COVID-19: Thailand reports another daily record of 312 new coronavirus deaths

[dinsdale]

4 minutes ago, anchadian said:

 

 

Though its name suggests it has closer links with communities upcountry, the Rural Doctors Society (RDS) is now a hero to Bangkokians after it stepped up to battle the raging outbreak in the capital.

 

 

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/rds-the-group-of-doctors-fighting-covid-and-corruption-in-thailand/

Only three times though and only in BKK. I really can't see why this isn't being ramped up nation wide. The army could be brought in to help. This of course will not happen as this type of mass testing to seek out the virus would surely see numbers skyrocket to show the real numbers and spread of this virus. They don't want that. They want to hide numbers instead. 

[Cake Monster]

14 minutes ago, Caldera said:

"There are 20,515 confirmed cases and 7,210 probable cases from ATK testing."

 

How very clever to shift more and more testing to rapid antigen tests.

This was always going to happen

Slow burn needed on the smoke and mirrors for Oct opening.

[DrJack54]

2 minutes ago, Cake Monster said:

This was always going to happen

Slow burn needed on the smoke and mirrors for Oct opening.

True. 

I wonder if the Ark Bar in Samui has the swim up bar pool all ready for the the sandbox extension plan. 

Seems all systems go.

[ikke1959]

2 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Why are they not included? 

If Rapid Tests are that inaccurate then why have them.

They should be included.

They are not included because the Government wants us to believe that the vaccines are working, even so the lock down. The country must open in October and with risig cases as the is the rapid test were included there would be more than 27.000 cases and that is not good for the image of the Government. So now we have cases in general people, prisons and not counted rapid tests.  Easy to manipulate the numbers

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

One thing about having a record 312 official COVID deaths in a single day. It tends to make your critical care hospitalization numbers look better, at least temporarily:

 

With today's update, the changes over the past day:

 

--Total active cases fell from 210,032 to 207,553 (-2,479).

 

--COVID patients in traditional hospitals fell from 54,939 to 51,551 (-3,388).

 

--COVID patients in serious/critical condition fell from 5,536 to 5,458 (-78).

 

--COVID patients in serious/critical condition on ventilators fell from 1,169 to 1,155 (-14).

 

https://ddc.moph.go.th/covid19-dashboard/

 

Edited August 18, 2021 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[rott]

1 hour ago, brewsterbudgen said:

So the "doomsayers" have been proved right?  Not really something to gloat about.

So can we gloat that the "goodsayers" have been proved wrong.?

Got to gloat about something. 

[anchadian]

“The tourism industry must adapt to the changing behaviour of travellers due to the pandemic

 

No domestic tourism  Stay at home.  Should have been put in place from April.  What could be simpler?

 

TAT estimates 2021 tourist revenue at THB625 bn, most from domestic travel

 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) estimates total revenue from tourism in 2021 will be THB625.7 billion, most of which, or THB540.7 billion, would come from domestic tourists who are expected to make 100 million trips across the year.

 

The number of total foreign tourists was forecast to be 1.2 million. They are expected to contribute around THB85 billion in revenue to local tourism businesses.

 

“The tourism industry must adapt to the changing behaviour of travellers due to the pandemic,” TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn pointed out on Tuesday.

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40004843

[Bkk Brian]

1 hour ago, anchadian said:

A man decided to take his wife to Phra Khanong police station in Bangkok as the woman developed breathing difficulties after two hospitals reportedly refused to give them Covid-19 tests.

 

The incident happened on Tuesday evening.

 

Krisanapaisan Srisodchumpawat, a witness and a man who contacted the Erawan Medical Centre for the couple, told media that the couple had visited two hospitals for a Covid-19 test but as the hospitals refused to give them one, the couple decided to return to their home in Udomsuk.

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40004836

Here outside the police station on oxygen waiting for a hospital bed after two hospitals had refused to test them, nightmare scenario, its hard to see how anyone can say things are getting better.

https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/in-desperate-search-for-hospital-covid-positive-couple-plead-for-help-at-shrine/

 

[anchadian]

Opinion: Prayut thinks you, yes you, are too stupid to notice

 

The Prayut Chan-ocha administration thinks you are stupid. Let me rephrase that. The Prayut administration thinks that all Thai people are stupid.

 

That is why they don’t think that you would notice when they snuck their amnesty clause into the Communicable Diseases Act.

 

https://www.thaienquirer.com/31429/opinion-prayut-thinks-you-yes-you-are-too-stupid-to-notice/

[anchadian]

Vaccination update for #Bangkok for yesterday:

 

70,189 people vaccinated in one day

Medical workers: +3,439

Underlying conditions: +9,099

Elderly: +3,882

7,563,907 doses administered so far

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1427859644647567366

 

[anchadian]

Southeast Asia needs vaccine access to curb record deaths -Red Cross

 

Aug 18 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian countries need more help securing COVID-19 vaccines, as the region struggles to contain record infections and deaths driven by the Delta variant, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said.

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/southeast-asia-needs-vaccine-access-curb-record-deaths-red-cross-2021-08-18/

 

[anchadian]

I'm hearing that an elderly woman accidentally received two jabs of AstraZeneca on the day she went for her second jab.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Here we are some eight months after mRNA COVID vaccines were first approved for use, and not a single Thai government-sourced mRNA vaccine dose has been administered to the Thai public thus far, at least that we know of. (The U.S. government-donated Pfizer vaccines don't count under the "Thai government sourced" category.)

 

The government bet on a vaccine strategy for Thailand and they bet wrong -- big-time.  And so what are they doing now to make amends.... buying more Sinovac doses from China.

