3 minutes ago, Eibot said:

At the current rate of 667k jabs per day, Thailand will hit 70% fully vaccinated on December the 8th of this year

Yes I read similar numbers on internet.

You believe that average administered doses 667k/day? 

Nup. Mind you the 900k+ on Fridays help. 

4 minutes ago, Eibot said:

Just keep vaccinating.

 

At the current rate of 667k jabs per day, Thailand will hit 70% fully vaccinated on December the 8th of this year.

 

Keeping in mind that Israel is a little above 60% and the states a little above 50%, this seems promising.

 

Although infections may keep rising, deaths should stagnate and go down soon.

 

 

Well there was plenty of foreigners got second pfeizer and their certificates @ PattayaCentral today. Many thanks Thailand.

Well numbers will go up when restrictions are relaxed, because it's the restrictions that keep the numbers low.  Surprisingly, this logic escapes many.

 

AZ seems to cause less VITT in many Asian countries- I wonder why?  Either way, there really seems to be little difference between it and the mRNA vaccines.  In fact, AZ could be considered the best now.

From the total number of confirmed cases:

 

- 12,436 were found via walk-in tests at medical facilities

- 3,586 via proactive tests at known clusters

- 9 imported cases

15,417 people have recovered in the past 24 hours

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1435838847430979586

Of the 15,391 cases in the general Thai population, the highest numbers were 3,736 in Bangkok followed by 1,594 in Chonburi, 1,197 in Samut Prakan, 643 in Samut Sakhon, 549 in Rayong, 466 Ratchaburi, 455 in Narathiwat and 433 in Nonthaburi.

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1435840023916474375

Arrivals warned to not use saliva COVID-19 test kits

 

PHUKET: Health officials at the Phuket Check Point in Tha Chatchai have warned that they will not issue negative test confirmation documents for antigen test kits (ATKs) that checks saliva samples only. Arrivals who present saliva test ATKs only will be denied entry to the island.

 

https://www.thephuketnews.com/arrivals-warned-to-not-use-saliva-covid-19-test-kits-81342.php

 

National Vaccination Rollout:

 

DAY 88: 865,074

DAY 89: 925,627 <— New High

DAY 90: 369,512 <— Saturday

DAY 91: 325,218 <— Sunday

DAY 92: 722,377

DAY 93: 826,013

DAY 94: 713,454

 

TOTAL: 38,174,738 doses since 28 February

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1435845724067954689

Edited September 9, 20214 yr by anchadian

To count infection cases says absolutely nothing, if you don't correlate to the number of tests.

Seems the virus does not only kill people, it kills any math skills too.

Today there were 220 deaths in #Thailand

 

108 males & 112 females

Burmese (4), American (1), Unknown (2)

Median age 69 (19-102 years)

1 pregnant woman died

Most deaths in Bangkok (43)

72% of deaths aged 60+

2 died at home

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1435847118208397316

28 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Arrivals warned to not use saliva COVID-19 test kits

 

PHUKET: Health officials at the Phuket Check Point in Tha Chatchai have warned that they will not issue negative test confirmation documents for antigen test kits (ATKs) that checks saliva samples only. Arrivals who present saliva test ATKs only will be denied entry to the island.

 

https://www.thephuketnews.com/arrivals-warned-to-not-use-saliva-covid-19-test-kits-81342.php

Nice to know we need to purchase our own ATK kits, even though we may be double vaccinated. Wonder what the sales price of them are at the checkpoint as you drive in.

2 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Today there were 220 deaths in #Thailand

 

108 males & 112 females

Burmese (4), American (1), Unknown (2)

Median age 69 (19-102 years)

1 pregnant woman died

Most deaths in Bangkok (43)

72% of deaths aged 60+

2 died at home

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1435847118208397316

It seems to be an almost daily occurrence that a pregnant woman dies from Covid.  I have never seen this documented anywhere else except for here.  Maybe I am just missing it from the reports issued by other countries.

5 hours ago, anchadian said:

Chonburi Public Health Office is reporting 1,594 new cases today and 15 more deaths. 553 cases are at a military training center for new recruits in Sattahip district. There are 14,191 patients in care #COVID19 #โควิดวันนี้ #Thailand

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1435752668425719811

I shouldn't laugh, but this only goes to show, the numbers in Thailand are not very reliable to say the least

13 minutes ago, JustAnotherHun said:

To count infection cases says absolutely nothing, if you don't correlate to the number of tests.

Seems the virus does not only kill people, it kills any math skills too.

The problem with testing here:

1) It isn't random at a large scale - so no estimate can be made of infection rates across the community at large. This was the intention of "Positivity rate". But it can't be done in Thailand as it is mostly the sick that are being tested, so hence the positivity rate is high. When the number of sick coming to hospital drops, so will the number of tests. 

2) The use of ATK at now increases the number of tests. Mainly those with a positive result may seek treatment. Who would report their negative result to the government? 

2) The number of tests also includes retests on the same person. 

 

Personally I don't think too much about the number of cases (a general downward trend is all O look for), or the number of tests or positivity rate. We can easly reduce the positivity rate by testing folks up country and getting millions of negative results. Most people have not been exposed to the virus. 

I prefer to look at the rate of hospitalisation / serious cases and deaths. 

5 hours ago, Macrohistory said:

 

Gee, who could have predicted all of this with the premature reopening?

 

And it's only 9 September.

 

 

Nothing to do with the 'premature' anything.

Now that Prayut et al have won their vote of confidence, the real numbers will start to appear but he will blame the good citizens for causing a fourth wave.

The reality is that the third wave never stopped.

