Phuket hospitals are nearing full capacity as new infections surge

[webfact]

 

Phuket’s provincial governor and health officials are sounding the alarm, saying that the COVID-19 pandemic on the popular resort island is approaching a critical level, with all the hospitals beds now 80% occupied and those remaining likely to be filled soon, with new infections averaging over 200 a day.

 

Governor Narong Woonsiew chaired a meeting of the provincial communicable disease committee yesterday (Saturday), with Dr. Kusak Kukiartkul, the provincial health chief, Wachira Phuket Hospital director Dr. Chalermpong Sukhonthaphol and vice mayor of the Phuket provincial administration organization (PAO) Mr. Anuparb Wechvanich, to assesses the latest situation and to initiate proper measures to cope with the continuing surge of infections.

 

Dr. Kusak reportedly told the meeting that COVID-19 infections in the province show no sign of abating, with about 200 new infections being reported on daily basis, as a result of active screening with rapid antigen test kits (ATKs).

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/phuket-hospitals-are-nearing-full-capacity-as-new-infections-surge/

 

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[Gottfrid]

Sounds like a very good idea to loosen up on the restriction and open the country.

However, all those beds? Weren´t that the one which was very empty a week ago? Must be a terrible surge!

[RichardColeman]

Not exactly a tourism spinner knowing the only place you can come in to is in critical hospital capacity crisis !

[Scrotobike]

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

Not exactly a tourism spinner knowing the only place you can come in to is in critical hospital capacity crisis !

I am sure TAT hides this from the "tourists" who come to TIT. Western tourists will not think about this as health care in most countries is easy to get. Get sick/injured in Phuket - you are in deep doda.

 

[sirineou]

 Do they still have everyone who tests positive even if they are asymptomatic,  go to the hospital? 

[edwinchester]

".....about 200 new infections being reported on daily basis, as a result of active screening with rapid antigen test kits (ATKs)."

 

Time to pull the mainland's trick and cut right back on the number of tests..... voila an instant case reduction.

 

[Bkk Brian]

241 new cases announced for today and 3 new deaths, day before there were 4 deaths so 7 covid deaths in 2 days for a small island population is not good.

[Mickeymaus]

Where is the problem. On the one hand they always added new hospital beds to the statistics so that they didn't reach the 80 percent where they wanted to reconsider the sandbox idea and on the other hand they reconsidered the reconsideration requirements so that they can continue with the sandbox idea. On top of it I just read in a news source that cannot be named that they are discussing to start the Phuket Freedom Day on December 1st. Then Phuket should be fully opened to tourists. 

[ezzra]

2 hours ago, Scrotobike said:

I am sure TAT hides this from the "tourists" who come to TIT. Western tourists will not think about this as health care in most countries is easy to get. Get sick/injured in Phuket - you are in deep doda.

 

They "hide" a lot of things, that the place is pretty much empty with almost 90% of places are shut, can't even be served alcohol, rainy season, deadly box jellyfish everywhere, not many choices of flying out of the island, etc. etc....

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Phuket’s provincial governor and health officials are sounding the alarm, saying that the COVID-19 pandemic on the popular resort island is approaching a critical level, with all the hospitals beds now 80% occupied and those remaining likely to be filled soon, with new infections averaging over 200 a day

But the Sandbox scheme and safety measures [vaccinations] were said to be all in place prior to opening.

Got that wrong...

And the rest of Thailand with places like Pattaya are gagging to follow suit.

Anyone who says Phuket was a success story need to have a re-think.

The money this is costing the health system to treat the infected Thais by far outweighs the money coming in from tourists.

[Pravda]

Wasn't everyone in Phuket vaccinated..... with sin oh vac

[hioctane]

85% are asymptomatic so they agreed that they should isolate at home. There should be lots of free beds soon.

[hioctane]

8 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

But the Sandbox scheme and safety measures [vaccinations] were said to be all in place prior to opening.

Got that wrong...

And the rest of Thailand with places like Pattaya are gagging to follow suit.

Anyone who says Phuket was a success story need to have a re-think.

The money this is costing the health system to treat the infected Thais by far outweighs the money coming in from tourists.

Yes it is successful. 0.6% of arriving tourists was found positive and caught before they entered the population. They have not brought in the virus nor spread it. 

[hioctane]

7 minutes ago, Pravda said:

Wasn't everyone in Phuket vaccinated..... with sin oh vac

Vaccines don't prevent infection. It lowers the risk of hospitalization and death which the 85% asymptomatic patients in the hospitals can probably attest to. Thailand irrationally puts every positive Covid patient in a field hospital regardless if they are symptomatic or not. This was possible early on with very few positives but now is impossible.

[hioctane]

3 hours ago, sirineou said:

 Do they still have everyone who tests positive even if they are asymptomatic,  go to the hospital? 

