Thailand reports 17,970 new COVID-19 cases, 178 deaths

[brewsterbudgen]

28 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Another quiet day for news. 

 

Have just returned from a shopping trip and surprised to see this thread still on page 2.

I guess it's not really surprising. Covid-forum-fatigue must be setting in.

[anchadian]

3 hours ago, anchadian said:

Chonburi Public Health Office has just announced they have 1,141 new cases and 6 more deaths. Most new cases are in Chonburi City (279), Bang Lamung/Pattaya (208), and Si Racha (291). 13,149 patients are now in care #COVID19 #โควิดวันนี้ #Thailand

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1422001581839446018

 

Further details:

https://thepattayanews.com/2021/08/02/chonburi-announces-1141-covid-19-cases-with-six-deaths-governor-orders-more-closures-of-factories-and-worker-camps/

[Danderman123]

15 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

I look at it like it is groundhog day, when yet we do suspect the numbers are higher because of a lack of testing and then could it be the weekend effect, who knows.  To see the numbers on ventilators, the deaths, and all of the people on the streets who have been evicted, as well as all of the construction sites running full tilt and traffic like normal, the question is what is really going on.  Up country the numbers are shooting skyward......

The technical term for the “weekend effect” is “artifact”.

[3MagicBeers]

Just as a side note - the case numbers on the ASEAN table for Laos are to 99% Lao labourer returnees from Thailand that are tested upon arrival and immediately interned into the border quarantine camps. Community transmissions as such here are in daily single figures, if at all, and mainly in Vientiane and Luang Namtha province. The biggest challenge and fear for Laos is that the Delta variant carried over from Thailand by returnees will escape and overwhelm our meagre medical facilities.

[rabas]

21 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

I guess it's not really surprising. Covid-forum-fatigue must be setting in.

Reasoned concern for COVID, ravaging SEAsia and elsewhere, drove them to the new vax threads.

 

They are giving out Pfizer for free!

 

Edited August 2, 2021 by rabas

[Walker88]

A new concern for Thailand.....

 

The Delta variant is causing 'breakthrough infections' in the West, which means even those with two Pfizer or Moderna jabs are becoming infected (though so far few seriously infected, but quite capable of spreading). What that might mean for Thailand is that western nations, who heretofore have been donating excess vaccine supply to Thailand, may change tact and realize domestic populations might require a booster. Pfizer has already said a booster might be wise, though they could be just talking their book. That could shut off the inflow of Pfizer, Moderna and externally-produced AZ Thailand has been receiving.

 

Perhaps this possibility is why somebody in the Thai govt decided to try to get their hands on Sputnik. Any port in a storm, any vax in a pandemic.

[mancub]

32 minutes ago, James105 said:

But crucially, are they speaking in English though?  

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisonescalante/2020/09/08/why-speaking-english-may-spread-more-coronavirus-than-other-languages/?sh=59112d2f6eea

And don't trust anyone with a lisp !

[rabas]

1 minute ago, Walker88 said:

A new concern for Thailand.....

 

The Delta variant is causing 'breakthrough infections' in the West, which means even those with two Pfizer or Moderna jabs are becoming infected (though so far few seriously infected, but quite capable of spreading). What that might mean for Thailand is that western nations, who heretofore have been donating excess vaccine supply to Thailand, may change tact and realize domestic populations might require a booster. Pfizer has already said a booster might be wise, though they could be just talking their book. That could shut off the inflow of Pfizer, Moderna and externally-produced AZ Thailand has been receiving.

 

Perhaps this possibility is why somebody in the Thai govt decided to try to get their hands on Sputnik. Any port in a storm, any vax in a pandemic.

Possible. But, with so many Delta breakthroughs causing more spreading, they may target Delta with a new booster, then donate the older vaccines.

[Marvin Hagler]

28 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

I guess it's not really surprising. Covid-forum-fatigue must be setting in.

It’s a break in play until we hit the 20,000 barrier then everyone will take the field again.

[Marvin Hagler]

The next “whistle blow” I am looking forward to is when all the home test positives results start flooding Facebook and it’s finally out in the open that cases are probably 10 times higher than stated.

