5 minutes ago, Cake Monster said:

BBC News reported that the Delta Variant entered China through Nanjing Airport.

Some cleaners working on a Russian Flight turn round were very lax in their duties.

The Virus as already spread to 15 Provinces and also Beijing, with lockdowns and travel restrictions Etc

( . ! Million areto be tested in Wuhan, because it has got there also.

Yet the boys here can not test near as many, sigh

1 minute ago, PEE TEE said:

Getting scary, i wonder what the numbers would be if they had got their finger out with vaccines   

In a word, lower. The biggest and scariest thing is what the numbers would be if they got their finger out and actually mass tested.

3 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

It has been returned to sender as the song says address unknown...

Although the address is known in this case.

24 minutes ago, Cake Monster said:

My Missus just bought some Clippers for my Hair.

I just suppose I will have to put myself under Anesthetic when she decides my hair is getting too long.

A few Beer Lao dark should do the trick.

I've never had a haircut since day 1, that's why I went blind.

In the land of the smiling Thai cops:

 

Amnesty International: Thai police fine Amnesty staff member amid crackdown on freedom of expression https://amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/08/thai-police-fine-amnesty-staff-member… #Thailand

5 minutes ago, Cake Monster said:

Although the address is known in this case.

You don't mean "Wuhan"....lol. oh pandoras box......

Government announces “BKK HI Care” for patients in home isolation

 

A new Covid-19 treatment system called “BKK HI Care” will be introduced in Bangkok to help doctors monitor and care for Covid-19 patients treating themselves at home, a government spokesperson said Wednesday. 

 

The new system will allow doctors to care for Covid-19 patients within the green and yellow levels of severity in home or community isolation, said Dr Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, the Secretary to the Prime Minister’s Office.

 

https://www.thaienquirer.com/30853/government-announces-bkk-hi-care-for-patients-in-home-isolation/

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand on Wednesday (August 4) reported 20,200 new COVID-19 cases and 188 additional deaths over the past 24 hours.

Sad news but it was expected, more sad is the increasing number of deaths.

I have a fear that when the Bangkok level of infection rates start hitting the rural areas where medical attention is less than desired and locals with less than a good level of health the death rates are going to spiral.

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is rolling out 24-hour Covid-19 hotlines to cover all 50 districts of the capital, in a bid to tackle the growing outbreak.

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40004194

 

 

2 minutes ago, anchadian said:

In the land of the smiling Thai cops:

 

Amnesty International: Thai police fine Amnesty staff member amid crackdown on freedom of expression https://amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/08/thai-police-fine-amnesty-staff-member… #Thailand

Oh the shame and scorn Thailand will have heaped upon its shoulders. Thailand where real news is viewed as fake and a violation of the emergency Covid decree.

Empirical evidence that poorly-enforced lockdowns/curfews and cheap medical/surgical masks don't work so well against this virus.

7 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

I had a friend start work at a factory this week, and she had to take a rapid antigen test.

I had a friend in late July who tested positive as did many of her factory colleges, all are in self isolation at home... handful of medication and doctor on call online..

17 minutes ago, Cake Monster said:

BBC News reported that the Delta Variant entered China through Nanjing Airport.

Some cleaners working on a Russian Flight turn round were very lax in their duties.

The Virus as already spread to 15 Provinces and also Beijing, with lockdowns and travel restrictions Etc

9 . 1 Million are to be tested in Wuhan, because it has got there also.

Did the BBC just report what the CCP has said? Fairly sure the BBC reported covid was not human to human transmissable back at the beginning as the CCP said.

 

6 hours ago, robblok said:

Yes they all do it i remember funding to certain villages and not to others under an other government. This is how they "buy" their votes. 

You have a history of contempt for the Thai electorate.

 

These are the same people that you would deny a vote in favour of a military installed regime remember? 

 

Saying they were paid to vote or that they are too stupid to be allowed  to vote is straight out of the Thai elites' playbook. 

8 hours ago, cyril sneer said:

it's all over

No it isn't. Just getting started.

1 minute ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

You have a history of contempt for the Thai electorate.

 

These are the same people that you would deny a vote in favour of a military installed regime remember? 

 

Saying they were paid to vote or that they are too stupid to be allowed  to vote is straight out of the Thai elites' playbook. 

What are you denying that Buriram got preferential in vaccines treatment because of the government and are you denying that previously villages aligned with the government got better treatment too ?

 

I have no contempt just telling you how it is, I mean there were a lot of PTP people switching sides. Do you think money was the case or did they suddenly change politcal leaning ?

 

Fact is goverment rewards those that vote for them Thaksin did it and the Junta too. That is how they buy loyalty. Do you deny that this is how politics work in Thailand.

 

So in your eyes contempt is when you tell the truth.

 

Im saying that those that vote right get perks, and that that does influence people. Plus I am saying both sides do it with government funds.

 

Experience in The West shows that Governments have only 2 weapons against the virus.

 

The only one that seems to work well (but it's early days) is vaccinating at least 70% and preferably 80% of the population.

 

Meantime - and in badly organized countries that may mean quite a long time - lockdowns have some positive effect, but only if ruthlessly enforced à la chinoise.

