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Thailand on Monday (November 8th) reported 7,592 new COVID-19 cases, 7,495 recoveries and 39 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. 

 

▶︎ Total infections since April 1: 1,946,728

▶︎ Total recoveries since since April 1: 1,830,037

 

Monday’s cases bring the total number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand to 1,975,591 with 19,703 deaths.

 

The news comes as the Cabinet approved 2.316 billion baht for the ChulaCov19 project, which seeks to yield an mRNA vaccine for use against COVID-19. The budget will go toward testing the vaccine in volunteers, under phase 3 clinical trials, and preparing for the production of doses.

 

Registration of the vaccine for emergency use will follow, in accordance with the requirements of the Food and Drug Administration. Chulalongkorn University has been asked to produce a mechanism for follow-up and evaluation of the vaccine project, to ensure transparency and traceability.

 

On the same day, the Cabinet endorsed 1.309 billion baht to fund the Baiya vaccine project, which is a collaboration between Chulalongkorn University and Baiya Phytopharm Co., Ltd on the development of a COVID-19 vaccine derived from the tobacco plant.

*NBT contributed to this report

 

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The number of Covid-19 cases crossed 13.39 million across Southeast Asia, with 27,556 new cases reported on Sunday. #Asean #COVID19 #TheNationThailand

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/international/40008533

PCR test positive cases, total of 7,592 official new infections. 39 official covid deaths recorded, the lowest for months.

 

Rapid tests positive cases, 3,797 bringing the total of PCR and ATK results to 11,389

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

 

Rolling 7 day average chart (up to 6 Nov) and bar chart of both PCR and ATK totals

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

We always seem to have larger ATK numbers released on Monday and Tuesdays when the weekend case numbers, which tend to be down, are released as well.  I am hopeful that the downward trend will continue, but as I have stated before it had been a bumpy ride downward, and yet we are still in the 10k range for total cases.  

 

13

Thailand

56,874

62,034

-8%

812

453

459

-1%

6

-5,160

-74

-6

-0.1

70,036,452

 

Thailand is now 13th in overall weekly cases.  Deaths have dropped and Thailand now for the week is 73rd overall, which is nice to see,

73

Thailand

56,874

62,034

-8%

812

453

459

-1%

6

-5,160

-74

-6

-0.1

70,036,452

 

As far as overall cases as we start to move from Pandemic to Endemic, Thailand sits at 24th still

24

Thailand

1,967,999

+7,960

19,664

+53

1,849,968

+6,950

98,367

2,225

28,100

281

14,913,135

212,934

70,036,452

Encouraging to see another reduction in the death numbers again yesterday. 
 

Latest up to to date official data from the worldometer ranking table for deaths/million of population over the past 7 days, including yesterday’s numbers, shows Thailand up four places to 69th in the world, 26 places below the UK.

 

Same table shows Thailand rise one place to 14th in Asia, 5 places below the Philippines and 2 places above Vietnam. 
 

The number of deaths over the past week remaining low at 7 deaths/million of population, up 2% over the 7 day period, with the number of official infections also falling 9%. 
 

69

Thailand

55,975

61,542

-9%

799

459

450

+2%

7

70,036,452

 

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/weekly-trends/#weekly_table

 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The news comes as the Cabinet approved 2.316 billion baht for the ChulaCov19 project, which seeks to yield an mRNA vaccine for use against COVID-19. The budget will go toward testing the vaccine in volunteers, under phase 3 clinical trials

Chulalongkorn University has not reported the findings from phase 1/2 human trials to the government or publicly yet. Would be interesting to see those when they come through. It was carried out with 96 volunteers. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04566276 If those are good to go then they will need to find 10,000 new volunteers for the all important Phase 3 study. This study can provide the strongest evidence about how safe and protective the vaccine candidate is. Not so easy to find 10,000 volunteers in Thailand however where you need the virus to be widespread to test effectively. Prime candidates would be health workers but they are all vaccinated already. 

 

The other one they mention the Baiya vaccine that is still undergoing Phase 1 trials and no results posted either yet. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04953078

 

They again if all goes well will need to find 10,000 volunteers but that would not be until well into next year as they need to do Phase 2 first.

 

Its great to develop your own brand vaccines for future use so long as you can also fund your current needs.

