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Thailand on Wednesday (October 20) reported 8,918 new COVID-19 cases, 10,878 recoveries and 79 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. 

 

▶︎ Total infections since April 1: 1,782,989

▶︎ Total recoveries since since April 1: 1,662,433

 

Wednesday’s cases bring the total number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand to 1,811,852 with 18,486 deaths.

 

The news comes as about 50 nurses and other medical personnel working at the Udon Thani provincial hospital have protested to the management over its alleged failure to pay them hazard allowances for having to work long hours during the COVID-19 pandemic since last year.

 

The frontline medics staged a protest in the grounds of the hospital Tuesday before moving to the provincial hall, to submit a petition to Governor Sayam Sirimongkol. The petition letter was received by the provincial health chief, Dr. Paramet Kingko.

 

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https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1450624170564341763

 

Phuket health authorities are reporting 132 new local cases , six cases from the Sandbox and no deaths. There are 2,259 patients in care . The #PhuketSandbox has had 163 cases since 1st July #COVID19 #โควิด19 #โควิดวันนี้ #Thailand

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1450606904653205507

PCR test positive cases, total of 8,918 official new infections. 79 official covid deaths recorded. 

 

Rapid tests positive cases, 3,178 bringing the unofficial total to 12,096

https://ddc.moph.go.th/covid19-dashboard/

 

Rolling 7 day average (up to 18th Oct) which includes prison cases and bar chart of community cases from daily official announcements.

https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus/country/thailand

Chonburi Public Health Office is reporting 328 new cases today and four deaths. Most new cases are in Chonburi City (52), Si Racha (113), and Bang Lamung/Pattaya (66). There are 7,242 patients in care #COVID19 #โควิดวันนี้ #Thailand

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1450606744535592960

UPDATE: 8,918 confirmed cases, 3,178 probable cases (ATK), and 79 deaths (1.02%). Out of 103,507 patients , 41,138 are in hospital, 53,121 in hospitel and 7,679 in home/community isolation. 2,728 in a serious condition (-34) with 619 on ventilators (-12) #Thailand #COVID19

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1450629572429451267

The number of Covid-19 cases crossed 12.84 million across Southeast Asia, with 29,432 new cases reported on Tuesday. #Asean #COVID19 #TheNationThailand

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/international/40007735

Duplicate post removed.  Already in main news section.

 

Does anyone else find it absolutely remarkable that the tested rate has remained at a constant 14.68% for days now?

Back on the beach in Thailand's model 'sandbox'

Ring-fencing of resort island shows possible way forward for tourism

 

With some 20% of its economy based on tourism, you would expect Thailand's marketing gurus to dream up innovative slogans. They have given us such enduring catch lines as "Amazing Thailand" and "Smooth as Silk" for Thai Airways International. The latest is "Phuket Sandbox" as a pillar for the country's post-COVID-19 tourism recovery program. Thais love a good pun -- and "Sandbox" isn't bad. It evokes both the beach resort's key attraction and the experimental ring-fencing of Phuket Island from the rest of Thailand.

(Paywall)

 

https://asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s-Picks/Tea-Leaves/Back-on-the-beach-in-Thailand-s-model-sandbox

23 minutes ago, edwinchester said:

Does anyone else find it absolutely remarkable that the tested rate has remained at a constant 14.68% for days now?

Pure coincidence. It clearly could be nothing more given the transparency of the last 18 months ????

Looking better!

1 hour ago, Bkk Brian said:

PCR test positive cases, total of 8,918 official new infections. 79 official covid deaths recorded. 

 

Rapid tests positive cases, 3,178 bringing the unofficial total to 12,096

https://ddc.moph.go.th/covid19-dashboard/

 

Rolling 7 day average (up to 18th Oct) which includes prison cases and bar chart of community cases from daily official announcements.

https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus/country/thailand

We have achieved flat line status it would appear. The ATK cases should be included in my view since they accept them as proof of being negative for traveling.

22 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

We have achieved flat line status it would appear. The ATK cases should be included in my view since they accept them as proof of being negative for traveling.

 Yes... I would like to see a chart of numbers free of Covid too! 

41 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

We have achieved flat line status it would appear. The ATK cases should be included in my view since they accept them as proof of being negative for traveling.

Of course they should, its ridiculous they are not included, actually the GPO is selling them online also now:

 

From today until 20th October, the Government Pharmaceutical Organization will sell Antigen Test Kits (ATK) online through the website http://gpoplanet.com. The ATK’s are priced at 800 baht per box, which is 40 baht per kit. The online shop opens at 8am. #Thailand

https://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/1450620434525790210

 

Top health official recommends Pfizer jabs to tackle Songkhla cluster

 

The recent cluster of infections in the South is mostly based in the lower part of Songkhla province, at the point where it intersects with Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat, said Dr Papon Deechaisit, deputy director of the provincial public health authority.

 

He also said the vaccine regimen will be modified from the Sinovac-AstraZeneca cocktail to Pfizer for both jabs. Of the 120,000 students aged between 12 and 18, 92,000 have received at least their first jab, he said.

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/blogs/in-focus/40007723

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

We have achieved flat line status it would appear. The ATK cases should be included in my view since they accept them as proof of being negative for traveling.

Accepting ATK tests into the overall numbers of Infections would send the numbers in the wrong direction.

The fall in reported Infections seem to be declining more rapidly over the last few days. 

I wonder if that observation has been swayed in any way by the opening on  1 st Nov, and the dire need to make the Country look like a sterile Environment for the tourists.

