Thailand reports 19,014 COVID-19 cases, 20,672 recoveries, 233 deaths

[Bkk Brian]

1 hour ago, anchadian said:

 

Each province's daily domestic COVID-19 cases update in Thailand on Sunday

Total: 19,004

 

https://www.facebook.com/nbtworld/posts/10158214045072050

 

 

Phuket steady rise ongoing in both pcr and rapid tests. (data from official daily announcements)

https://www.facebook.com/phuketinfocenter/

Edited August 22, 2021 by Bkk Brian

[DLock]

What does it matter?

 

Thailand is opening in October...as promised by Prayut. 

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40002107

[Cake Monster]

7 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Obviously a rhetorical question @dinsdale. We can guess the reasoning with an October opening still on the books.  Vietnam tommorow will place HoChiMin City in a locked in status with use of the military to deliver aid and food to the locked in residents.  Here the military is needed to secure the borders......

" Here the Military is needed to secure the Borders "

And to fly Fruit back and forth from Chang Mai to the Deep South in their Military Aircraft

[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

Approximately 8.5 percent of Thailand's nearly 70 million population have been fully vaccinated.

A staggering failure... 8.5%

[starky]

New South Wales now up to 200k tests a day...1 state in 1 day. How many Thailand doing again?

[Cake Monster]

17 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Phuket steady rise ongoing in both pcr and rapid tests.

https://www.facebook.com/phuketinfocenter/

I fear there is going to be a huge outbreak on the Island due to the lack of Safety being openly displayed regarding the Sandbox and Locals Etc

It really is time now to stop this nonsense, and instead the Phuket Governor just moves the Goal Posts out further.

The Lunatics are running the Asylum.

 

[ThailandRyan]

9 minutes ago, Cake Monster said:

I fear there is going to be a huge outbreak on the Island due to the lack of Safety being openly displayed regarding the Sandbox and Locals Etc

It really is time now to stop this nonsense, and instead the Phuket Governor just moves the Goal Posts out further.

The Lunatics are running the Asylum.

 

Some people want to see it survive, but well others know the truth of cases growing. Does not seem this Government cares much about safety of its citizens, economics is more important as far as money goes. Vacvinations be damned. Yet Vietnam is going the distance with their lockdowns and locking them in, well in Ho Chi Min City effective tomorrow at least, and no they are not readying to open for tourism or open new hotels like Thailand is. A stark comparison.

Edited August 22, 2021 by ThailandRyan

[DrJack54]

6 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Some people want to see it survive, but we'll others know the truth of cases growing. Does not seem this Governments cares much about safety. Yet Vietnam is going the distance with their lockdowns and lockingbthem in, well in Ho Chi Min City effective tomorrow at least, and no they are not readying to open for tourism or open new hotels like Thailand is. A stark comparison.

Hanoi Times was suggesting sandbox on Phu Quoc........ I thought they were more clever than that.

Most likely on back burner now since Saigon going downhill.

Edited August 22, 2021 by DrJack54

[Bkk Brian]

ATK screenings planned for 800 markets and communities in COVID “dark red” provinces

https://twitter.com/ThaiPBSWorld/status/1429370405375012869

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/atk-screenings-planned-for-800-markets-and-communities-in-covid-dark-red-provinces/

[Cake Monster]

3 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Some people want to see it survive, but well others know the truth of cases growing. Does not seem this Government cares much about safety of its citizens, economics is more important as far as money goes. Vacvinations be damned. Yet Vietnam is going the distance with their lockdowns and locking them in, well in Ho Chi Min City effective tomorrow at least, and no they are not readying to open for tourism or open new hotels like Thailand is. A stark comparison.

I also want for the Sandbox Scheme to survive. But not with the potential for a disaster that seems to be brewing right now.

The whole Scheme was launched in a fanfare of " Safety First for the Sandboxers and for the Residents "

All of the promises have been reneged upon, in pursuit of a few Dollars of Tourism Money.

This all seems to be a Flagship Scheme for the major opening. A scheme that says how successful it has been.

