Thailand reports 20,902 new COVID-19 cases, 301 more deaths

[Dogmatix]

3 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Testing drops below 50,000. This is one of the ways to get the numbers down. Rapid Antigen Testing is another. 1,034 deaths in 4 days. Bit harder to manipulate this number. 

So 12% of the total Thai deaths were in the last 4 days. 

[Bkk Brian]

 

 

1 hour ago, anchadian said:

A message from the Ministry of Tourism and Sports: “Prepare to charge your battery in Hua Hin. Foreigners can travel without quarantine. Starts from 1st October 2021” #Thailand

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1428205163664220165

 

Now where did I hear this before....

 

"Hua Hin Recharge project says the plan is to inoculate at least 70% of local residents, and 100% of those in the tourism sector."

 

 

Edited August 19, 2021 by Bkk Brian

[oldcpu]

3 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Thailand sealed the island of Phuket off from the rest of the country to keep COVID-19 cases down — but it also separated families who don't know when they'll be able to reconnect

 

Sittirak said she also wrestles with the restrictions, as her family lives outside Phuket. Her parents and siblings are based in the city of Nakhon Si Thammarat, 160 miles west of Phuket, and she now has no way to visit them without being locked out. She would previously visit them roughly once a month, but with the new restrictions, she said those plans are on hold.

 

If she was a registered resident in Phuket, she would be able to leave Phuket and come back to Phuket. Upon coming back she just needs to prove she is fully vaccinated, that she has been tested within the past 72 hours for the virus, and she has a house book or other proof of Phuket residency.

 

But if not a registered Phuket resident, then yes, she does have an issue.

 

I type that noting, there is a global pandemic raging, and Thailand is being hit hard by this pandemic.   Travel during such a pandemic is not always an easy thing.

[anchadian]

Vaccination update for #Bangkok for yesterday:

 

87,499 people vaccinated in one day

Medical workers: +2,281

Underlying conditions: +9,549

Elderly: +3,327

7,673,949 doses administered so far

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1428224206123126785

 

[StayinThailand2much]

3 hours ago, TooBigToFit said:

There was a news story back in July which said Prayuth said he wouldn't let the number of deaths go above 200 per day.

He was misunderstood. He meant 'not more than 200 in a working day', so not more than 600-800 within 24h...

[Bkk Brian]

Thats not in Prayut's plan......oh wait he gave up on that weeks ago...............

 

Pandemic could spread to other provinces and overwhelm health services, ministry warns

 

The third wave of Covid-19 pandemic, fueled by the fast-moving Delta Variant, could spread from the Greater Bangkok area and overwhelm health services in the rest of the country, health ministry officials warned the government this week.

 

However, experts warned the government that the current trajectory, with an increasing number of cases in the countryside, could see provinces throughout Thailand surpass Bangkok with “tens of thousands” of Covid-19 cases in the coming months.

 

https://www.thaienquirer.com/31468/pandemic-could-spread-to-other-provinces-and-overwhelm-health-services-ministry-warns/

Edited August 19, 2021 by Bkk Brian

[Macrohistory]

I can see it now -- coming in October:

Brewster & Kadilo's All-Star Hua Hin Bar!

LIVE MUSIC!

NUDE DANCING!

NACHOS!

 

[Bkk Brian]

new thread

 

Thailand's Kasikorn research thinktank has completely reassessed their predictions for the number of foreign tourists likely to visit Thailand in the remainder of this year.

 

After earlier predictions of 250,000 to 650,000 arrivals they are now saying the likelihood is that it will be just 150,000.

 

Even this may be on the optimistic side given the situation in the country at present.

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1228032-latest-foreign-tourist-assessment-kasikorn-downgrades-to-just-150000-visitors-before-years-end/

 

[brewsterbudgen]

Just now, Macrohistory said:

I can see it now -- coming in October:

Brewster & Kadilo's All-Star Hua Hin Bar!

LIVE MUSIC!

NUDE DANCING!

NACHOS!

 

I'll be there!  Not sure about the nude dancing though - they will need to wear masks.

[StayinThailand2much]

1 hour ago, starky said:

48k tests for the whole day? As we all know is pathetic.  New South Wales which has a population of only 8 million surpassed 120k tests yesterday in a single day.

