COVID-19 deaths in Thailand pass 10,000

[dinsdale]

1 minute ago, ThailandRyan said:

Pregnant women dying daily it appears.  Pregnancy must be create the perfect host it appears.  Just really sad.  RIP to all who passed as well as the unborn, and my condolences to all who have lost someone, be it a family member, friend or partner.

Maybe it's because there was doubt about vaccinations for pregnant women and these women have not been vaccinated. I don't know.

[Bkk Brian]

Just now, dinsdale said:

Maybe it's because there was doubt about vaccinations for pregnant women and these women have not been vaccinated. I don't know.

I looked into it a few days ago, they are prioritized for vaccination in all countries because they are at increased risk for severe illness with COVID-19.

[Bkk Brian]

3 hours ago, anchadian said:

One sure way of catching the virus, send them to prison:

 

According to protest leader@PanusayaS.

 

Pai Daodin, Mike Rayong both have contracted Covid-19 in jail.

 

Another protest leader Penguin Parit Chiwarak remains in critical condition following his infection with the disease.

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1430396771092422659

 

Second time he has caught covid..............

 

#ThaiProtest activist @mike_rayong has been tested positive for #COVID19 *again* after being first infected in pre-detention back in May. A few other prominent activists have been now infected in prison incl. @paritchi earlier this month.

 

https://twitter.com/SaksithCNA/status/1430427930849472514

 

[Bkk Brian]

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)’s fleet of “BKK Mobile Vaccination” units will start delivering jabs to people at home in about a week, BMA said on Wednesday.

https://twitter.com/Thenationth/status/1430431025599979525

 

[ThailandRyan]

1 hour ago, anchadian said:

Thailand develops robotic system to squeeze out more vaccine doses

 

BANGKOK, Aug 25 (Reuters) - As Thailand struggles with its worst coronavirus outbreak yet, researchers in the country have developed a machine to draw out COVID-19 vaccine doses more efficiently and optimise lower-than-expected supplies.

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thailand-develops-robotic-system-squeeze-out-more-vaccine-doses-2021-08-25/

Thailand could probably invent a machine to squeeze a rock and get blood out of it as well as money....truly amazing Thailand.

[dinsdale]

8 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Second time he has caught covid..............

 

#ThaiProtest activist @mike_rayong has been tested positive for #COVID19 *again* after being first infected in pre-detention back in May. A few other prominent activists have been now infected in prison incl. @paritchi earlier this month.

 

https://twitter.com/SaksithCNA/status/1430427930849472514

 

Interesting. Exposure to previous variant does not give any immunity to Delta. Mmmm?

[Bkk Brian]

1 minute ago, dinsdale said:

Interesting. Exposure to previous variant does not give any immunity to Delta. Mmmm?

Yes and this time he is in critcal condition

[dinsdale]

8 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)’s fleet of “BKK Mobile Vaccination” units will start delivering jabs to people at home in about a week, BMA said on Wednesday.

https://twitter.com/Thenationth/status/1430431025599979525

 

Good idea. How about a testing unit to go with them. What am I thinking. Vaccination numbers up infection numbers down so I guess my good idea isn't going to happen.

[dinsdale]

1 minute ago, Bkk Brian said:

Yes and this time he is in critcal condition

Yes I just saw this. Thanks.

[John Drake]

4 hours ago, anchadian said:

 

Opinion: The US Vice President just visited the region, why did she skip Thailand?

 

In Thailand, there have also been grumbling about the situation in Kabul but to a lesser extent. Instead, Harris’ trip has prompted conversations about her choice of locations and why she chose to visit Vietnam and Singapore instead of Thailand.

 

As hosts of next year’s APEC summit, many Thai leaders felt slighted that Harris chose to bypass the country. Given that Thailand often brags about how it is the oldest Asian treaty ally of the United States, Harris’ omission of Thailand was embarrassing for the Prayut government. Arguments over the Covid situation also fell flat given the rising number of infections in Vietnam.

 

https://www.thaienquirer.com/31700/opinion-the-us-vice-president-just-visited-the-region-why-did-she-skip-thailand/

Same reason the US gave 5 million doses of Moderna (better against Delta than Pfizer) to Vietnam and only 1.5 million doses of Pfizer to Thailand. Vietnam the old enemy is a better ally than Thailand the old friend. 

[DrJack54]

5 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Good idea. How about a testing unit to go with them. What am I thinking. Vaccination numbers up infection numbers down so I guess my good idea isn't going to happen.

They did vaccination jabs ~550k on Monday and Tuesday.

With some added buses, I'm tipping 750k per day coming soon.

[JimmyJ]

7 hours ago, Walker88 said:

 

 

In a weird way this reminds me of one of Stalin's famous statements: "One death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic." In Thailand, the 'statistic' is now 10,000, yet we're 'seeing light at the end of the tunnel'.

Yet another quote falsely attributed to Stalin, or in this case attributed without proof - the only source of the attribution being newspaper columnist Leonard Lyons.

 

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/21/death-statistic/

Edited August 25, 2021 by JimmyJ

[dinsdale]

1 minute ago, DrJack54 said:

They did vaccination jabs ~550k on Monday and Tuesday.

With some added buses, I'm tipping 750k per day coming soon.

Yep and absolutely no extra testing. Good that vaccinations are going up but fairly sure they'll be ripping through the sinovac so they can get more. 

[dinsdale]

5 minutes ago, JimmyJ said:

Yet another quote falsely attributed to Stalin, or in this case attributed without proof - the only source of the attribution being newspaper columnist Leonard Lyons.

 

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/21/death-statistic/

Probably right. Stalin didn't care about anyone or anything except power. One could say the same about the general here that came to power through a coup and won a very questionable election.

