaiPrisonLife/status/1417801647837761536

Edited July 21, 20214 yr by anchadian

Vaccination information for foreign residents in Koh Samui, Koh Tao and Koh Phangan. More details at this website: https://www1.samuihospital.go.th/weben/news-all.php… Please note that registration must be done in person.

https://twitter.com/AusAmbBKK/status/1417754969768300544

5 hours ago, anchadian said:

Today there were 108 deaths in #Thailand

 

59 males & 49 females

2 foreigners died (1 Chinese & 1 Indian)

Median age is 66 (25-96 years)

Most deaths in Bangkok (40)

38% died in less than 6 days of diagnosis

30 were infected by family members

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1417722894533107712

 

By my count, looks like new COVID deaths today in 25 different provinces.

 

Deaths by province, in addition to the 40 from Bangkok:

 

Samut Sakhon -- 13

Songkhla -- 7

Yala -- 6

Nakhon Pathom, Pathum Thani, Prachinburi - 4 each

Samut Prakan & Nakhon Nayok -- 3 each

Narathiwat, Pattani, Chonburi, Phetchaburi, Kanchanaburi, Ayutthaya, Roi Et -- 2

each

And then a bunch more with single deaths

 

51 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

So far, 21 of these centres are in operation

As long as we are not maxed out.

Old joke.

I guess there are some sinopharm vaccines here now, so I’ll post this
 

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/sinopharm-covid-19-shot-delta-variant-weaker-antibody-response-15261742

BREAKING: Bangkok Governor has signed the order to close the following places from Friday: sports fields, golf courses, public parks, exhibition centres, art galleries, libraries, museums, childcare centres, beauty salons and barbers, tattoo parlours, and swimming pools.

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1417805776203046912

 

Just now, anchadian said:

BREAKING: Bangkok Governor has signed the order to close the following places from Friday: sports fields, golf courses, public parks, exhibition centres, art galleries, libraries, museums, childcare centres, beauty salons and barbers, tattoo parlours, and swimming pools.

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1417805776203046912

 

Very disappointing.  If people can't exercise in parks, they'll run in the streets.  Or should they stay inside and not exercise at all?