Thailand reports 14,150 new COVID-19 cases, 118 more deaths

[anchadian]

10 minutes ago, jerrymahoney said:

Maybe. But the linked Bangkok Jack article says: The vaccine was free but he spent about $4,200 on airfares and other travel-related expenses, including two weeks in hotel quarantine on the way back into Thailand.

The whole point is the type of vaccine.  The finance side is irrelevant.

[jerrymahoney]

3 minutes ago, anchadian said:

The whole point is the type of vaccine.  The finance side is irrelevant.

for me the time required would be more relevant.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

2 hours ago, anchadian said:

Mongkut Wattana hospital to reject COVID patients “dumped” on the doorstep

The director of Bangkok’s Mongkut Wattana Hospital has issued a stern warning to those who attempt to jump the admissions queue by dumping COVID-19 infected people at the hospital without advance coordination, in hope of being admitted, saying he means business and will not tolerate such a practice.

 

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/mongkut-wattana-hospital-to-reject-covid-patients-dumped-on-the-doorstep/

 

I believe this is a government military hospital, and the director certainly appears to be an Army type -- Maj-Gen Rianthong Nanna, Director of Bangkok’s Mongkut Wattana Hospital

 

I know these are trying times, but perhaps the Army needs to give him a refresher course on empathy and public relations....

 

But what he has to say is nonetheless damning, bluntness aside:

 

"I have to be decisive and may show no mercy under such circumstances, which is akin to a public disaster.”

 

He also threatened to take legal action against those who dump the sick patients at his general and field hospitals, adding “do not try me during this public disaster. I am reasonable for managing the public disaster. There are losses in a public disaster, like losses in a war. This must be acceptable.  We cannot save every life, but we must try our best with reason,” he said."

 

You don't usually hear hospital directors saying -- "There are losses in a public disaster, like losses in a war. This must be acceptable."

 

Hmm.... an Army general calling the current situation "a public disaster"????  In fact he seems to have repeated that phrase FOUR different times in the space of two paragraphs of comments.

 

I think Prayut is gonna revoke his airborne paratrooper medal!!!

 

 

Edited July 27, 2021 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

12 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Well organized however.

Not much social distancing going on in that particular photo of folks lining up...

 

[overt2016]

8 hours ago, clivebaxter said:

what is the point of listing prison infections separately? 

I would like to see a graph of prison infection over the last 2 weeks.

[DrJack54]

8 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Not much social distancing going on in that particular photo of folks lining up...

 

It's pretty full on. You go through 2 'stand up holding bay areas which is stand up. 

Then sit down for final process. 

Then again to another sit down area for jab.

This pic is process sit down area for process

 

Edited July 27, 2021 by DrJack54

[AndyFoxy]

10 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Not much social distancing going on in that particular photo of folks lining up...

 

Great opportunity to get the Delta though.

[ThailandRyan]

30 minutes ago, jerrymahoney said:

Maybe. But the linked Bangkok Jack article says: The vaccine was free but he spent about $4,200 on airfares and other travel-related expenses, including two weeks in hotel quarantine on the way back into Thailand.

As I say "It is what it is" no matter what life throws at you, you accept it and move on never looking back.  Life is full of twists and turns, and if you have the coin and are willing to do what's necessary then It is what it is.

[anchadian]

TIMELINE: Pattaya and Banglamung informs residents who visited places in relation to most recent Covid -19 confirmed cases

 

List of places here:

https://thepattayanews.com/2021/07/27/timeline-pattaya-and-banglamung-informs-residents-who-visited-places-in-relation-to-most-recent-covid-19-confirmed-cases-4/

 

[wensiensheng]

1 hour ago, anchadian said:

Bang Sue vaccinations will continue but for pre-registered people only, government says

 

The government has no plans to close down Bang Sue Grand Station’s vaccination center, but a preregistration-only process is being launched for the next round of vaccination, the government said this week.

 

“We are looking to fix the queuing problem and the Bang Sue center is a public service center, so any improvements must not affect the services that the people are already getting,” said Ratchada Dhnadirek, the deputy government spokeswoman.

 

“The government has never talked about closing the center down at any meeting, only talks on how to improve it,” she told Thai Enquirer.

 

https://www.thaienquirer.com/30462/bang-sue-vaccinations-will-continue-but-for-pre-registered-people-only-government-says/

I would have thought that the best way to fix the queueing problem would be to open more vaccination centres. Pre registration usually leads to crashed web sites as they fail to meet demand, and a bunch of people being given “appointments” at the same time, which still leads to queueing.

 

clearly the issue is about capacity not meeting demand and all they will achieve with this is to provide a service to fewer people. But the demand is still out there.