[metisdead]

A troll post has been removed as well as a reply. 

[alyx]

6 hours ago, buick said:

the 7 day average for daily deaths had stalled out at about 180/day not long ago.  but since then we've had a few high count days (300+ and high 200's) and now we are up to about 260/day on the 7 day avg.  so quite a move up from two weeks ago.  i hope the top of the peak is being put in now.

Not sure about these numbers though as they are higher than the 194 count according to the following source at the time I am writing 

 https://graphics.reuters.com/world-coronavirus-tracker-and-maps/countries-and-territories/thailand/

[GStewart70]

1 hour ago, Kadilo said:

I don’t know, I never interviewed them on their  way out. 

Then why say Phuket tourists were happy? You don't know.

No serious volume of people are going to travel half way across the world for a holiday with the hoop jumping involved.

Cinema admissions, in the UK and US, are just over 50% of their pre pandemic levels, but millions are going to spend weeks going through the endurance test, expense and possible forced incarceration, for a few weeks in Thailand?

 

 

Edited August 25, 2021 by GStewart70
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[metisdead]

An off topic post has been removed. 

[anchadian]

Weaker COVID Controls to Be Considered on Friday

 

The Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) will consider the relaxation of COVID-19 control measures this Friday. 

@TNAMCOT

 

https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-765792

 

 

 

 

Edited August 25, 2021 by anchadian

[anchadian]

Thailand on track to get 100 million shots in arms by year end, official says

 

Thailand is on course to meet the target of administering 100 million Covid vaccine doses within 2021, even though only 28 million doses have been administered so far and AstraZeneca will only be able to send seven million doses per month between September and December, the government said on Wednesday.

 

A total of 28.2 million Covid vaccines were administered between February 28 and August 24, including 21.2 million first doses, 6.4 million second doses and 560,624 third-booster shots. 

 

https://www.thaienquirer.com/31736/thailand-on-track-to-get-100-million-shots-in-arms-by-year-end-official-says/

[Olmate]

43 minutes ago, GStewart70 said:

Then why say Phuket tourists were happy? You don't know.

No serious volume of people are going to travel half way across the world for a holiday with the hoop jumping involved.

Cinema admissions, in the UK and US, are just over 50% of their pre pandemic levels, but millions are going to spend weeks going through the endurance test, expense and possible forced incarceration, for a few weeks in Thailand?

 

 

Who,s going to spend a few weeks at the movies? 

[anchadian]

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

Pregnant women dying daily it appears.  Pregnancy must create the perfect host it appears.  Just really sad.  RIP to all who passed as well as the unborn, and my condolences to all who have lost someone, be it a family member, friend or partner.

Thailand urges pregnant women to get vaccinated, cites higher risks

 

BANGKOK, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Thailand's coronavirus task force on Wednesday called on pregnant women in the country to get vaccinated against COVID-19, citing a higher risk of deaths among those who become infected with the coronavirus.

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thailand-urges-pregnant-women-get-vaccinated-cites-higher-risks-2021-08-25/

[anchadian]

Director of the Emergency Health Hazard Division of Thailand’s Disease Control Department, Dr. Chawetsan Namwat, has announced new vaccination plans.

 

People aged 18 and over, including those aged 60 and over, those with any of the seven underlying diseases and women who are 12 weeks pregnant, will be inoculated using the Chinese Sinovac vaccine for the first dose and the UK’s AstraZeneca for the second, with three weeks in between doses. In some cases, two doses of AstraZeneca, 12 weeks apart, may be used.

 

Children, aged between 12 and 18, with any of the seven underlying diseases, and women who are 12 weeks into their pregnancy, will be inoculated with two doses of Pfizer, with three weeks between the doses.

 

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/mix-match-with-sinovac-then-astrazeneca-implemented-for-those-18/

[Macrohistory]

1 hour ago, JimmyJ said:

Yet another quote falsely attributed to Stalin, or in this case attributed without proof - the only source of the attribution being newspaper columnist Leonard Lyons.

 

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/21/death-statistic/

 

Poor misunderstood Uncle Joe!

 

[GStewart70]

51 minutes ago, Olmate said:

Who,s going to spend a few weeks at the movies? 

See below.

Would you want to be the travel agent trying to sell a holiday to Thailand for a few weeks?

You also get a free draw at the airport to see if your trip can be supersized to include a two week stay in a hospital separated from your family.

Even Don King couldn't sell this mess.

Two chances, slim and none.

Slim's just left town.

 

[dinsdale]

39 minutes ago, Victornoir said:

No, he was only looking for like to satisfy his ego.

Why would you say this about someone who always posts informative and rational posts? Discraceful comment.

Edited August 25, 2021 by dinsdale

[expat1010]

if only we could get people and the government to treat traffic deaths with the same level of concern

[utalkin2me]

This is perfect. I mean it. Numbers coming down, as they would have no matter what we would have done here. But, Thais will see this and say, “success”, and open up… just in time for what?You guessed it, the next wave. I’m being serious, I’m not happy, but that’s how I see it playing out.
 

Then of course the opening will be blamed for the second wave, which it would not have had any affect on it whatsoever in actuality, but they will <deleted> back down as they say to themselves,”it’s not working”. 

[utalkin2me]

Second wave here will be blamed on no vaxxers. Even though everywhere had second waves is a very now predictable fashion. 
 

They are gonna close back down after opening, get very strict on vax papers. A living hell. Tit. 

[dinsdale]

7 minutes ago, utalkin2me said:

Second wave here will be blamed on no vaxxers. Even though everywhere had second waves is a very now predictable fashion. 
 

They are gonna close back down after opening, get very strict on vax papers. A living hell. Tit. 

Fourth wave maybe or a continuance of the third.