COVID-19: Thailand reports 13,256 new coronavirus cases, 131 deaths

[anchadian]

From the latest confirmed cases: - 10,620 were found via walk-in tests at medical facilities - 2,621 via proactive tests at known clusters - 15 imported cases 13,829 people have recovered in the past 24 hours

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1440913841269837826

[anchadian]

ANUTIN SAYS ALL TARGET GROUPS WILL BE VAXXED BY YEAR’S END

 

BANGKOK — Health minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the government’s plan to fully vaccinate all target population groups will definitely be achieved by the end of this year.

Anutin also said the government will now turn its priority to providing booster shots, even as a majority of the Thai population has yet to receive their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. To close up that gap, Thailand is now resorting to “borrowing” vaccines from other countries, such as Singapore and Bhutan.

 

https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2021/09/23/anutin-says-all-target-groups-will-be-vaxxed-by-years-end/

[anchadian]

Of the 12,763 cases in the general Thai population, the highest numbers were 2,456 in Bangkok followed by 991 in Samut Prakan, 743 in Chonburi, 663 in Yala, 549 in Rayong, 417 in Nakhon Si Thammarat, 403 in Narathiwat & 388 in Songkhla

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1440914985757016067

 

[anchadian]

National Vaccination Rollout:

 

DAY 102: 864,589

DAY 103: 547,324

DAY 104: 596,230 <— Sat

DAY 105: 256,392 <— Sun

DAY 106: 469,052

DAY 107: 811,915

DAY 108: 646,519

 

TOTAL: 46,669,535 doses since 28 February

 

22.6% of the population now vaccinated

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1440915882385936384

 

A total of 46.7 million Covid vaccines were administered between February 28 - September 22, including 29.7 million first doses, 16.3 million second doses and 623,637 third-booster shots.

 

646,519 people were vaccinated yesterday.

 

#โควิด19วันนี้ #Thailand #Covid19 #วัคซีนโควิด

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1440915604651659271

Edited September 23, 2021 by anchadian

[Swimfan]

I'm declaring today the Second Artifact of The Fourth Wave Version 2

[ThailandRyan]

1 minute ago, Swimfan said:

I'm declaring today the Second Artifact of The Fourth Wave Version 2

Did you obtain prior permission to use the A word, I mean it is sort of like using the word exponential for a few folks.  Just not so sure today might be the 2nd coming of the 4th wave.  However, I have been proven wrong before.  What pray tell are the signs you see besides the last few days numbers, the newly announced clusters, and the ATK test positives.  

[Bkk Brian]

33 minutes ago, anchadian said:

The US wants to send us 1 million Pfizer doses but can’t because Thai government hasn’t done paperwork

 

The Thai government has yet to sign off on the necessary documentation to receive Pfizer donations from the United States, a meeting between a Thai politician and a US senator has revealed.

 

https://www.thaienquirer.com/33110/the-us-wants-to-send-us-1-million-pfizer-doses-but-cant-because-thai-government-hasnt-done-paperwork/

Outrageous. Paperwork before saving lives. Which so called committee is holding this little gem up?

[law ling]

9 minutes ago, anchadian said:

ANUTIN SAYS ALL TARGET GROUPS WILL BE VAXXED BY YEAR’S END

 

BANGKOK — Health minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the government’s plan to fully vaccinate all target population groups will definitely be achieved by the end of this year.

Anutin also said the government will now turn its priority to providing booster shots, even as a majority of the Thai population has yet to receive their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. To close up that gap, Thailand is now resorting to “borrowing” vaccines from other countries, such as Singapore and Bhutan.

 

https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2021/09/23/anutin-says-all-target-groups-will-be-vaxxed-by-years-end/

A somewhat meaningless boast without identifying who are "all target groups". 

[ThailandRyan]

Just now, Bkk Brian said:

Outrageous. Paperwork before saving lives. Which so called committee is holding this little gem up?