[anchadian]

Useful map showing where #COVID19 tests are provided in Thailand. Users can type in their postal code and find out where they can get tested, along with types of tests available (RT-PCR, Antigen), prices, operating hours, contact details https://covid-test-th.firebaseapp.com

https://twitter.com/PichayadaCNA/status/1419938925489971202

Edited July 27, 2021 by anchadian

[jerrymahoney]

21 minutes ago, wensiensheng said:

It’s not correct to quote only part of a post, thereby changing its meaning. If you have a comment to make, you should quote the entire post, or an excerpt so that the context and meaning are clear.

If you highlight part of a post, up comes the QUOTE SELECTION function. If you're not supposed to use it, then they should de-activate it. So far they haven't.

 

As long as I still have edit time I'll just add this:

 

FORUM RULES 16) You will not make changes to quoted material from other members posts, except for purposes of shortening the quoted post. This cannot be done in such a manner that it alters the context of the original post.

 

And if there's anyone whose posts need shortening, it's you.

Edited July 27, 2021 by jerrymahoney

[anchadian]

Twelve people arrested at Pattaya underground bar for allegedly drinking alcohol and violating Covid-19 measurements

 

Banglamung –

Eleven foreigners and one Thai national have been arrested in an underground room during a Pattaya bar raid while allegedly drinking alcohol that Pattaya police stated was violating the current Thai emergency decree to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus.

 

https://thepattayanews.com/2021/07/27/twelve-people-arrested-at-pattaya-underground-bar-for-allegedly-drinking-alcohol-and-violating-covid-19-measurements/

[Bkk Brian]

1 minute ago, anchadian said:

Twelve people arrested at Pattaya underground bar for allegedly drinking alcohol and violating Covid-19 measurements

 

Banglamung –

Eleven foreigners and one Thai national have been arrested in an underground room during a Pattaya bar raid while allegedly drinking alcohol that Pattaya police stated was violating the current Thai emergency decree to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus.

 

https://thepattayanews.com/2021/07/27/twelve-people-arrested-at-pattaya-underground-bar-for-allegedly-drinking-alcohol-and-violating-covid-19-measurements/

Beach clubs, underground bars, what is it with these idiots!

[ThailandRyan]

3 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Beach clubs, underground bars, what is it with these idiots!

Unfortunately they may be part of the crowd that wants everything opened up and do not want to have their lives impeded by restrictions.  Selfish people of which we do hear from daily.

[dinsdale]

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

They need more mass vaccination joints. 

Bang Sue just now.

Not pleasant.

Well organized however.

Looks like way more than Sunday. Let us know how long it took. 

[DrJack54]

43 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Looks like way more than Sunday. Let us know how long it took. 

I walked in at 3.30 and walked out before 5pm. (I didn't wait for the 30min observation).

All up wasn't too bad. The first set of queues that you were moved from one area to next seemed to indicate it would take forever. The last 2 sections ... paperwork then Jab was quick.

 

Tip my hat to the wonderful staff that work there from nurse to queue staff. So helpful and polite. I was impressed.

The AZ was from Thailand.

Go back on 19 Oct. 

[edwinchester]

5 hours ago, anchadian said:

Each province's daily domestic COVID-19 cases update in Thailand on Tuesday

Total: 14,111

 

https://twitter.com/NBTWORLDNews/status/1419894947893825540

 

https://thethaiger.com/news/national/phetchabun-chicken-processing-plant-sees-over-3000-infections

 

Weren't included in yesterday's totals either. Saving them up or just ignoring them?

[FarFlungFalang]

4 hours ago, wensiensheng said:

Good work on the lockdowns. But how is his vaccination program going? That is the biggest part of dealing with the pandemic.

He is on a winner with the vaccine program as that is the federal gov's responsibility and like Thailand they were banking on home grown vaccine but that went ar$ up and they are now up the same creek as Thailand and likewise without a propulsion device called a paddle and the creek has a foul stench emanating from it. 

[The Cipher]

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Unfortunately they may be part of the crowd that wants everything opened up and do not want to have their lives impeded by restrictions.  Selfish people of which we do hear from daily.

Are they the selfish ones though? How many people are advocating for lockdowns out of fear for themselves? Especially those who consider themselves the most vulnerable and for whom the lockdowns have the least impact on quality of life?

 

It is incredibly frustrating to feel chained by these lockdowns (that I have been complying with despite my disagreement), only to see the folks in the vulnerable category say things like "I don't think there's much of a lockdown going on. I haven't noticed much difference day-to-day."

 

Like, this is what I'm sacrificing to preserve? Lives of such dynamism and quality that even under the strictest lockdowns I have ever experienced they barely notice the difference? And those are the people most vocal that everyone else should sacrifice for their own safety? If that's not selfish then I dk.

[anchadian]

 

According to the Royal Gazette, around 35,000 inmates are being pardoned on the occasion of the birthday of His Majesty the King http://ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2564/A/050/T_0001.PDF… #Thailand

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiPrisonLife/status/1419979379241734145

 

Edited July 27, 2021 by anchadian

[metisdead]

Some bickering about the quote function and taking quoted posts out of context have been removed:

 

16) You will not make changes to quoted material from other members posts, except for purposes of shortening the quoted post. This cannot be done in such a manner that it alters the context of the original post.