It are not the deaths that apparently is seen as a Covid control or less Covid problems... If I read in the last months that people died at a age of 90 and up by Covid, I think that they have a age that it is not abnormal to die. However every dead of the Covis is one too much, but....you have to be realistic too. On the other hand we see that there are more new Covid cases than recoveries and that is worrysome much more. More people are getting vaccinated and the chance to get very serious ill will be reduced, but still thy will and can transfer the virus further. Even in Europe with a lot more vaccinated people the cases are going up and they are calling now for the third shot. So Covid is still not under control

UPDATE: 7,592 confirmed cases, 3,797 probable cases (ATK), and 39 deaths (1.00%). Out of 98,425 patients , 42,193 are in hospital, 43,797 in hospitel and 6,815 in home/community isolation. There are 1,997 in a serious condition (-51) with 441 on ventilators (-8) #Thailand

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1457525080037027845

Phuket marks 45 new COVID cases, one new death

 

PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 45 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (Nov 7) bringing the total number of people recognised as infected with COVID-19 in Phuket since Apr 3 to 15,907.

 

https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-marks-45-new-covid-cases-one-new-death-81955.php

Deaths are down nicely ????

Total vaccine doses administered - 80,499,612

Doses administered yesterday - 278,059

 

Meanwhile, the far southern provinces keep getting battered by the virus.

Southerners, prepare for many more months of school closures and curfews!

Just received a message from the daughters school.  Classes resume Monday the 15th and they have three days scheduled this week to pick up the new uniform attire as well as the books that will be issued.  Why the hell do the uniforms change each semester, and why does she, as a first grader, need a Girl Scout uniform and Red Cross study book?

39 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Just received a message from the daughters school.  Classes resume Monday the 15th and they have three days scheduled this week to pick up the new uniform attire as well as the books that will be issued.  Why the hell do the uniforms change each semester, and why does she, as a first grader, need a Girl Scout uniform and Red Cross study book?

………..and what has any of that got to do with the OP?

54 minutes ago, MarcelV said:

Meanwhile, the far southern provinces keep getting battered by the virus.

Southerners, prepare for many more months of school closures and curfews!

Yes its a clear example of the vaccine inequity in Thailand, the Southern Border Provinces had a bad deal and this in turn meant the virus surged and the students again miss out on education. I hear there was also some vaccine hesitancy down there?

52 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Just received a message from the daughters school.  Classes resume Monday the 15th and they have three days scheduled this week to pick up the new uniform attire as well as the books that will be issued.  Why the hell do the uniforms change each semester, and why does she, as a first grader, need a Girl Scout uniform and Red Cross study book?

Good news on the school re-opening though, where 70% coverage of vaccine is administered then all schools should probably open. Hopefully all goes well. Good luck with the uniforms!

3 hours ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

Deaths are down nicely ????

Most wealthy Asian countries have abandoned zero covid strategy and look at deaths as the determinant factor for easing restrictions. I think that will be the strategy that all countries will adopt as vaccination targets are achieved and new therapeutics that reduce deaths are approved. 

39 covid deaths yesterday

 

• 24 males, 15 females : Thailand(38), Germany(1)
• Median age 71 years (25 – 90 years)
• Median (known infection-death) 13 days (up to 68 days)
❖ age 60 and over, 28 cases (72%)
❖ under 60 years of age:
Seven had chronic disease (18%).
No history of chronic disease, 4 (10%)
Risk Factors - Key Issues
• HT (18), DM (12), HPL(8), obesity (9), kidney disease (6), bedridden (1)

https://media.thaigov.go.th/uploads/public_img/source/081164.pdf

Covid patients can pass on virus to pets: Chula University study

 

Covid-19 patients are being advised to avoid contact with their pets after a local study found that dogs and cats can contract the virus from their infected owners.

Assoc Prof Dr Thira Woratanarat from the Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University posted the results of the survey on his Facebook page on Sunday.

The university's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine found that infected people have passed on the virus to their dogs and cats.

