By Natcha Patanasophon

 

The number of Covid-19 infections in Chiang Mai rose further on Monday, as the province was set to re-open to vaccinated tourists next month.

 

Chiang Mai reported 314 new Covid cases Monday, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), up from the daily number of 191 a week earlier.

 

The province also saw cases from the Muang Mai Market cluster last week rise from 587 confirmed on Wednesday to a total of 900 by Sunday.

 

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Sure wish we could stop it with all these infection numbers, its deaths that matter.

 

UK is averaging about 40,000 infections a day now, but say 120 deaths (of all causes) a day from testing within 28 days, That would put the survival rate at about 99.7% for everyone testing positive. knock out the 50% of over 83 (life expectancy) that died and we have something like a 99.85% survival rate, knock out the other health issues and we get to 99.99% survival rate for infections.

 

Obviously a lot is due to vaccines.

 

But the world need to just get on with life now we have the vaccines, protect any health issues and old people and get the ball rolling. Can't wait any more now for a disease killing specific people that we can protect.

 

 

9 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Sure wish we could stop it with all these infection numbers, its deaths that matter.

 

All numbers have value as they determine future trend, But I agree , the numbers need to be announced with in context so that people get a realistic picture. 

The total numbers are simply positive tests. Someone can test positive and not even be infected, or can be infected but asymptomatic, or Symptomatic but mildly so, not requiring hospitalization etc. As vaccination rates increase many of those who test positive will have a low viral load  and be less likely to transmit the virus or get seriously ill.   

The characterisation of foreigners as virus vectors needs to stop. There have been no cases of infection hotspots in CM caused by foreign visitors, they are all due to Thai infecting Thai. Of course the innate xenophobia in this country was only magnified by Anutin calling farangs dirty! His words will haunt tourism for as long as he is around. But opening to foreign tourism is essential because Thai people are too indebted to undertake more than the minimum of domestic tourism.

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The number of Covid-19 infections in Chiang Mai rose further on Monday, as the province was set to re-open to vaccinated tourists next month.

Perfect timing... 

8 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Sure wish we could stop it with all these infection numbers, its deaths that matter.

Obviously a lot is due to vaccines.

 

But the world need to just get on with life now we have the vaccines, protect any health issues and old people and get the ball rolling. Can't wait any more now for a disease killing specific people that we can protect.

all of the problems are still here   anti science anti vaccine anti intelligence     ... those need to go away 

do you hear me texas  florida and arizona   thailand 

8 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

 

 

 

It is the number of deaths that count. That is correct. But the deaths come up to four weeks after infection. Rising infections mean that November is the time to look at deaths. 

5 hours ago, brommers said:

The characterisation of foreigners as virus vectors needs to stop. There have been no cases of infection hotspots in CM caused by foreign visitors, they are all due to Thai infecting Thai. Of course the innate xenophobia in this country was only magnified by Anutin calling farangs dirty! His words will haunt tourism for as long as he is around. But opening to foreign tourism is essential because Thai people are too indebted to undertake more than the minimum of domestic tourism.

No Burmese (or hilltribes) working the markets then?

Or don't you count Burmese as foreigners?