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

[anchadian]

Most cases today are in #Bangkok (4,410), followed by Samut Sakhon (1,739), Chonburi (1,339), Samut Prakan (937), Nakhon Pathom (644), Nakhon Ratchasima (639), Ratchaburi (585), and Nonthaburi (503).

 

* Numbers include inmates

#COVID19 #โควิด19 #โควิดวันนี้ #Thailand

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1428188012110774272

 

[dinsdale]

9 minutes ago, realfunster said:

It is true that we have been hovering between 19k and 23k daily cases for about 2 weeks now.

Question is, is this related to lockdown and/or vaccination impacts or other effects, for example, has testing simply reached its maximum capacity ?

I don't think testing could seemed to have reached maximum capacity when it has been reduced by 30% and even then from a low number useful for actual virul detection in the community. If you look at today around 80% are walkins. Testing has been, is and always will be pitiful for the sheer purpose of creating the illusion that numbers are lower than they actually are. 

[Mr Meeseeks]

1 hour 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.

This.

 

As I stated several times before they will fiddle with the numbers to make it appear that they have succeeded in controlling the virus. 

[ThailandRyan]

10 minutes 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

 

Did you just move the goal post from Opening for high season to now February, I am now confused.

[dinsdale]

3 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Most cases today are in #Bangkok (4,410), followed by Samut Sakhon (1,739), Chonburi (1,339), Samut Prakan (937), Nakhon Pathom (644), Nakhon Ratchasima (639), Ratchaburi (585), and Nonthaburi (503).

 

* Numbers include inmates

#COVID19 #โควิด19 #โควิดวันนี้ #Thailand

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1428188012110774272

 

I remember someone yesterday saying that it's good news that BKK numbers are reducing. Today's numbers are in fact higher than those of 2 days ago. Guess we won't get a post about this today.

[ThailandRyan]

5 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

I don't think testing could seemed to have reached maximum capacity when it has been reduced by 30% and even then from a low number useful for actual virul detection in the community. If you look at today around 80% are walkins. Testing has been, is and always will be pitiful for the sheer purpose of creating the illusion that numbers are lower than they actually are. 

Just add, with the cases dropped today of Over 20K plus the antigen tests and the total tested we are in the range of a 40% positivity ratio here, that is definitely and ugly stat.

[Blumpie]

Is everyone still enjoying this?  

[Kadilo]

3 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Did you just move the goal post from Opening for high season to now February, I am now confused.

Can you show me where in that post I said anything about when they will open? 
 

Yes clearly. 
 

[ThailandRyan]

1 minute ago, Kadilo said:

Can you show me where in that post I said anything about when they will open? 
 

Yes clearly. 
 

No, you definitely did not say when it will open before just that it was on target for opening, unfortunately it seems to be aligned with what the PM's goal was, and now you said February.  Thats why I am confused, but then hey maybe you never said it was on target for opening up.  

[ikke1959]

4 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Just add, with the cases dropped today of Over 20K plus the antigen tests and the total tested we are in the range of a 40% positivity ratio here, that is definitely and ugly stat.

you take the words out of my mouth.. They lowered the testing because if they still would test 60-70 k a day there would be probably 30.000 new cases every day and the Government doesn't want that it looks they have no control. It must be a succes the semi lock down and the vaccination, so split the cases in general public, rapid test and prison and switch as they like.

[dinsdale]

5 minutes ago, Kadilo said:

Can you show me where in that post I said anything about when they will open? 
 

Yes clearly. 
 

Fairly sure you said last week maybe that it's all looking good for an October openning.

[Pattaya Spotter]

31 minutes ago, realfunster said:

It is true that we have been hovering between 19k and 23k daily cases for about 2 weeks now.

Question is, is this related to lockdown and/or vaccination impacts or other effects, for example, has testing simply reached its maximum capacity ?

Hopefully a combination of the first two.

[SmartyMarty]

I'm thrilled that the governments plan is working so well.

[DrJack54]

17 minutes ago, SmartyMarty said:

I'm thrilled that the governments plan is working so well.

Sarcasm surely.

[Pravda]

Some posters here are obviously heavily invested in Thailand, so anything that comes out of government is a gospel to them. The ridiculously low amount of testing suits them just fine, unfortunately it makes no difference as the truth can't be hidden while the entire economy is going down the sinkhole. 

[starky]

2 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Official dashboard update.

 

PCR tests yesterday, just 48,227

Rapid test positive cases, 2,841

Total PCR tests and rapid test positive cases, 23,595

 

Chart data from official dashboard. https://ddc.moph.go.th/covid19-dashboard/

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.

[Bkk Brian]

Doctors Society to GPO: Comply with PM’s order, halt purchase of Chinese test kits

 

The Rural Doctors Society said on Thursday that the procurement of Chinese-made Covid-19 antigen test kits (ATK) by the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) does not comply with the prime minister’s order on test kits.

 

According to the list of WHO-approved Covid-19 test kits published on July 27, Lepu’s ATK was not on it.

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40004915

[Bkk Brian]

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

[wensiensheng]

1 hour 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

 

If that is the case, why does the daily number of doses required to meet the target, keep increasing each day? The answer is that on only very few days has the required daily target been met. Hence the daily required number of doses keeps increasing. Fwiw, on 7th June the required number was about 480k per day. Now it is over 100k higher.