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40008558

National Vaccination Rollout:

 

Mon 1st: 515,839

Tue 2nd: 787,976

Wed 3rd: 817,382

Thu 4th: 824,650

Fri 5th: 861,848

Sat 6th: 703,581

Sun 7th: 278,059

 

TOTAL: 80,499,612 doses since 28 Feb

 

47.1% of the population fully vaccinated

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1457606752065634306

 

 

 

36 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Yes its a clear example of the vaccine inequity in Thailand, the Southern Border Provinces had a bad deal and this in turn meant the virus surged and the students again miss out on education. I hear there was also some vaccine hesitancy down there?

Most people in the area don't trust the government due to tragedies like the Tak Bai Massacre and the mistreatment of citizens, among others. If you don't trust someone, would you willingly take his vaccine?

1 hour ago, Kadilo said:

………..and what has any of that got to do with the OP?

Well for one it's a school opening while others have recently been shut due to Covid in the past week. So it is covid related, and two the Vaccinations for children and students have not been completed in the country yet. Have you forgotten that children can spread Covid to the patents and grandparents who are yet to be vaccinated...

3 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Well for one it's a school opening while others have recently been shut due to Covid in the past week. So it is covid related, and two the Vaccinations for children and students have not been completed in the country yet. Have you forgotten that children can spread Covid to the patents and grandparents who are yet to be vaccinated...

Coincidentally, just received an email from my daughters school. One of the secondary teachers has caught the virus, they had been double jabbed months ago with Sinovac, not sure if they've had a booster.

 

Anyway the school seems to be dealing with it very sensibly and not overreacting. After testing positive with the home test ATK he was then sent to the hospital to get another with Nasopharyngeal Antigen Test, this was also positive so he's isolating at home for 2 weeks. All the students and other teachers have tested negative so all carries on as normal, those with close contact with him just need to self monitor.

32 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Well for one it's a school opening while others have recently been shut due to Covid in the past week. So it is covid related, and two the Vaccinations for children and students have not been completed in the country yet. Have you forgotten that children can spread Covid to the patents and grandparents who are yet to be vaccinated...

In New South Wales where double jabbed is well over 80% the age group with the most infections is 0-18. This is being put down to transmissions at schools. 

1 hour ago, Bkk Brian said:

39 covid deaths yesterday

 

• 24 males, 15 females : Thailand(38), Germany(1)
• Median age 71 years (25 – 90 years)
• Median (known infection-death) 13 days (up to 68 days)
❖ age 60 and over, 28 cases (72%)
❖ under 60 years of age:
Seven had chronic disease (18%).
No history of chronic disease, 4 (10%)
Risk Factors - Key Issues
• HT (18), DM (12), HPL(8), obesity (9), kidney disease (6), bedridden (1)

https://media.thaigov.go.th/uploads/public_img/source/081164.pdf

So as we've known for a long time...it's the old and infirm who are most at risk.

Just now, Pattaya Spotter said:

So as we've known for a long time...it's the old and infirm who are most at risk.

There are quite a few other vulnerable groups but they hopefully are mostly vaxxed now, however the numbers are way down and if it stays like this then Thailand is well on the way to declaring it endemic and living the new normal is my opinion

COVID infections among attendees of Buddhist ceremonies under watch

Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has expressed concern over new COVID-19 infections among people attending Kathin ceremonies, to present saffron robes to monks in temples, and has advised them to exercise extreme caution to protect themselves from the disease.

 

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/covid-infections-among-attendees-of-buddhist-ceremonies-under-watch/

Oh dear!! Another set of clusters mess up the decreasing figures with a horrible rise from 82 cases previously.

And apologies for the late report as I was out having the car serviced.

 

Health officials on Sunday (Nov 7) reported 204 new COVID-19 cases, 76 were found in Hua Hin – the district with the most cases reported in the province.

Health officials said they discovered two new clusters in Hua Hin.

One cluster was found at a meatball shop in Soi Chomsin, which has accumulated in 21 infected cases, while the second cluster was found amongst a group of friends playing football in Hua Hin, which has accumulated 15 cases. Meanwhile cases continue to found from the cluster at Nong Khon Market.

Elsewhere in the province, 43 cases were found in Pranburi, 14 cases in Sam Roi Yot, 4 cases in Kuiburi, zero cases found in Thap Sakae, 48 cases in Bang Saphan, 2 cases in Bang Saphan Noi, and 17 cases in Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan.

One more death was reported today, a Thai man 88-years-old, who lived in Pran Buri and who had a congenital disease and had never been vaccinated.

 

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