But the reality seems a long way from that, and if the safety does not improve dramatically, there will for sure be an incident that will take the whole Scheme down, and Thai Tourism with it 

 

[dinsdale]

4 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

ATK screenings planned for 800 markets and communities in COVID “dark red” provinces

https://twitter.com/ThaiPBSWorld/status/1429370405375012869

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/atk-screenings-planned-for-800-markets-and-communities-in-covid-dark-red-provinces/

More money in pockets and more dodgy numbers. Why not just go in and do PCR tests.

[DrJack54]

3 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

More money in pockets and more dodgy numbers. Why not just go in and do PCR tests.

Only a guess ....but maybe if they did PCR tests then they would need to include them in daily positives.

That wouldn't be good.

Edited August 22, 2021 by DrJack54

[utalkin2me]

 

This was all predicted. Close the country you’re just going to suffer more later. Half ass lockdown measures do nothing except cause more suffering. 
 

We have to put out a fire and humans’s solution is to use gasoline. 

[dinsdale]

40 minutes ago, starky said:

New South Wales now up to 200k tests a day...1 state in 1 day. How many Thailand doing again?

Indeed. NSW about the population of BKK. I have asked the question why testing has gone from mid 70K to low 50k/high 40k. The majority on here know why this is but as of yet no response from the fanboys. Pitiful. 

Edited August 22, 2021 by dinsdale

[anchadian]

5 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Only a guess ....but maybe if they did PCR tests then they would need to include them in daily positives.

Exactly

[Cake Monster]

8 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

At this rate we will reach 10k deaths by the end of the month.  The statistics are not in Thailand's favor at this point.  A lack of testing is the way I see it and why the numbers are in the 19k range.  All around us the bordering countries are getting knocked hard, but Thailand is a mystery with almost flatlined daily numbers with no large growth.  I wonder how many ATK kit tests were done over this Saturday and how many are now isolating at home.  Stay safe folks.

I see the infection rate being as low as 3000 per Day by Mid August. ( if the Country is to open 1st October )

The game seems all too predictable to me. With 3000 infection per Day, the doors can open in October, any more and they will have to postpone the opening

Mid August has to be the time when the Infections bottom out at about this number, because people have to have time to get confident in the numbers, book flights , hotels etc.

3 weeks for this to happen.

1000 less Infections every Day will equal 21 K - sounds about right

[anchadian]

By my own calculations, I would anticipate that the Govt current stock of vaccine types will diminish in say 13 days, i.e. if they hold say approx 5m vaccine types in stock.

 

The AZ will not be arriving until next month, let's say 01 Sept and distribution to Provinces on 03 Sept.

 

I'm not sure if the Sinovac has actually been ordered but will no doubt proceed and they will possibly be delivered before the AZ arrives.  

 

All speculation of course.

Edited August 22, 2021 by anchadian

[utalkin2me]

It does not matter how many tests Thailand does. What does a biological virus care how many tests the hosts do?

 

Human behavior is amazing to see. Most think lockdowns work simply because there is a pain associated with lockdowns, so there must be a reward, right? Even when most evidence indicates the contrary, doesn’t matter, they work because I am suffering. But, the truth probably is we’ve found one of these rare cases when we suffer via lockdowns, yet we get no reward, and actually get punished for the efforts. 

[utalkin2me]

Can somebody relationally explain why the country border is still closed? I do thinkits good they are planning to open, but they should do it ASAP. Most are not even thinking when it comes to these topics, what exactly is having closed borders doing positively right now? Is it helping not send the virus out? That is a plausible answer. 

[dinsdale]

1 minute ago, utalkin2me said:

Can somebody relationally explain why the country border is still closed? I do thinkits good they are planning to open, but they should do it ASAP. Most are not even thinking when it comes to these topics, what exactly is having closed borders doing positively right now? Is it helping not send the virus out? That is a plausible answer. 

Do you think openning the border to Myanmar would be a good idea? What about Indonesia? Malaysia? The Delta virus is globally out of control. High vaccination rates are helping with hospitalisations and deaths for now. Vaccinated people can still contract, spread, get seriously ill and die from Sars-CoV-2. Double vaccinated in Thailand is still <10%. Do you really think it's a good time to open the borders?