 

1 minute ago, Cake Monster said:

Accepting ATK tests into the overall numbers of Infections would send the numbers in the wrong direction.

The fall in reported Infections seem to be declining more rapidly over the last few days. 

I wonder if that observation has been swayed in any way by the opening on  1 st Nov, and the dire need to make the Country look like a sterile Environment for the tourists.

 

When you only test a few pecent then as always you will achieve lower numbers, case solved.

The Department of Disease Control said it delivered 4.5 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer for inoculation with students. The amount is enough for the administration of the first vaccine dose for students before the next school term begins on Nov 1.

@TNAMCOT

 

https://twitter.com/TNAMCOTEnglish/status/1450682687627272192

 

70% of People in Bangkok Fully Vaccinated

 

BANGKOK, Oct 20 (TNA) – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) reported that 70.63% of people in the capital received their second COVID-19 vaccine dose.

 

Bangkok deputy governor Sophon Phisutthiwong said the BMA was ready for the government’s country reopening policy and would report its Bangkok Sandbox measures for the reopening to the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration on Oct 20.

 

As of 10pm on Oct 18, 8,132,826 people received their first COVID-19 vaccine jab, forming 105.63% of the Bangkok population, and 5,437,553 people had their second dose, accounting for 70.63%. BMA expects 80% of its people would receive their second vaccine dose within Oct 30.

 

https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-806917

3 hours ago, edwinchester said:

Does anyone else find it absolutely remarkable that the tested rate has remained at a constant 14.68% for days now?

Also amazing that the more they relax measures, the lower the positive numbers get.

2 hours ago, Jeffr2 said:

Looking better!

About time.

It's nearly seven months since lockdown began.

49 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

70% of People in Bangkok Fully Vaccinated

 

BANGKOK, Oct 20 (TNA) – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) reported that 70.63% of people in the capital received their second COVID-19 vaccine dose.

 

Bangkok deputy governor Sophon Phisutthiwong said the BMA was ready for the government’s country reopening policy and would report its Bangkok Sandbox measures for the reopening to the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration on Oct 20.

 

As of 10pm on Oct 18, 8,132,826 people received their first COVID-19 vaccine jab, forming 105.63% of the Bangkok population, and 5,437,553 people had their second dose, accounting for 70.63%. BMA expects 80% of its people would receive their second vaccine dose within Oct 30.

 

https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-806917

"report their sandbox measures for the reopening."

 

More cooks to spoil the broth.

1 hour ago, Bkk Brian said:

Oct 20.

 

As of 10pm on Oct 18, 8,132,826 people received their first COVID-19 vaccine jab, forming 105.63% of the Bangkok population

With such figures reported and so many different agencies, provincial authorities etc involved in the vaccine rollout, I doubt they will never have a clear idea of true numbers by area, only total number of vaccines bought and distributed. The drawbacks of regional control and too many departments rather than one centralised vaccination system.

Transporting dead Covid-19 patients a tough task as Nakhon Ratchasima hospital flooded

 

Rescuers are finding it hard transporting dead Covid-19 patients from a flooded Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital.

The flood situation in Thailand has eased, but not in Nakhon Ratchasima province.

 

Water level posed a fresh obstacle to local rescue staff, who have reportedly had the daily task of carrying dead patients from the hospital to temples nearby for funerals. Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital has now temporarily reduced the number of patients it can receive in a day.

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40007756

A total of 67.6 million Covid vaccines were administered between February 28 - October 19, including 38.61 million first doses & 26.95 million second doses (37.4% of the population are fully vaccinated). 994,781 people were vaccinated yesterday.

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1450712509409742848

he Department of Medical Services has collaborated with Charoen Pokphand Group and Pruksa Real Estate to bring Lerdsin Field Hospital to service. The 200-bed facility will take in Covid patients with severe or complicated symptoms.

 

https://twitter.com/NBTWORLDNews/status/1450733524407967748

Of the 8,859 cases in the general Thai population, the highest numbers were 1,020 in Bangkok followed by 704 in Yala, 520 in Pattani, 484 in Songkhla, 359 in Samut Prakan, 328 in Chonburi, 294 in Chiang Mai and 284 in Narathiwat.

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1450710951762661377

 

5 minutes ago, anchadian said:

A total of 67.6 million Covid vaccines were administered between February 28 - October 19, including 38.61 million first doses & 26.95 million second doses (37.4% of the population are fully vaccinated). 994,781 people were vaccinated yesterday.

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1450712509409742848

National Vaccination Rollout:

 

DAY 129: 583,994

DAY 130: 1,034,549

DAY 131: 524,670

DAY 132: 1,063,719 <— Sat

DAY 133: 475,053 <— Sun

DAY 134: 914,527

DAY 135: 994,781

 

TOTAL: 67,587,102 doses since 28 Feb

 

37.4% of the population fully vaccinated

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1450735049431601152

 

2 hours ago, Petey11 said:

Also amazing that the more they relax measures, the lower the positive numbers get.

Not really, when you consider that people are getting vaccinated on a fairly large scale now, and that easing restrictions has really been little more than lip service to placate the masses. The "relaxing of measures" has made very little difference to people's behaviour in real terms (a curfew that most people ignore changing from 10pm to 11pm, or malls staying open an extra hour is hardly going to make significant difference to the number of cases compared to millions of vaccinations per week).

 

Vaccinations are causing the number of cases to decline. The easing of restrictions wouldn't have negated the positive effects of that. They should really expedite the further reduction of these restrictions to people's freedoms now.