Could it be Anutin's group or the CCSA, or better yet the office responsible for reviewing and approving such paperwork such as the initial orders of Pfizer.....only God or Buddha themselves truly know the answer.

[anchadian]

Today there were 131 deaths in #Thailand

 

64 males & 67 females

Burmese (1)

Age range is 2 months-104 years

The toddler had a congenital heart disease

72% of deaths aged 60+

Most deaths in Bangkok (21)

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1440917876207067139

 

[edwinchester]

Wifey had a couple of phone calls this morning. Turns out a person with the same first name is suspected of having covid in her small town and they were enquiring if it was her. It's not wifey but a short phone call to somebody more in the know got the response that contact tracing has taken place but only those with a raised temperature, even close and at high risk, are having a covid test. No wonder case figures are so low.

[Bkk Brian]

17 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Could it be Anutin's group or the CCSA, or better yet the office responsible for reviewing and approving such paperwork such as the initial orders of Pfizer.....only God or Buddha themselves truly know the answer.

From the article link, it just gets worse, the US has been waiting for over a month for this paperwork from Thailand, it could already have been in peoples arms double dosed by now..................

 

“[We have] a million doses that are waiting to go but Thailand has not finished the paperwork,” Duckworth said.

“I told the ambassador a month ago that it needs to be completed and they said they are going to go work on it…and in my position, it is very hard for me to go to the President and the national security agency and asked for more vaccines for Thailand when there is a million waiting that can’t be sent.”

Tammy said she had originally asked for the same amount for Indonesia and since there was no delay on documentation with them, Indonesia has now received more than eight million doses.

 

https://www.thaienquirer.com/33110/the-us-wants-to-send-us-1-million-pfizer-doses-but-cant-because-thai-government-hasnt-done-paperwork/

[Bkk Brian]

1 hour ago, anchadian said:

The US wants to send us 1 million Pfizer doses but can’t because Thai government hasn’t done paperwork

 

The Thai government has yet to sign off on the necessary documentation to receive Pfizer donations from the United States, a meeting between a Thai politician and a US senator has revealed.

 

https://www.thaienquirer.com/33110/the-us-wants-to-send-us-1-million-pfizer-doses-but-cant-because-thai-government-hasnt-done-paperwork/

A bit more on this story...........

 

Khunying Sudarat, US Senator Duckworth meet in Washington DC

 

Senator Duckworth expressed concern over the COVID-19 situation in Thailand and wants to persuade the Biden administration to donate more vaccines. So far, the US has donated 2.5 million doses of Pfizer to Thailand, 1.5 million of which have already been delivered.

Senator Duckworth also said that the US government is ready to deliver the remaining one million doses, but the Thai government has not yet returned the required response document.

 

She also pointed out that, if Thailand joins the COVAX program, more vaccine could be allocated to help the Thai government inoculate more of its population, adding that the US government is ready to support countries in the Indo-Pacific region joining the COVAX program.

 

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/khunying-sudarat-us-senator-duckworth-meet-in-washington-dc/

[RichardColeman]

I'm truly getting fed up with published death numbers. I mean they are pointless when not compared to anything else.

 

When the BBC publish their daily figures they say that the deaths are for all those that had a positive covid test but died within 28 days for ANY reason. It's total madness, considering more people get covid in hospital and more people go to hospital when near dead.  I am pretty sure that is they started publishing figures showing how many people died daily that had a heart disease diagnosis within 6 months the figures would dwarf covid !

 

I was reading in 2017, over 16 million people in the world died of heart disease, if we said the same happened during covid we would have 32 million deaths (probably more due to lockdowns) ! Yet we have not banned fat foods or world travel or shut economies due to heart disease  ! But ii is killing over 8 times more than covid !

 

 

[ThailandRyan]

3 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

A bit more on this story...........

 

Khunying Sudarat, US Senator Duckworth meet in Washington DC

 

Senator Duckworth expressed concern over the COVID-19 situation in Thailand and wants to persuade the Biden administration to donate more vaccines. So far, the US has donated 2.5 million doses of Pfizer to Thailand, 1.5 million of which have already been delivered.