[ThailandRyan]

16 minutes ago, Cake Monster said:

I see the infection rate being as low as 3000 per Day by Mid August. ( if the Country is to open 1st October )

The game seems all too predictable to me. With 3000 infection per Day, the doors can open in October, any more and they will have to postpone the opening

Mid August has to be the time when the Infections bottom out at about this number, because people have to have time to get confident in the numbers, book flights , hotels etc.

3 weeks for this to happen.

1000 less Infections every Day will equal 21 K - sounds about right

Mud August has come and gone. Did you mean mid September by chance?

[dinsdale]

1 hour ago, dinsdale said:

Do you think openning the border to Myanmar would be a good idea? What about Indonesia? Malaysia? The Delta virus is globally out of control. High vaccination rates are helping with hospitalisations and deaths for now. Vaccinated people can still contract, spread, get seriously ill and die from Sars-CoV-2. Double vaccinated in Thailand is still <10%. Do you really think it's a good time to open the borders?

I have to add to this. At the beginning the WHO said you didn't have to close your borders. How did that go?

[brewsterbudgen]

2 hours ago, DLock said:

What does it matter?

 

Thailand is opening in October...as promised by Prayut. 

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40002107

You had me worried there!  I thought the article was from today, and our illustrious and all-knowing PM was saying Thailand would reopen 4 months from today - Christmas!!  

[utalkin2me]

1 hour ago, dinsdale said:

Do you think openning the border to Myanmar would be a good idea? What about Indonesia? Malaysia? The Delta virus is globally out of control. High vaccination rates are helping with hospitalisations and deaths for now. Vaccinated people can still contract, spread, get seriously ill and die from Sars-CoV-2. Double vaccinated in Thailand is still <10%. Do you really think it's a good time to open the borders?

The country is overrun with the delta variant already. shutting down a country’s borders would be to stop it from getting in and infecting people. As mentioned, that point has already past. 
 

Anyone else?

[utalkin2me]

9 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

I have to add to this. At the beginning the WHO said you didn't have to close your borders. How did that go?

It went just about as well as if you would have closed them, when it comes to covid. When it comes to everything else, closing them ruins people. 

[ThailandRyan]

17 minutes ago, utalkin2me said:

It went just about as well as if you would have closed them, when it comes to covid. When it comes to everything else, closing them ruins people. 

Not closing them would have made this country a covid explosion. As it is and was Covid still entered the country.

 

[Danderman123]

8 hours ago, mikesalaugh said:

I agree the opening depends on the vaccination numbes but  - also on the infection rates. The infection rates are reflected in the testing numbers which are rapidly dropping.

If Thailand waits until 70% are double vaccinated we are looking at 12 months+, it's not going to happen this year. - The big pledge was to open in "120" days - imho it won't happen. Just to add that the U.K are over 75% double vaccinated and cases are still 30,000 a day (with diminished hospitalisations and deaths). - You can't beat this virus and all countries need to learn to live with it and not wreck thier economy.

To be clear, you are suggesting that countries vaccinate whoever can be vaccinated, and then deal with hospital care for the unvaccinated.

[Danderman123]

2 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

ATK screenings planned for 800 markets and communities in COVID “dark red” provinces

https://twitter.com/ThaiPBSWorld/status/1429370405375012869

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/atk-screenings-planned-for-800-markets-and-communities-in-covid-dark-red-provinces/

https://thepattayanews.com/2021/08/21/pattaya-mayor-reveals-results-of-10-day-proactive-covid-19-community-testing-in-pattaya/
 

the 10 days resulted in 5,000 ATK tests, with 192 positive cases.

[dinsdale]

25 minutes ago, utalkin2me said:

The country is overrun with the delta variant already. shutting down a country’s borders would be to stop it from getting in and infecting people. As mentioned, that point has already past. 
 

Anyone else?

I guess it might make it worse. Just a thought.

[dinsdale]

3 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

https://thepattayanews.com/2021/08/21/pattaya-mayor-reveals-results-of-10-day-proactive-covid-19-community-testing-in-pattaya/
 

the 10 days resulted in 5,000 ATK tests, with 192 positive cases.

This would be from the mayor who wants to open up. A familiar story. How many today in Pattaya. Almost 1,100. ATK found 19 per day over a 10 day period using 5,000 tests. I'm sorry but I just can't believe this.