 

Mind you though how much do the homes test kits cost and would any blue collar Thai spend a days wage on a test that has no consequence other than very bad news? I mean if you have got it then you have got it and having the test doesn’t make much difference to if you survive it or not. Better to just wait until you are sick than spend a days wages on a test that makes no material difference at this stage (especially when you need that money more than ever).

[James105]

1 minute ago, Marvin Hagler said:

The next “whistle blow” I am looking forward to is when all the home test positives results start flooding Facebook and it’s finally out in the open that cases are probably 10 times higher than stated.

 

Mind you though how much do the homes test kits cost and would any blue collar Thai spend a days wage on a test that has no consequence other than very bad news? I mean if you have got it then you have got it and having the test doesn’t make much difference to if you survive it or not. Better to just wait until you are sick than spend a days wages on a test that makes no material difference at this stage (especially when you need that money more than ever).

If there are 10 times the amount of cases then that would mean the virus is 10 times less deadly than believed and reported.    Unless of course you believe at the same time they are lying about the number of deaths, even though they are actually testing dead bodies they find on the street to see if they had covid.    

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

With the added dark red zone provinces over the weekend, I see the government is saying those restrictions now cover about 40% of Thailand's total population.

 

https://www.facebook.com/nbtworld/posts/10158177796817050

 

[anchadian]

National Vaccination Rollout:

 

DAY 49: 90,934 <— Sunday

DAY 50: 138,892 <— holiday

DAY 51: 327,389

DAY 52: 164,270 <— holiday

DAY 53: 420,148

DAY 54: 480,155 <— NEW HIGH

DAY 55: 194,342 <— Saturday

DAY 56: 180,552 <— Sunday

 

TOTAL: 13,766,005 doses

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1422064581162065921

 

[sapson]

1 hour ago, anchadian said:

Our political class and political culture must change after the pandemic. We can no longer tolerate a government filled with self- serving profiteers.

 

https://www.thaienquirer.com/30670/opinion-our-political-class-and-political-culture-must-change-after-the-pandemic/

Brilliant article by the thaienquirer, thanks for posting, it should be published in full on here and pinned!

[rott]

58 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

The technical term for the “weekend effect” is “artifact”.

I wonder how many knew the second definition of artifact before COVID. 

Not I. 

[anchadian]

The daily updated map for #Thailand shows every province has at least one #COVID19 case. One province (green) has 1-10 cases, 15 provinces (yellow) have 11-50 cases, 21 provinces (orange) have 51-100 cases and 40 provinces (red) have more than 100 cases.

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1422068071246667778

[anchadian]

From the total number of confirmed cases that were found in the past 24 hours:

 

- 13,567 were found via walk-in tests at medical facilities

- 4,392 via proactive tests at known clusters

- 11 imported cases

#โควิด19 #โควิด19วันนี้ #Thailand #Covid19

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1422068683925442561

[anchadian]

#COVID19 #Thailand update on Monday:

 

17,970 new cases (+11 from abroad)

178 new deaths

208,875 patients in care

4,768 in ICU and 1,028 on ventilators

13,919 discharged from care

 

https://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/1422068881749733378

 

[anchadian]

Today there were 178 deaths in #Thailand

 

84 males & 94 females

7 foreigners died

Median age is 66 (17-94 years)

Most deaths in Bangkok (68)

Deaths reported in 30 provinces

48% died within 6 days of diagnosis

5 died in their homes

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1422069903629053952

 

[rott]

1 hour ago, anchadian said:

Our political class and political culture must change after the pandemic. We can no longer tolerate a government filled with self- serving profiteers.

 

https://www.thaienquirer.com/30670/opinion-our-political-class-and-political-culture-must-change-after-the-pandemic/

Unfortunately that has been true for a long time. 

[2 is 1]

4 hours ago, Scrotobike said:

The data for this is from NBT World Twitter account:

 

https://twitter.com/NBTWORLDNews/status/1421719614917013504?s=20

 

and was from itsskh.com previously (Sisaket Hospital). Yesterday there were reported 256 cases - a lot for a low population density.

 

Just a view from the lower priority non super-dark red (GDP) zones. Issan is part of Thailand is it not?