Senator Duckworth also said that the US government is ready to deliver the remaining one million doses, but the Thai government has not yet returned the required response document.

 

She also pointed out that, if Thailand joins the COVAX program, more vaccine could be allocated to help the Thai government inoculate more of its population, adding that the US government is ready to support countries in the Indo-Pacific region joining the COVAX program.

 

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/khunying-sudarat-us-senator-duckworth-meet-in-washington-dc/

So they lied as well about joining Covax then a few months back.  Will these lying turds never stop with the shenanigans and get the left and right hand to meet in the middle.  This should be made international news and given to all of the parliamentary folks to expels this government by impeachment.  Ineptitude is very obvious here.

[Danderman123]

5 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

I'm truly getting fed up with published death numbers. I mean they are pointless when not compared to anything else.

 

When the BBC publish their daily figures they say that the deaths are for all those that had a positive covid test but died within 28 days for ANY reason. It's total madness, considering more people get covid in hospital and more people go to hospital when near dead.  I am pretty sure that is they started publishing figures showing how many people died daily that had a heart disease diagnosis within 6 months the figures would dwarf covid !

 

 

You are confused. 

 

Rather than a detailed explanation about why you are wrong, let me ask you 2 questions:

 

1 - Do you believe that UK mortality numbers for Covid are overstated? 

 

2 - Do you believe that Covid deaths are insignificant compared to other forms of mortality? 

[jacko45k]

4 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

When the BBC publish their daily figures they say that the deaths are for all those that had a positive covid test but died within 28 days for ANY reason.

You have a source for that or are you making it up? Someone who has a bag of cement fall on them from a building site, should never be labelled a Covid death, nor would any doctor put that on the death certificate. In fact, deaths from Covid are higher....for the UK, total Deaths within 28 days of positive test is 135,621, while Deaths with COVID-19 on the death certificate total is 158664.

Source.

[anchadian]

Agree this is completely illogical and seems discriminatory. Astra-Zeneca states that its vaccine is of identical quality wherever it is made - here in Thailand you might get locally-made AZ or AZ from Korea - both have exactly the same efficacy.

 

https://twitter.com/pakhead/status/1440929116635623428

 

England’s Covid travel rules spark outrage around the world

 

Refusal to recognise vaccines given across Latin America, Africa and south Asia has been denounced as ‘discriminatory’

 

England’s new Covid travel rules and refusal to recognise vaccines administered across huge swaths of the world have sparked outrage and bewilderment across Latin America, Africa and south Asia, with critics denouncing what they called an illogical and discriminatory policy.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/23/englands-covid-travel-rules-spark-outrage-around-the-world

 

 

[jacko45k]

Just now, anchadian said:

Refusal to recognise vaccines given across Latin America, Africa and south Asia has been denounced as ‘discriminatory’

Well refusing to allow a person into the country based where they are from is too.... this is not the time to let PC come into rule and play, and put populations at risk. 

[anchadian]

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha announced three milestones to be achieved to control the spread of COVID-19 in Thailand, as well as cooperation with other countries, during the virtual “Global COVID-19 Summit: Ending the Pandemic and Building Back Better”, which is part of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

thaip.bs/f2h0usv

[RichardColeman]

12 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

You are confused. 

 

Rather than a detailed explanation about why you are wrong, let me ask you 2 questions:

 

1 - Do you believe that UK mortality numbers for Covid are overstated? 

 

2 - Do you believe that Covid deaths are insignificant compared to other forms of mortality? 

1 - yes, 100%. As the numbers include potentially people that actually got better from covid - its from positive test date, not reason for death later. 

 

2 - No, a death is a death, and a sad loss to all. I am not a covid denier, but if you want to report a death then report it for the correct reason for death.

[RafPinto]

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

Could it be Anutin's group or the CCSA, or better yet the office responsible for reviewing and approving such paperwork such as the initial orders of Pfizer.....only God or Buddha themselves truly know the answer.

