Phuket infections continue to climb, another COVID death marked

[webfact]

PPHO Chief Dr Kusak Kukiattikoon at the meeting yesterday (July 25). Photo: PPHO

 

By The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) has reported 28 new local infections on the island for yesterday (July 25), bringing the total number of local infections in Phuket for the past seven days to 84. The latest daily COVID report also marks one new death attributed to COVID-19, but provides no further details.

 

According to the report, the 28 new local infections bring the total number of infections confirmed on the island since Apr 3 to 932.

 

As such, the 28 new cases bring the total number of new local infections on the island in the past seven days to 84, as follows:

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-infections-continue-to-climb-another-covid-death-marked-80821.php

 

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[Geoffggi]

Not at all surprising ............

[LivinginKata]

So the 90 limit is bound to happen soon. And then ........

[Karma80]

Bet the rolling number doesn't go over 90 by some miracle (aka just stop testing people who ask like they do the public hospitals already).

[smedly]

35 minutes ago, webfact said:

As such, the 28 new cases bring the total number of new local infections on the island in the past seven days to 84, as follows:

they said that if local infections in Phucket got to 90 the sandbox would be abandoned

 

also, you cannot have 1 infected person - there must be at least 2

 

 

• Thepkrasattri 1 
• Mai Khao - 1 
• Mai Khao - 1 
• Sakhu - 1

 

• Patong - 1 
• Kathu - 1 

Edited July 26, 2021 by smedly

[Phuketshrew]

17 minutes ago, smedly said:

they said that if local infections in Phucket got to 90 the sandbox would be abandoned

 

also, you cannot have 1 infected person - there must be at least 2

I think "they" said that they would reconsider the options. I see no benefit in abandoning the sandbox should the numbers (that are being manipulated anyway) creep above 90 per week. 

 

Yes, there must be at least two, but Phuket is a fairly small place and people are free to travel around where-ever they wish.

[schlog]

50 minutes ago, LivinginKata said:

So the 90 limit is bound to happen soon. And then ........

Good question. Hope not same like in Maikhao. Had to pass 3 covid check points there today. Manned with 4-6 inspectors. They let only locals pass from Maikhao. Same crazyness like last year there again.

[stevenl]

43 minutes ago, smedly said:

they said that if local infections in Phucket got to 90 the sandbox would be abandoned

 

also, you cannot have 1 infected person - there must be at least 2

 

 

• Thepkrasattri 1 
• Mai Khao - 1 
• Mai Khao - 1 
• Sakhu - 1

 

• Patong - 1 
• Kathu - 1 

No, that's not what was said. And yes, you can easily have 1 infected person in 1 area.

[Bkk Brian]

33 minutes ago, stevenl said:

No, that's not what was said. And yes, you can easily have 1 infected person in 1 area.

This is what he said.....................although I doubt this is what he'll do. Either way strict measures are now needed in Phuket so this does not grow.

 

Minister Phipat Ratchakitprakarn said, if there’s no outbreak on the island for two weeks, the government will continue with its sealed route scheme on Koh Samui on July 15, followed by Krabi and Phang Nga in August.

 

He said new infections are the biggest threat to the Phuket “sandbox”, as the island will have to stop accepting inoculated tourists if more than 90 new cases are reported in a week. 

 

https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG210703105924907

[ryane66]

1 hour ago, LivinginKata said:

So the 90 limit is bound to happen soon. And then ........

Then change the number is my guess. Losing face is not an option.

 

Edited July 26, 2021 by ryane66

[stevenl]

17 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

This is what he said.....................although I doubt this is what he'll do. Either way strict measures are now needed in Phuket so this does not grow.

 

Minister Phipat Ratchakitprakarn said, if there’s no outbreak on the island for two weeks, the government will continue with its sealed route scheme on Koh Samui on July 15, followed by Krabi and Phang Nga in August.

 

He said new infections are the biggest threat to the Phuket “sandbox”, as the island will have to stop accepting inoculated tourists if more than 90 new cases are reported in a week. 

 

https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG210703105924907

Yes, and the person responsible for it said 'reconsidered'.

[Bkk Brian]

Just now, stevenl said:

Yes, and the person responsible for it said 'reconsidered'.

Maybe however I'm referring to the government Minister who is in overall charge as cited in the link.

 

Its not really that important anyway as they flip flip on every decision, whats important is taking quick effective action to stop the spread.

[4MyEgo]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) has reported 28 new local infections on the island for yesterday (July 25), bringing the total number of local infections in Phuket for the past seven days to 84. The latest daily COVID report also marks one new death attributed to COVID-19, but provides no further details.

That's enough in any state in Australia lockdown as they have done in NSW with only 29 cases.

 

I dare say, the Sandbox is now becoming a quick Sandpit as I earlier pointed out.