Some countries take the pandemic seriously, even though numbers are manageable, while other countries don't, even though new cases are very high, in fact the highest per population in all of SE Asia. 

[Kadilo]

3 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

I'll be there!  Not sure about the nude dancing though - they will need to wear masks.

We will have a ball Brewster. 
 

Happy people only though. Keep away Gloom and the Gang. 

[dinsdale]

15 minutes ago, Dogmatix said:

So 12% of the total Thai deaths were in the last 4 days. 

Interesting point. Allow me to add if you will. 19 days of fatalities this month then would be around 40% of the total. Add July til now and it's about 75% of all covid fatalities in Thailand have occurred in the last 6.5 wks. July 1 had 2,080 recorded deaths. Today 8,586. More than 1000 per wk on average for this period. An average of 1,000 deaths a wk from covid puts Thailand in or around the top ten worse countries for weekly covid deaths.

[ThailandRyan]

1 hour ago, Bkk Brian said:

7 year old living alone after whole family contracts Covid, officials ask neighbours to help out

 

A 7 year old is living by himself after his 8 family members who also lived with him tested positive for Covid. Since the boy, identified as Bass, is the only family member not to test positive for Covid, he got to stay behind in his home in Nonthaburi, the province just outside of Bangkok.

A local rescue team, RX PSU, and other officials have visited Bass’s house. They confirmed that there are usually 9 people living in the house and that Bass is the only one to test negative for Covid. He was even given another Covid test recently and it still came back negative.

 

https://thethaiger.com/news/national/7-year-old-living-alone-after-whole-family-contracts-covid-officials-ask-neighbours-to-help-out

Holy Hell, where is social services, just ludicrous to leave a 7 year old alone.  My GF's daughter is 7 and can just barely take care of herself.  Cooking is out and so how does this young boy get food everyday?

[anchadian]

4 minutes ago, Kadilo said:

We will have a ball Brewster. 
 

Happy people only though. Keep away Gloom and the Gang. 

And remember to include in your business plan, two tiered pricing.

 

Thai natonals to pay double to that of foreigners, assuming it will be an indoor venue.

[ThailandRyan]

1 hour ago, anchadian said:

A message from the Ministry of Tourism and Sports: “Prepare to charge your battery in Hua Hin. Foreigners can travel without quarantine. Starts from 1st October 2021” #Thailand

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1428205163664220165

 

Is that for all including Domestic travel?  I would definitely head back down to Hua Hin for a nice break from the city.

[anchadian]

National Vaccination Rollout:

 

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

DAY 73: 548,311

TOTAL: 21,066,539 doses

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1428232731113054210

 

[anchadian]

This is - to my knowledge - the first time in weeks that PM @prayutofficial

has given this kind of public statement and even outside of Govt House as well after he more or less isolated himself there and with most of the cabinet and staff doing #WFH. #COVID19

Quote Tweet

 

PM @prayutofficial said easing lockdown is being considered for after end of August. He urged people not to participate in illegal activities and Thailand needs to live with the pandemic peacefully. #โควิด19

 

https://twitter.com/SaksithCNA/status/1428233146022072322

 

[Bkk Brian]

5 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Holy Hell, where is social services, just ludicrous to leave a 7 year old alone.  My GF's daughter is 7 and can just barely take care of herself.  Cooking is out and so how does this young boy get food everyday?

Unfortunately Social Services Child Protection is not a priority here in Thailand, very sad. Lets hope none of his parents pay the ultimate price of covid, there's been more than 5000 children lost their parents here already.

[ThailandRyan]

13 minutes ago, Kadilo said:

We will have a ball Brewster. 
 

Happy people only though. Keep away Gloom and the Gang. 

Already discriminating I see, Gloom and the Gang can never enjoy fun in the sun nor where masks, we must just be all dour looking mugs in your book.  Reality bites but it is what it is, reality.  We stare reality in the face daily and do not wish ill upon anyone.  Views differ thats all.