Yes, probably the only country that does this. Although, this may change soon.

[hotchilli]

19 minutes ago, hioctane said:

Yes it is successful. 0.6% of arriving tourists was found positive and caught before they entered the population. They have not brought in the virus nor spread it. 

Shame they can't boast the same percentage of locals who were said to be vaccinated and ready to open up safely.

[Trujillo]

If you hospitalize or put everyone who tests positive, regardless of being symptomatic or not, in field hospitals, of course you will fill up your available space. 

Open your thinking and imagine if we did this in the past -- test everyone for seasonal influenza infection and hospitalize all who tested positive? How would that look? 

 

How about we put people who run red lights in a mental rehabilitation facility for 14 days?  That would certainly reduce fatalities over time, no? 

 

[hioctane]

14 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Shame they can't boast the same percentage of locals who were said to be vaccinated and ready to open up safely.

If it is not 100%, there will be some spread. It will just be slower.

[anchadian]

In what has been the most vaccinated part of Thailand this is worrying.

 

https://twitter.com/pakhead/status/1434690566181163010

 

[IAMHERE]

How many hospital beds are there? The reason for the previous lockdowns was to create beds; what happened or more likely didn't happen?

 

[Soupdragon]

My 84 year old friend has tested positive at a local testing station. He has had the first Astra Zenica vaccination and is displaying moderate symptoms. He went to Mission Hospital for a second test but after it was done he was sent home to await the results. *I asked him if he had requested to go home rather than be admitted, he replied "No. they are full"

[rupert the bear]

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

But the Sandbox scheme and safety measures [vaccinations] were said to be all in place prior to opening.

Got that wrong...

And the rest of Thailand with places like Pattaya are gagging to follow suit.

Anyone who says Phuket was a success story need to have a re-think.

The money this is costing the health system to treat the infected Thais by far outweighs the money coming in from tourists.

excuse me but how will your logic and intelligence fare against lies corruption and the lure of the mighty baht and of course luckily we have the sinovaccs which are obviously a complete failure.youve hit the nail on the head perhaps someone needs a nail in the head!!

[Trujillo]

Quote

 

In what has been the most vaccinated part of Thailand this is worrying.

 

https://twitter.com/pakhead/status/1434690566181163010

 

The question is: how many of these people are sick and how many are really needing hospitalization (as we have understood the need for that for decades)? 

[hotchilli]

59 minutes ago, hioctane said:

If it is not 100%, there will be some spread. It will just be slower.

Some spread.... LOL

[smedly]

1 hour ago, hioctane said:

Vaccines don't prevent infection

yes it does

[sbf]

3 hours ago, edwinchester said:

".....about 200 new infections being reported on daily basis, as a result of active screening with rapid antigen test kits (ATKs)."

 

Time to pull the mainland's trick and cut right back on the number of tests..... voila an instant case reduction.

 

Well I tried to get a rapid antigen test on Phuket yesterday. None available at my local public hospital, told there that the  situation was the same at all hospitals across the island and to come back tomorrow. Finally got one done out at the Chat Chai checkpoint. 

[Nanaplaza666]

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

But the Sandbox scheme and safety measures [vaccinations] were said to be all in place prior to opening.

Got that wrong...

And the rest of Thailand with places like Pattaya are gagging to follow suit.

Anyone who says Phuket was a success story need to have a re-think.

The money this is costing the health system to treat the infected Thais by far outweighs the money coming in from tourists.

I geuss Eibot will have a perfect excuse again to explain that the sandbox is working perfectly and bringing in money for the locals and small business owners. Maybe it's time for a hospitalbox or a 7+7 7days hospital 7days Quarantine and then some more days hospital sceme . Must have been all those (1shot sinovac) fully vaccinated that made the sandbox plan work perfectly . 

[gravity101]

3 hours ago, hioctane said:

Yes, probably the only country that does this. Although, this may change soon.

Incorrect. Phuket has 900 in "Community isolation" already. Eg stuck in their accommodation.

[Espanol]

10 hours ago, sirineou said:

 Do they still have everyone who tests positive even if they are asymptomatic,  go to the hospital? 

"In order to cope with the potential shortage of hospital beds, the meeting agreed that asymptomatic patients should be treated in home isolation, under the care of health and local officials, so there is space in hospitals to accommodate those who need urgent treatment.

 

The meeting also agreed to open community isolation facilities at two hotels, which can accommodate up to 390 patients, and a community isolation facility is to be opened at the provincial prison, to accommodate infected inmates."

[itsari]

6 hours ago, rupert the bear said:

excuse me but how will your logic and intelligence fare against lies corruption and the lure of the mighty baht and of course luckily we have the sinovaccs which are obviously a complete failure.youve hit the nail on the head perhaps someone needs a nail in the head!!

Perhaps a nail in the coffin would be more appropriate