16,022 new cases PLUS the 1,904 ATK cases that they conveniently leave out.  These never appear in the 'adjusted' numbers.

Don't panic. The military are in control.

 

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

Total: 16,022

 

https://www.facebook.com/nbtworld/posts/10158243252177050

Edited September 9, 20214 yr by anchadian

1 hour ago, anchadian said:

Arrivals warned to not use saliva COVID-19 test kits

 

PHUKET: Health officials at the Phuket Check Point in Tha Chatchai have warned that they will not issue negative test confirmation documents for antigen test kits (ATKs) that checks saliva samples only. Arrivals who present saliva test ATKs only will be denied entry to the island.

 

https://www.thephuketnews.com/arrivals-warned-to-not-use-saliva-covid-19-test-kits-81342.php

Great, so the saliva ones maybe not as accurate as the nasal ones? I just bought 10 of the saliva ones for use at home, 2 packs of 5 from boots. We were contacted by a health worker and a restaurant that we have daily contact with, all the staff there have covid so we now have to isolate at home and self test. 

 

I'm sure we're all ok, all tested negative so far although my 13 year old daughter had a fever 2 days ago but only for 36 hours or so. I've had first dose AZ, another due on the 18th and my wife was one of the first to be double dosed with Sinovac so she'll be needing a booster.

1 hour ago, Olmate said:

Well there was plenty of foreigners got second pfeizer and their certificates @ PattayaCentral today. Many thanks Thailand.

I thought it had been donated by the US? Or has Thailand had a shipment directly now?

19 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

I thought it had been donated by the US? Or has Thailand had a shipment directly now?

Thanks Thailand for giving your pfeizer vaccines to us foreigners regardless of where they came from! 

48 minutes ago, DavisH said:

The problem with testing here:

1) It isn't random at a large scale - so no estimate can be made of infection rates across the community at large. This was the intention of "Positivity rate". But it can't be done in Thailand as it is mostly the sick that are being tested, so hence the positivity rate is high. When the number of sick coming to hospital drops, so will the number of tests. 

2) The use of ATK at now increases the number of tests. Mainly those with a positive result may seek treatment. Who would report their negative result to the government? 

2) The number of tests also includes retests on the same person. 

 

Personally I don't think too much about the number of cases (a general downward trend is all O look for), or the number of tests or positivity rate. We can easly reduce the positivity rate by testing folks up country and getting millions of negative results. Most people have not been exposed to the virus. 

I prefer to look at the rate of hospitalisation / serious cases and deaths. 

it is amazing how many members here are hyper focused on the number of cases and testing. 

Getting the feeling my 5 year old daughter will be nearing school leaving age when the schools reopen at this rate.

22 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

I think you can be pretty sure that Thailand makes that difference, keeping official covid death numbers as low as possible would be a prime objective of theirs and their classification will ensure that.

Pretty sure?
 

If they had that mindset wouldn’t another prime objective of theirs be to try and keep the official death numbers on the road as low as possible?

 

 

 

Edited September 9, 20214 yr by Kadilo

19 minutes ago, Kadilo said:

Pretty sure?
 

If they had that mindset wouldn’t another prime objective of theirs be to try and keep the official death numbers on the road as loss as possible?

 

 

 

Yes they do have that mindset

 

Road deaths they keep officially down, did you not know? they only count deaths at the scene, not those that die in hospital later. You can find your own links.

Edited September 9, 20214 yr by Bkk Brian

2 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

No I'm very sure as CCSA made a statement on it many weeks ago, clear enough for you?

Classification Link? 
 

 

Edited September 9, 20214 yr by Kadilo

Just now, Kadilo said:

Classification Link? 
 

 

CCSA daily statements, track back is you are that interested, or you can view my history posts as its also mentioned there weeks ago, you have a choice.

5 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Not possible 

I hope so Dr J, but how can you be so definite.? Based on what criteria.?

Thailand averages a 20% Covid-19 infection rate over 40 days

 

Following trends over the last 40 days, Thailand has seen an average of about a 20% infection rate for those tested for Covid-19. Looking at data from 288 authorised testing labs around Thailand (of 375 total) on just September 4, a total of 40,007 people were tested and 8,804 were confirmed to be infected with Covid-19. That equates to a 22% infection rate.

 

The Thai Medical Sciences Department shared figures that over the previous week, from August 29 to September 4, officials administered an average of about 48,000 Covid-19 tests per day. Of those tests, an average of 9,500 people tested positive for the Coronavirus each day, which creates an average of about 19.8% infection rate.

 

https://thethaiger.com/coronavirus/thailand-averages-a-20-covid-19-infection-rate-over-40-days

A post with unsubstantiated information has been removed as well as a reply. 

4 hours ago, ben2talk said:

There's a shift coming, away from simply reporting cases.

 

It's like having a day with 2000 road deaths, where they simply report the total number of accidents (including people who reversed into a wall).

This shift you speak of has happened nowhere else in the world.

 

It's not going to happen here either.

At the CCSA meeting today, they decided to propose to the main meeting on Friday to reduce number of dark red zone provinces. However, curfew time/restrictions will stay the same. They also noted the number of new cases today was higher than recoveries

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1435877209365893121

 

New emergency law planned as official says half the people in Bangkok may have contracted COVID

 

The Thai Council of State is currently reviewing a draft public health emergency law which will come to parliament in November to replace the Emergency Decree which is due to be rescinded. This may create a new body to replace the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) which may even be larger than the current government unit directing the country’s response to the crisis.

 

https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2021/09/09/new-emergency-law-planned-to-fight-virus/