[anchadian]

Today there were 301 deaths in #Thailand

 

171 males & 130 females

14 foreigners died (including 1 Chinese & 1 American)

Median age is 65 (26 years-105 years)

Most deaths in Bangkok (79)

61% of those who died were 60+

4 died at home

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1428233994227773442

 

[brewsterbudgen]

1 minute ago, ThailandRyan said:

Already discriminating I see, Gloom and the Gang can never enjoy fun in the sun nor where masks, we must just be all dour looking mugs in your book.  Reality bites but it is what it is, reality.  We stare reality in the face daily and do not wish ill upon anyone.  Views differ thats all.

Don't worry Ryan, I'll buy you a beer!

[Bkk Brian]

8 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Is that for all including Domestic travel?  I would definitely head back down to Hua Hin for a nice break from the city.

same criteria as those visiting Phuket under the southern island’s sandbox scheme.

[ThailandRyan]

Just now, Bkk Brian said:

same criteria as those visiting Phuket under the southern island’s sandbox scheme.

But, But, But I will be double vaxxed, yet the GF wont be, but wait she has tested negative twice now for Covid and the same as I, but wait we are not welcome, just a sad state of affairs.

[Bkk Brian]

3 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Don't worry Ryan, I'll buy you a beer!

Sorry if its the same as the Phuket sandbox then no alcohol allowed and bars are closed (currently). Open a restaurant instead and buy us all a lemonade!

Edited August 19, 2021 by Bkk Brian

[anchadian]

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1428235130410201099

 

[mtraveler]

Slightly off topic, but I'd like to ask the statisticians here if they can help compile the following:

 

1- Total actual vaccines received by Thailand.  (Not committed, ordered, expected.... actual deliveries that have reached Thailand). 

2- A breakdown of those vaccines (Sino, Pfizer, Astra, etc.).

3- The number of vaccines given thus far (I know that's here, but it would be nice to have it all together).  

 

I'd be interested to see how all the numbers add up and compare.  

 

One additional thing:  Maybe it's here and I'm missing it, but if every day a list of Covid cases by province could be posted, that would be helpful.  

[anchadian]

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

 

- 16,885 were found via walk-in tests at medical facilities

- 3,993 via proactive tests at known clusters

- 24 imported cases

#โควิด19 #โควิด19วันนี้ #Thailand #Covid19

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1428237173522792452

 

[oldcpu]

8 minutes ago, mtraveler said:

Slightly off topic, but I'd like to ask the statisticians here if they can help compile the following:

 

1- Total actual vaccines received by Thailand.  (Not committed, ordered, expected.... actual deliveries that have reached Thailand). 

2- A breakdown of those vaccines (Sino, Pfizer, Astra, etc.).

3- The number of vaccines given thus far (I know that's here, but it would be nice to have it all together).  

 

I'd be interested to see how all the numbers add up and compare.  

 

One additional thing:  Maybe it's here and I'm missing it, but if every day a list of Covid cases by province could be posted, that would be helpful.  

Some of what you look for is here ... maybe take it with a grain or two of salt as wiki are not always that accurate:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_vaccination_in_Thailand

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

3 hours ago, Kadilo said:

Still on schedule to have 70% double jabbed by end of February. Continued great effort by all involved. 
 

 

https://covidvax.live/en/location/tha

 

 So you're repeating/reposting the same faulty projections today that you posted yesterday, and I then showed were based on flawed info???

 

Flawed because that website appears to be including in their tallies the third dose booster shots Thailand recently has been giving its government medical workers. 

 

Those doses don't count toward increasing public vaccine coverage because they're essentially do-overs of already two-dose vaccinated people, but they have artificially inflated the recent daily vaccine dose numbers Thailand is reporting.

 

And the website you're citing is using those inflated, wrongly counted recent daily vaccination totals as the basis for their faulty projections regarding when Thailand will reach the point of having 70% of its population fully vaccinated with TWO doses.

 

Edited August 19, 2021 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[brewsterbudgen]

21 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Sorry if its the same as the Phuket sandbox then no alcohol allowed and bars are closed (currently). Open a restaurant instead and buy us all a lemonade!

I wonder how that can work?  Today people from Bangkok and elsewhere in Thailand are travelling to Hua Hin for short breaks and (presumably) not quarantining.  If it's not being enforced now for domestic tourists and weekenders, I doubt it will be when restrictions have been relaxed in October.  Of course, bars may still be closed.