As the Phuket Sandbox scheme continues, 13,281 international travelers arrived on the island in July. Out of the 67 nationalities visiting Phuket last month, the highest number were Americans. More than 190 thousand room nights were booked for July alone.

https://twitter.com/NBTWORLDNews/status/1422863683307425792

 

8 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Todays Thailand numbers broke the 20k case mark and set a new high, as well as setting a new high for the number of deaths, which is sad.  I am not sure what the story is with the lockdowns as i believe that they will not do the trick as they expect with slowing the cases.  My reasoning with this is the folks in the dark red zones, which now numbers 29 provinces, can still travel interprovincially with impunity going there and back while still transmitting the virus and infection.  Until they actually stop this type of activity then we will continue to see cases rise especially out in the provinces.  One only has to look to the North East and Issan to see the growth.  I also know that the vaccinations are not reaching out to some of those smaller areas which are seeing the cases, this may be anecdotal evidence, but family and friends living in a few of the smaller villages in Udon Thani have told me that no matter how hard they try to become vaccinated they can not get an appointment and are told "Mai Mi".  It is not for a lack of trying that many of the expats I know in the north can not get vaccinated, it is truly one of supply.  Why Buriram will be getting some of the Pfizer vaccine is beyond my understanding when there are others who desperately need it worse then those that have been vaccinated need it for a booster.

 

Will the vaccines pick up with more being delivered, well that folks is the 64K dollar question.  The new relaxation of mall restaurants in Bangkok and the other dark red provinces being able to open and deliver food is a nice touch to help those folks out.  Rent on store fronts and their shops still have to be paid and by being completely closed there is no way they could stay afloat, well maybe the bigger chains could, but not the smaller ones.  Delivery versus takeaway is another issue, and it appears the mall food locations are back to what they were a year ago, you can order from a desk in the main lobby and then wait for it to be delivered to that location instead of waiting in front of the restaurant itself.

 

Stay safe folks and be ever vigilant.  Hopefully there will be a calm on the horizon in the next few months.

Your worrying too much, Mr Anutin said all is OK and the PM said  it will all be over in 4 weeks, surely the government would'nt lie to us.????

Variant update (google translate)

 

Department of Science reports the results of surveillance for Covid-19 strains between 24 and 30 July 64.

 

Delta species (India) found distributed in 74 provinces. "Beta" is also found in the southern area.
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Dr. Supakit Sirilak, Director-General of the Department of Medical Sciences revealed the results of surveillance for Covid-19 strains in Thailand between July 24 - July 30, from a total of 2,547 infected people randomly tested,

 

1,993 of them were Delta (India) types (78.2%). 538 cases of Alpha (English) (21.2%) and 16 cases of Beta (South Africa) (0.6%).
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In the Bangkok area, 1,229 people were randomly tested, of which 1,059 were Delta strains (86.2%), 170 were Alpha strains (13.8%), and beta strains were not found infected.
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In the region, a total of 1,318 cases were randomly examined, consisting of 934 delta species (70.9%), 368 alpha species (27.9%) and 16 beta species (1.2%). Currently, delta species have been found in 74 provinces.
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This week's beta strain was found only in the southern region. The most common cases were in Yala Province, 14 cases, Songkhla and Trang, 1 case per province.
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https://www.facebook.com/NewshawkPhuket/posts/2962517947331375

Any know when Soi Cowboy will open?

 

Need to travel to Bangkok for visa issues in October and wonder if the girls will be back on stage doing the 'Bangkok Shuffle' by then.

 

Sincerely 

 

MORRIS

Ex DJ, Speaks Thai, Laos

43 minutes ago, Cake Monster said:

BBC News reported that the Delta Variant entered China through Nanjing Airport.

Some cleaners working on a Russian Flight turn round were very lax in their duties.

The Virus as already spread to 15 Provinces and also Beijing, with lockdowns and travel restrictions Etc

9 . 1 Million are to be tested in Wuhan, because it has got there also.

Som nam na

 

Sincerely 

 

MORRIS

Anybody have the numbers in Chiang Mai

13 minutes ago, mfd101 said:

Experience in The West shows that Governments have only 2 weapons against the virus.

 

The only one that seems to work well (but it's early days) is vaccinating at least 70% and preferably 80% of the population.

 

Meantime - and in badly organized countries that may mean quite a long time - lockdowns have some positive effect, but only if ruthlessly enforced à la chinoise.

You.ve been following Oz news too! 

2 minutes ago, TheFishman1 said:

Anybody have the numbers in Chiang Mai

You ask this exact same question every day.

The numbers are published in this thread.

Take a walk around..

The Busarakham field hospital, which has admitted more than 14,200 COVID-19 patients, opened its first ICU today, to treat severe cases waiting to be admitted to general hospitals. Read more >>> 

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/bangkoks-busarakham-field-hospital-opens-icu-to-treat-severe-covid-19-cases/

 

8 minutes ago, KhunMorris said:

Any know when Soi Cowboy will open?

 

Need to travel to Bangkok for visa issues in October and wonder if the girls will be back on stage doing the 'Bangkok Shuffle' by then.

 

Sincerely 

 

MORRIS

Ex DJ, Speaks Thai, Laos

You have asked this previously in another thread.

Answer: possible. My thinking doubtful.

Just amazing how effective a lockdown can be. Especially when there are barely any roadblocks to stop the Bangkok crowds from infecting the nation and there are barely any good vaccines available. in addition to ONE vaccine center to handle 12 million souls. 

 

Nice work Anutin. Your effectiveness and planning continues to astound us all. 

1 hour ago, dinsdale said:

From what I remember salons/hairdressers were closed. Missus wasn't happy. 

My regular place in Pattaya was never shut but it is now. There's four others in the same Soi all closed, just checked again now. I'll try the ones on Soi Buakhao tomorrow. 

8 minutes ago, rott said:

My regular place in Pattaya was never shut but it is now. There's four others in the same Soi all closed, just checked again now. I'll try the ones on Soi Buakhao tomorrow. 

Yep ,Soi Bucket’ all closed..unless you can combine it with a massage!