 

Forum Netiquette:

 

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Back on topic please and please keep it civil. 

[dinsdale]

26 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

I walked in at 3.30 and walked out before 5pm. (I didn't wait for the 30min observation).

All up wasn't too bad. The first set of queues that you were moved from one area to next seemed to indicate it would take forever. The last 2 sections ... paperwork then Jab was quick.

 

Tip my hat to the wonderful staff that work there from nurse to queue staff. So helpful and polite. I was impressed.

The AZ was from Thailand.

Go back on 19 Oct. 

I agree I thought the organisation was great. Suprised at how many people were there from your pic that's looks like way more than Sunday and suprised they didn't make you wait the 30 minutes.  

I went to go straight out but the time on the form was pointed out to me. Denied. I understand. They need to check for anaphylaxis and non anaphylaxis allergic reactions. I was fine with that.

[anchadian]

Study shows AZ+mRNA vaccination regimen is as good as two doses of mRNA

An immunogenicity study, conducted in Germany, shows the mixed use of viral vector and mRNA vaccines induces a significantly high level of anti-spike and neutralizing antibodies, close to the level induced by two doses of mRNA vaccine, according to Professor Dr. Manop Pithukpakorn, head of the Excellence Centre for Genomics and Precision Medicine at Siriraj Hospital.

 

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/study-shows-azmrna-vaccination-regimen-is-as-good-as-two-doses-of-mrna/

[dinsdale]

2 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

It's pretty full on. You go through 2 'stand up holding bay areas which is stand up. 

Then sit down for final process. 

Then again to another sit down area for jab.

This pic is process sit down area for process

 

That's pretty much the same as it it was for me. Hope the next few days aren't too bad for you. May I suggest you google AZ symptoms looking at the severe ones and just keep an eye out over the next 3 or 4 wks. The nurses aspirate the injections so no chance of intravascular rather than intramuscular but worth keeping in mind. 48+hrs for me and I'm just a bit achy today. 

Edited July 27, 2021 by dinsdale

[worrab]

26 minutes ago, FarFlungFalang said:

Sinovac may not be the best at stopping infection but it's still better than nothing when it comes to preventing deaths.It seems some are quick to accuse the Thai administration of jeopardising lives yet those same people seem to have few qualms about doing the same thing in order to have their choice of vaccine.

But Sinovac is still under review. Not supported by WHO. Not acceptable to many countries as being counted as vaccinated. No real testing has been done regarding Sinovac followed by AZ despite that wishy washy report today. Not supposed to be gioven to over 60s. Need I go on. We have every right to opt for what is considered to be the best option. Hence my wait for Moderna. None of this would have needed to be discussed if the Thai authorities had ordered the vaccines last year instead of resting on their laurels. 

[anchadian]

The Department of Corrections said there are 245 new infections in their prisons and four more deaths. There are presently 22 prisons that have outbreaks. Out of 45,028 infected inmates, 37,183 have recovered and 53 died #Thailand

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1419992607648714755

 

[dinsdale]

8 minutes ago, worrab said:

But Sinovac is still under review. Not supported by WHO. Not acceptable to many countries as being counted as vaccinated. No real testing has been done regarding Sinovac followed by AZ despite that wishy washy report today. Not supposed to be gioven to over 60s. Need I go on. We have every right to opt for what is considered to be the best option. Hence my wait for Moderna. None of this would have needed to be discussed if the Thai authorities had ordered the vaccines last year instead of resting on their laurels. 

Sinovac will be disregarded by all countries using it except those who are being pressured by the CCP or there is a finacial arrangement to fill pockets. mRNA is too far away for mass vaccination in Thailand. I said a week ago or so that if I could get 2 AZ this yr and mRNA booster nxt yr that's not too bad. 1 AZ down. 2^nd in October and who knows about the booster nxt yr. Someone on here said "You're dreaming." You know who you are. You were wrong. It is happening it's just that it should have happened a long time ago and it didn't because of.........corruption. No COVAX just SinoVac.

[anchadian]

#PhuketSandbox update on Tuesday: Today saw 38 local cases, which is a new high, and two more sandbox cases. 229 patients are now in hospital. So far, the majority of patients are locals as only 28 people in the sandbox tested positive in the last 27 days #Thailand

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1419995036658257924

 

[placeholder]

24 minutes ago, worrab said:

But Sinovac is still under review. Not supported by WHO. 

You sure about that?

WHO validates Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use and issues interim policy recommendations

WHO today validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving countries, funders, procuring agencies and communities the assurance that it meets international standards for safety, efficacy and manufacturing. The vaccine is produced by the Beijing-based pharmaceutical company Sinovac.

https://www.who.int/news/item/01-06-2021-who-validates-sinovac-covid-19-vaccine-for-emergency-use-and-issues-interim-policy-recommendations