 

Many province number also increase because they transport patient's from BKK to provinces and register numbers in that province! Thats why numbers in BKK also drop little! That what Mrs. heard from hospital staff in our province.

[anchadian]

New clusters in #Thailand:

 

Samut Sakhon (factory & company) +25

Nonthaburi (construction camp) +26

Chachoengsao (company) +17

Prachinburi (company) +16

Chumphon (factory) +18

Sa Kaeo (market) +231

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1422072079340298243

 

[Scrotobike]

4 minutes ago, 2 is 1 said:

Many province number also increase because they transport patient's from BKK to provinces and register numbers in that province! Thats why numbers in BKK also drop little! That what Mrs. heard from hospital staff in our province.

This is true, But I have first had experience of a fish seller in the local ampur market picking up fish and Covid from BKK. Unfortunately passing it on to her family. So it is also out there. The reason why I graph this is to keep informed as best I can to adopt tactics to lower the chances of Covid. Unfortunately I am in the risk group with no sight of a vaccine. I look at the trend.

[DrJack54]

29 minutes ago, rott said:

I wonder how many knew the second definition of artifact before COVID. 

Not I. 

+1

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Recommendation from a MoPH vaccines subcommittee on the use of the newly arrived, U.S. donated Pfizer vaccines and their allocation to front-line medical staff:

 

Recommends use of Pfizer vaccine as:

 

--third shot booster dose for any front line med staff who have already received two doses of either Sinovac or Sinopharm

 

--2nd dose of Pfizer for any front line med staff who have already received one dose of any vaccine.

 

--recommends two doses of Pfizer three weeks apart for those front line med staff who have not received any vaccines thus far.

 

But, does NOT recommend, for now, the use of the Pfizer vaccines for the following front line med staff:

 

--those who have received two AstraZeneca doses

--those who received a first dose of Sinovac and a second dose of AstraZeneca

--those who have received two Sinovac doses and a third booster shot of AstraZeneca

 

https://www.facebook.com/fanmoph/posts/6614988461860786

 

 

[anchadian]

Thailand's Vaccine Tracker (Aug. 2, 2021) About 5.91% of the population is fully vaccinated. 13,955,087 (+152,171) people have received the first dose, while 3,911,439 (+28,381) have been fully inoculated. #วัคซีนโควิด19 #COVID19 #ล็อกดาวน์ #KE

https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1422074101393362946

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

19 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Today there were 178 deaths in #Thailand

 

84 males & 94 females

7 foreigners died

 

Foreign nationals -- 5 Myanmar, 2 China

[anchadian]

Charge d'Affaires Mr. Evan Jones, acting on behalf of the UK government, met the prime minister to formerly inform him that they will be donating 415,040 doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine. This is due to arrive on Tuesday. UK Embassy:

@ukinthailand

#Thailand

https://twitter.com/ThaiForeign/status/1422075819099189250

 

[ourmanflint]

5 hours ago, darksidedog said:

With two days slightly lower, you dare to ask yourself if we have seen the peak, or if it was just less testing over the weekend?

£1 in the jar.

 

Peak will not be until September-October at the earliest

[Bkk Brian]

1 hour ago, James105 said:

If there are 10 times the amount of cases then that would mean the virus is 10 times less deadly than believed and reported.    Unless of course you believe at the same time they are lying about the number of deaths, even though they are actually testing dead bodies they find on the street to see if they had covid.    

I doubt the cases are 10 times the amount, perhaps 2 times at least, however nobody said they are lying about the deaths but missing some is a certainty. Not all deaths are given a swab and even the minority that have an autopsy do not all get swabs.

 

From a forensic doctor in Bangkok:

 

"The patients and deaths seen here are definitely not real numbers. There are much more than that There are a lot of people who don’t swab to check.

Because there are many cases that do not have a swab, some forensic doctors can’t swab all of them."

 

https://www.newsdirectory3.com/the-situation-of-covid-bangkok-is-very-heavy-doctor-rama-examines-the-body-dead-without-a-bed-admit/

https://www.thairath.co.th/news/local/2134361

Edited August 2, 2021 by Bkk Brian