 

Edited August 18, 2021 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[anchadian]

Today there were 312 deaths in #Thailand

 

174 males & 138 females

7 foreigners died (1 Brit)

Median age is 65 (28 years-102 years)

Most deaths in Bangkok (78)

Deaths reported in 49 provinces

62% of those who died were 60+

3 died at home

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1427867720125599744

 

[RichardColeman]

2 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

The statistics are fairly meaningless, especially as no-one seems to believe them, but the remarks and comments are interesting.

I dunno, seeing the complete capitulation from 145th in the world for covid to about 35th in some form of data is a real eye opener for the world and the useless Thai government - even if we actually all think the number are way higher 

[daveAustin]

2 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

The statistics are fairly meaningless, especially as no-one seems to believe them, but the remarks and comments are interesting.

Said all along its x10-x20. Not in this ‘government’s’ interest to show real amount (right up there with China on that score), even if they were competent enough to know. 

[anchadian]

The Civil Court accepted a complaint from 157 health massage parlor operators who sued the government for about 10 million baht for closing their business amid COVID-19 outbreaks without financial aid and set Sept 21 for case examination.

 

https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-760803

[anchadian]

19 children and youth (0-20 years) were infected with #COVID19 and died between 14 May and 16 August 2021. Eleven males and eight females. Six were 0-5 years, seven were 11-15, and six were 16-20. Fifteen or 78.95% had an underlying condition #โควิด19 #โควิดวันนี้ #Thailand

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1427869178174656513

 

[dinsdale]

5 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

I dunno, seeing the complete capitulation from 145th in the world for covid to about 35th in some form of data is a real eye opener for the world and the useless Thai government - even if we actually all think the number are way higher 

When I first looked (don't know when) it was 177. March/early April 117. Also as I previously posted if today's antigen positives were added Thailand would be number 2 for new infections per capita. Weelkly trends Thailand is sitting at number 8. 

[anchadian]

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1427870995491135492

 

[wensiensheng]

“The mass vaccination campaign started in June but the rollout is being hastenedby Thailand's worst coronavirus wave so far, which is challenging Bangkok's…”

 

actually the rollout is not being hastened, not from the original plan anyway. It is currently far behind schedule and if it is being accelerated, it is to try and get back to the planned level of vaccinations, rather than get ahead of schedule, as the article implies.

[anchadian]

National Vaccination Rollout:

 

DAY 64: 501,330

DAY 65: 546,844

DAY 66: 570,865

DAY 67: 219,840 <— holiday

DAY 68: 683,832

DAY 69: 284,378 <— Saturday

DAY 70: 162,511 <— Sunday

DAY 71: 508,498

DAY 72: 518,118

TOTAL: 20,518,228 doses

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1427871636385009668

 

[gearbox]

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

True. 

I wonder if the Ark Bar in Samui has the swim up bar pool all ready for the the sandbox extension plan. 

Seems all systems go.

I won't be surprised if it opens late December. By October at least 80% of the people in Samui should be fully vaccinated,  this should be enough to fully reopen without quarantine.

[Kadilo]

8 minutes ago, anchadian said:

National Vaccination Rollout:

 

DAY 64: 501,330

DAY 65: 546,844

DAY 66: 570,865

DAY 67: 219,840 <— holiday

DAY 68: 683,832

DAY 69: 284,378 <— Saturday

DAY 70: 162,511 <— Sunday

DAY 71: 508,498

DAY 72: 518,118

TOTAL: 20,518,228 doses

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1427871636385009668

 

Another excellent day. 

Current calcs predict that at this rate 70% of Thais will be double dosed within 6 months. If that targets met they have surpassed many expectations. 
 

 

Edited August 18, 2021 by Kadilo

[wensiensheng]

2 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

So the "doomsayers" have been proved right?  Not really something to gloat about.

Maybe, but perhaps acknowledged and used as a learning experience for the next twist thrown at us by this pandemic.

[Kadilo]

4 minutes ago, gearbox said:

I won't be surprised if it opens late December. By October at least 80% of the people in Samui should be fully vaccinated,  this should be enough to fully reopen without quarantine.

Let’s hope so. 
Great boost for the people on the Island 

Sure fire to be popular as always with the Xmas/NY getaways. 

[anchadian]

 

NatapanuN explains the death toll has suddenly swelled to record high of 312 #Covid19 deaths in a single day today & 20,515 new infections as it's an "accumulated" figure of fatalities from some provinces. Means reporting was delayed, leading to higher stats #โควิด1

 

https://twitter.com/MayWongCNA/status/1427875706663358467

 

[anchadian]

Good news for foreigners aged 18+ who haven’t had their first jab yet. You can now register and book an appointment for the AstraZeneca/Sinovac vaccine at the CAT Conventional Hall in bangkok. This is open to the first 20,000 that register today https://vaccinecovid19.cra.ac.th Good luck!

 

https://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/1427877433345142786

 

[2 is 1]

25 minutes ago, anchadian said:

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1427870995491135492

 

Nobody knows BKK real numbers! They escort so many infected out to other provinces and put numbers in those provinces tab. Yesterday 4 local case in Loei nice to see total number, how many has bring from BKK again!

Edited August 18, 2021 by 2 is 1

[ThailandRyan]

50 minutes ago, anchadian said:

I'm hearing that an elderly woman accidentally received two jabs of AstraZeneca on the day she went for her second jab.

How the F is that possible, did she have a caretaker, or did no one notice....thats not a good thing