 

[ikke1959]

Strange with so many people vaccinated......They all good vaccinations?? and Sinovac is working well too if you believe the Government .. So how can the cases rise??

[Pedrogaz]

I do hope no Brits have been infected. They spend over 70,000 each according the the article above and are the highest spending. 

[zhounan]

What you expected after two months of vaccination campaign to reopen in July?

 

The increase in cases of positivity is due to this indiscriminate vaccination campaign, but most of the hypnotized will perhaps understand in 20 years.

 

And do not come to tell the usual perceptive manipulation of tourists who have brought the Delta here.

[oldcpu]

1 hour ago, ikke1959 said:

Strange with so many people vaccinated......They all good vaccinations?? and Sinovac is working well too if you believe the Government .. So how can the cases rise??

The vaccines that were given, Sinovac and AstraZeneca, are very good with high efficacy for preventing serious illness and preventing death.  However their efficacy is not so good at preventing infections, especially against the delta variant. Even Pfizer is not so great in preventing infections from the delta variant.

 

The number of tests done per day in Phuket ( not counting the testing of tourists to the island) is relatively low. It was only around 100/day in June, ramping up to about 200/day in July, and yesterday about 500 tests. I believe this is a relatively low number. 

 

Hence I speculate there are many vaccinated untested in Phuket who have the virus, but because they were vaccinated they have little or no symptoms, and they see no need to be tested as they don't believe they have the virus.

 

So the vaccines could be working, but by not doing more testing the government does not have the best information to help them make the best decisions.

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, LivinginKata said:

So the 90 limit is bound to happen soon. And then ........

Nothing,

the Sandbox scheme will never be stopped, only cut back if foreigners decide not to come because of the nationwide infection rate.

[RocketDog]

5 hours ago, LivinginKata said:

So the 90 limit is bound to happen soon. And then ........

The limit will be raised of course. That is as predictable as the rise in infections was a month ago.

[Ned Ludd]

I fail to understand why people cannot see the problem here. If you do not test, you will not get accurate figures.

 

The EU is unhappy that the UK has so many reported covid-19 cases compared with themselves but when you look at the reason why, the penny drops. The UK tested more people last week than the entire EU combined. It's no use waiting for someone to fall ill, go to hospital and then be tested. You have to test as many people as you can.

 

Thailand (Phuket) is the same. They don't test many people 116.161 per 1 million pop against the UK 3,483,678 per 1 million pop. A massive factor of 30:1

 

The truth is that covid is rife in Phuket and Thailand but the attitude is "what the heck, it's only a cold and if I report sick, I will be treated like a leper".

 

Face it, covid-19 is rife in Thailand.

[schlog]

8 hours ago, LivinginKata said:

So the 90 limit is bound to happen soon. And then ........

It's done. 23 new local covid + 1 sandboxler covid. Now it's getting interesting. 3th lockdown coming or uturns ahead???

[BritManToo]

40 minutes ago, schlog said:

It's done. 23 new local covid + 1 sandboxler covid. Now it's getting interesting. 3th lockdown coming or uturns ahead???

I thinking typo, or misunderstanding, they meant 900 infections in any one week ............

[Albert Zweistein]

7 hours ago, Ned Ludd said:

I fail to understand why people cannot see the problem here. If you do not test, you will not get accurate figures.

 

 

The EU is unhappy that the UK has so many reported covid-19 cases compared with themselves but when you look at the reason why, the penny drops. The UK tested more people last week than the entire EU combined. It's no use waiting for someone to fall ill, go to hospital and then be tested. You have to test as many people as you can.

 

 

Thailand (Phuket) is the same. They don't test many people 116.161 per 1 million pop against the UK 3,483,678 per 1 million pop. A massive factor of 30:1

 

 

The truth is that covid is rife in Phuket and Thailand but the attitude is "what the heck, it's only a cold and if I report sick, I will be treated like a leper".

 

 

Face it, covid-19 is rife in Thailand.

The UK tested more people than the entire EU combined. Any numbers/links to that ?

According to your maths each person in the UK has been tested 3.483678 times.

Correct ?

[Ned Ludd]

12 hours ago, Albert Zweistein said:

The UK tested more people than the entire EU combined. Any numbers/links to that ?

According to your maths each person in the UK has been tested 3.483678 times.

Correct ?

3,483,678 per 1,000,000. That is 3.483678 per person so your maths is right. Stats are never exact to the whole number. if you are having trouble with the ,483678 figure I feel sorry for you.. Thailand is one vaccine per 8.6 people but you never mentioned that.

 

The UK vs EU tests were reported widely. Figures are from WorldOmeter daily totals. They often run interesting stats every now and then. Also reported on BBC, ITV, Sky, France and GB news if you ever watch them.

 

Many countries only test when someone reports sick. 

[zhounan]

Does anyone know the percentage of vaccinated inhabitants in Phuket?