 

I know your game, but felt it necessary to highlight the simple math required to ascertain whether vaccinations are on schedule.

 

you need to make your positive spin believable, or at least debatable, for it to be worthwhile.

[anchadian]

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

 

[anchadian]

Government attempts to sneak in amnesty clauses shows they are culpable for Covid disaster

 

The Move Forward Party said they will block the government’s attempts to sneak in an amnesty clause into existing law and that the government’s moves show they know they are ultimately responsible for the country’s disastrous Covid-19 response.

 

Journalists and opposition leaders revealed to the public this week that the Prayut Chan-ocha administration was attempting to shoehorn an amnesty clause into the Communicable Diseases Act which would absolve decision-makers of any liability for Thailand’s failed Covid response and poor vaccination.

 

https://www.thaienquirer.com/31477/government-attempts-to-sneak-in-amnesty-clauses-shows-they-are-culpable-for-covid-disaster/

[Saltire]

Three days ago my 2 brothers in law joined up to 500 villagers to go get their first Sinovac vaccine. My wife declined, like me, preferring to wait.

 

The brothers have a small business hiring out music etc for weddings, funerals etc but obviously no real customers for a while, so they for a month have joined the migrant workers planting a large area of rubber trees.

 

The migrant workers, including 2 friends, a couple in their mid 40s from Laos, also went for the vaccine.

 

Today the poo yai tannoyed the death of the girl. She had gotten sick and had been transferred to the local hospital where she died after less than 24 hours.

 

Whether related or not, the reaction in the village, where there was already resistance to having this vaccine, is now very anti to say the least.

 

RIP leaves a good husband and 2 children. My BiL knew them well, mid-40s and very fit outdoor workers.

[drenddy]

2 hours ago, Kadilo said:

Recoveries continue to outnumber new cases which is a positive sign going forwards. 
 

The daily number of new infections does not appear to be increasing rapidly as predicted by many indicating that the peak may well have been reached or be close to. 
 

Hopefully this will be reflected in the death numbers soon. 

Numbers are not true.

 

Positivity rate is around 40%, extremely high, but somehow understandable, as they test only those with symptoms and close contacts?

 

Anyways, most important figure is hospitalisations, the only useful thing by reporting new infections is media attention and everybody has benefited from this "strategy" from no name Twitter farangs in Thailand to The Big Boss, His Highness Prayuth.

[anchadian]

For those from other Provinces

 

People, who have an appointment for the second shot of Covid-19 vaccine at the Bang Sue Grand Station can change the vaccination venue to a hospital in their hometowns. They are required to inform the hospital two weeks in advance before the appointment date.

@TNAMCOT

 

https://twitter.com/TNAMCOTEnglish/status/1428215087949484042

 

Edited August 19, 2021 by anchadian

[dinsdale]

33 minutes 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

 

I have a feeling that beach is going to look exactly the same on Oct 1. Empty.

[drenddy]

34 minutes 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

 

Good idea, but they should test incoming farangs 8 times, what if they give corona to that narak horse???

[brewsterbudgen]

42 minutes 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

 

That would be great! ???? 

[brewsterbudgen]

42 minutes ago, Saltire said:

Three days ago my 2 brothers in law joined up to 500 villagers to go get their first Sinovac vaccine. My wife declined, like me, preferring to wait.

 

The brothers have a small business hiring out music etc for weddings, funerals etc but obviously no real customers for a while, so they for a month have joined the migrant workers planting a large area of rubber trees.

 

The migrant workers, including 2 friends, a couple in their mid 40s from Laos, also went for the vaccine.

 

Today the poo yai tannoyed the death of the girl. She had gotten sick and had been transferred to the local hospital where she died after less than 24 hours.

 

Whether related or not, the reaction in the village, where there was already resistance to having this vaccine, is now very anti to say the least.

 

RIP leaves a good husband and 2 children. My BiL knew them well, mid-40s and very fit outdoor workers.

Maybe there should be a separate thread for anti-vax anecdotes?

[Kadilo]

55 minutes 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

 

Must be fake news as some people on this forum would never allow it ????

Edited August 19, 2021 by Kadilo

[Petey11]

2 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Thailand's got its own answers to come up with on its policy of allowing the migrant workers to infect themselves in bubble and seal work camps before demanding answers from Finland.

 

Thailand demands answers over berry pickers' Covid outbreaks

 

More than 200 Thai berry pickers in Finland have been diagnosed with Covid-19 since the beginning of this month.

 

Thailand has demanded an explanation from Finnish authorities regarding a series of Covid outbreaks among Thai nationals working as berry pickers in Finland this summer.

 

https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/thailand_demands_finland_to_explain_berry_pickers_covid_outbreaks/12063239

Chalk and cheese, pot calling kettle black comes to mind and hypocrisy on Thai part. Thailand thinks it's perfectly ok to lock up together a few thousand migrant workers but complains when just 200 Thai migrants get covid in work place and I'm pretty sure the living conditions in Finland would be better than the migrant worker camps I'm Thailand.