They would upset their Chi... masters.

Getting free vaccines from the USA and not buying from their masters.

[RafPinto]

4 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha announced three milestones to be achieved to control the spread of COVID-19 in Thailand, as well as cooperation with other countries, during the virtual “Global COVID-19 Summit: Ending the Pandemic and Building Back Better”, which is part of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

thaip.bs/f2h0usv

Milestone ONE: How much

Milestone TWO: how much for me

Milestone Three: not enough, please increase your donation.

[RichardColeman]

The economist death tracker is recording Thailand excess deaths as

 

 

August - 15,000

July - 4,500

June - 4,000

May - 3,000

 

So, 26,500 extra deaths May - Aug. With say 3-4000 of the covid deaths of Thailand reported 15,800 happening this month, Thailand is missing a minimum of 14,000 extra deaths in 4 months ! Anyone care to explain the 14,000 missing deaths ? extra Road deaths are not that bad !

[edwinchester]

19 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

1 - yes, 100%. As the numbers include potentially people that actually got better from covid - its from positive test date, not reason for death later. 

 

2 - No, a death is a death, and a sad loss to all. I am not a covid denier, but if you want to report a death then report it for the correct reason for death.

A UK doctor is legally obliged to put the correct cause of death on the Death Certificate. It is inconceivable they would list covid as a cause if they died in an accident. Do not confuse dying within 28 days of a positive test with what appears on a death certificate.

[anchadian]

Booster Jabs Start at Bang Sue Station Tomorrow

 

Dr. Mingkwan Wichaidit, director of the Bang Sue central vaccination center, said the booster shot would initially be for 150,000 people who had received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine made by Sinovac at the Bang Sue Grand Station from March to May. They were among the 550,000 people who had received two doses of the Sinovac vaccine.

 

From Sept 24 to 26, the vaccination center will inject the third shot for 15,000 people a day and later the number of recipients will be 10,000 a day. The injection for the 150,000 people will finish on Oct 13.

 

https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-786646

[Bkk Brian]

40 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

The economist death tracker is recording Thailand excess deaths as

 

 

August - 15,000

July - 4,500

June - 4,000

May - 3,000

 

So, 26,500 extra deaths May - Aug. With say 3-4000 of the covid deaths of Thailand reported 15,800 happening this month, Thailand is missing a minimum of 14,000 extra deaths in 4 months ! Anyone care to explain the 14,000 missing deaths ? extra Road deaths are not that bad !

You can be quite sure that Thailand does not over count its covid related deaths, with its proven lack of testing the number will be much higher. Regards excess deaths in Thailand and all over the world then this would add more covid deaths to the overall count but that is not an exact known number. Official reasons for excess deaths are:

 

First, the official statistics in many countries exclude victims who did not test positive for coronavirus before dying—which can be a substantial majority in places with little capacity for testing. Second, hospitals and civil registries may not process death certificates for several days, or even weeks, which creates lags in the data. And third, the pandemic has made it harder for doctors to treat other conditions and discouraged people from going to hospital, which may have indirectly caused an increase in fatalities from diseases other than covid-19.

[sucit]

So at the beginning of the month a bunch of stuff reopened. 
 

Can somebody explain why the sky isn’t falling in? I mean it’s a deadly disease, we are commingling more.. why aren’t numbers skyrocketing?

 

Oh that’s right, because it does not actually work like that… the numbers go in waves no matter what you do, lockdown or not as places like Sweden prove. I forgot, sorry. Carryon. 
 

Yet when the second wave comes the relaxed restrictions will be blamed of course lol

[anchadian]

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration's (CCSA) sub-committee proposed the extension of the state of emergency decree until the end of November, local news report. The CCSA will decide on the latest Covid measures on Monday.

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1440947576564445190

 

[anchadian]

New Covid-19 cases in each province…

https://thethaiger.com/coronavirus/thursday-covid-update-13256-new-cases-provincial-totals