[Pattaya Spotter]

On 7/26/2021 at 12:23 PM, schlog said:

Good question. Hope not same like in Maikhao. Had to pass 3 covid check points there today. Manned with 4-6 inspectors. They let only locals pass from Maikhao. Same crazyness like last year there again.

No checkpoints in Chalong-Rawai area (at least up to yesterday).

[Albert Zweistein]

1 hour ago, Ned Ludd said:

3,483,678 per 1,000,000. That is 3.483678 per person so your maths is right. Stats are never exact to the whole number. if you are having trouble with the ,483678 figure I feel sorry for you.. Thailand is one vaccine per 8.6 people but you never mentioned that.

 

The UK vs EU tests were reported widely. Figures are from WorldOmeter daily totals. They often run interesting stats every now and then. Also reported on BBC, ITV, Sky, France and GB news if you ever watch them.

 

Many countries only test when someone reports sick. 

You can't compare the UK to the EU because the EU consists of more countries with each having there own rules and ideas of how to fight this pandemic and Bashing Boris didn't do very well in the beginning with the same ideas as the joker in the White House at that time.

No I don't have trouble with the ,483678. I don't have trouble with any numbers unless they aren't true. Furthermore I don't give a $1t about the Thai numbers because it is a dictatorial ruled state and every tribe gets the leader it deserves.

[Ned Ludd]

5 hours ago, Albert Zweistein said:

You can't compare the UK to the EU because the EU consists of more countries with each having there own rules and ideas of how to fight this pandemic and Bashing Boris didn't do very well in the beginning with the same ideas as the joker in the White House at that time.

No I don't have trouble with the ,483678. I don't have trouble with any numbers unless they aren't true. Furthermore I don't give a $1t about the Thai numbers because it is a dictatorial ruled state and every tribe gets the leader it deserves.

Of course you can compare the EU with the UK. France and Germany have been doing that since Brexit. The UK test rate is 450% more than Germany. This is why the German figures are so low,they don't test until someone goes sick.

As for the joker in the White House,at least he wasn't senile.Joe Biden is probably the biggest joke the Democrats have ever played on the country. But getting back the thread and not taking every opportunity to take a dig at DT, Covid is rife in Phuket and has been since the very start. Unless you test as many people as possible you will never know how bad it is.

My "relatives" in Phuket have all been vaccinated with the dreaded Sinovac but wanted AZ as it offers a very high protection against the Delta strain. They had to take what was offered which is probably better than nothing.

Edited July 27, 2021 by Ned Ludd
new data

[Albert Zweistein]

2 hours ago, Ned Ludd said:

Of course you can compare the EU with the UK. France and Germany have been doing that since Brexit. The UK test rate is 450% more than Germany. This is why the German figures are so low,they don't test until someone goes sick.

As for the joker in the White House,at least he wasn't senile.Joe Biden is probably the biggest joke the Democrats have ever played on the country. But getting back the thread and not taking every opportunity to take a dig at DT, Covid is rife in Phuket and has been since the very start. Unless you test as many people as possible you will never know how bad it is.

My "relatives" in Phuket have all been vaccinated with the dreaded Sinovac but wanted AZ as it offers a very high protection against the Delta strain. They had to take what was offered which is probably better than nothing.

France and Germany alone are not the EU, if I am not mistaken there are 24 more countries left after brexit so don't call two of them the EU.

As for JB I agree 50 % with you but at least he is pleasantly senile and not a women humiliating, hate spreading low class scumbag like DT who is a disgrace to mankind.

Sorry for your "relatives" in Phuket they have to do with Sinovac, I sincerely wish they could get decent jabs but they are like cattle getting moved into the slaughterhouse and accepting everything this government does/says, or not does.

That's why I mentioned before every tribe ( = nation ) gets the leader ( = government ) it  deserves.

Furthermore I inform you that it was a pleasure debating with you and exchanging points of views and opinions. Roger and out.

[Ned Ludd]

13 hours ago, Albert Zweistein said:

France and Germany alone are not the EU, if I am not mistaken there are 24 more countries left after brexit so don't call two of them the EU.

 

The EU refer to themselves as an entity. The EU constantly compare themselves to the rest of the world regarding just about every statistic there is. I cannot understand why you have an issue with comparing the EU unless you come from an EU country that is unhappy with the way the EU is expansing it's socialist aims.

 

It is perfectly reseanoble to compre the EU to the UK and toThailand and then Phuket. How else can you compare what is happening in Phuket to the rest of Thailand and then the world?

 

Thanks to this wonderful gift from China, Covid is with us for ever. We will have to live with it, have constant booster jabs each year and just treat it as a very extreme version of the common cold. I feel for countries like Thailand where the population do not have access to vaccines as easy as others. This is purely down to the management of the issue.