webfact Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Thailand has detected its case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, health officials said on Monday. The case was discovered in a male US citizen who had travelled to Thailand from Spain at the end November. The case is still awaiting the result of a second RT-PCR test, Dr Supakit Sirilak, chief of Thailand’s Medical Science Department told press on Monday. Dr Supakit urged the public not to panic in relation to the discovery of the Omicron variant in a person in Thailand. This is a developing news story. This post may be updated without warning. Discover Cigna’s range of health insurance solutions created for expats and local nationals living in Thailand - click to view -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2021-12-06 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Macrohistory Posted December 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2021 Since he's an American, you have to seriously wonder whether he's been wearing masks and social-distancing. I fear not. 13 16 11 2 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post smedly Posted December 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2021 recent early data suggest that this variant could end the pandemic 20 3 1 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jeffr2 Posted December 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2021 6 minutes ago, smedly said: recent early data suggest that this variant could end the pandemic That's not been proven. Far from it. 11 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jeffr2 Posted December 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2021 It's now been reported in about 50 countries. Guaranteed it's all over by now. It moved quickly. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mickmouse1 Posted December 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2021 From my understanding this variant was announced only recently in RSA. The poor chap arrived in November, I supposed he had been tested and quarantined as well upon arrival in Thailand. I therefore can only suspect he has been infected in Thailand only. Maybe I am wrong.???? 14 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KaputtAlreadyNa Posted December 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2021 22 minutes ago, Macrohistory said: Since he's an American, you have to seriously wonder whether he's been wearing masks and social-distancing. I fear not. No only the Americas, those that feels that they are superior to the others too. Warmest 9 5 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grain Posted December 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2021 Go on YT and watch Dr. Campbell's latest report with figures from SA. This Omicron variant may well mean the pandemic is coming to an end. 12 1 3 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jeffr2 Posted December 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2021 2 minutes ago, grain said: Go on YT and watch Dr. Campbell's latest report with figures from SA. This Omicron variant may well mean the pandemic is coming to an end. He's not a doctor, he's a retired nursing teacher. His videos are good, but he is not saying this pandemic is going to end. Don't post misinformation. It helps no one. 19 5 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post itsari Posted December 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2021 27 minutes ago, Macrohistory said: Since he's an American, you have to seriously wonder whether he's been wearing masks and social-distancing. I fear not. Amusing assumption to say the least 10 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post itsari Posted December 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2021 18 minutes ago, smedly said: recent early data suggest that this variant could end the pandemic You watch too much you tube experts 5 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 A troll post has been removed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stubby Posted December 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2021 6 minutes ago, itsari said: You watch too much you tube experts What's wrong with experts on YouTube? Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, and the president's chief medical advisor is on YT. Or maybe that's your point? 7 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jeffr2 Posted December 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2021 3 minutes ago, Stubby said: What's wrong with experts on YouTube? Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, and the president's chief medical advisor is on YT. Or maybe that's your point? Come on. Don't deflect. YouTube is a terrible source for information. Especially for those who like conspiracy theories. 10 3 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post itsari Posted December 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2021 2 minutes ago, Stubby said: What's wrong with experts on YouTube? Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, and the president's chief medical advisor is on YT. Or maybe that's your point? Experts on You Tube are not to be trusted in my opinion . 8 3 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 (edited) 43 minutes ago, smedly said: recent early data suggest that this variant could end the pandemic AFAIK, only one CEO of a private healthcare network, has put forward this hypothesis (twice). So far, only one other person, an immunologist, is publicly sharing his 'cautious optimism'. Edited December 6, 2021 by NanLaew 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bubba Posted December 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2021 42 minutes ago, Macrohistory said: Since he's an American, you have to seriously wonder whether he's been wearing masks and social-distancing. I fear not. He is American who traveled to Thailand from Spain, where he had been living for the past year. From my limited understanding of virology, I believe viruses do not discriminate based on a potential host's nationality. 24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jossthaifarang Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 You couldn't make this <deleted> up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danderman123 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 30 minutes ago, Mickmouse1 said: From my understanding this variant was announced only recently in RSA. The poor chap arrived in November, I supposed he had been tested and quarantined as well upon arrival in Thailand. I therefore can only suspect he has been infected in Thailand only. Maybe I am wrong.???? The OP says he arrived "end of November". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NanLaew Posted December 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2021 1 minute ago, bubba said: He is American who traveled to Thailand from Spain, where he had been living for the past year. From my limited understanding of virology, I believe viruses do not discriminate based on a potential host's nationality. Correct. SARS-CoV-2 doesn't need a passport to travel either. Maybe by the next 'variant of concern', the world health authorities and the knee-jerk governments implementing big pharma's vaccination Ponzi schemes will realize that even with the most intense genomic sequencing efforts, the earliest that a new variant can be confirmed is upwards of two weeks after the fact. The stigma of naming it after a country or a region still persists despite the fancy-looking Greek alphabet. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post StayinThailand2much Posted December 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2021 41 minutes ago, smedly said: recent early data suggest that this variant could end the pandemic One way or the other... 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thaiman Posted December 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2021 (edited) Are all the people on his flight in quarantine now? What about the taxi and hotel staff? lol Edited December 6, 2021 by thaiman 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kadilo Posted December 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2021 29 minutes ago, grain said: Go on YT and watch Dr. Campbell's latest report with figures from SA. This Omicron variant may well mean the pandemic is coming to an end. Backed up by this early report on SA Less need for oxygen with shorter stays in hospital. No spike in deaths seen even as cases increase. Still early doors to read too much for Omicron but early signs look promising and a good read for those interested in the early data. https://www.samrc.ac.za/news/tshwane-district-omicron-variant-patient-profile-early-features 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grain Posted December 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2021 22 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said: He's not a doctor, he's a retired nursing teacher. His videos are good, but he is not saying this pandemic is going to end. Don't post misinformation. It helps no one. what part of "may well mean" don't you understand? Anyway, what's wrong with hope and optimism? The pandemic will end one day and for the past year and a half professionals have been saying the way it will end is the virus will eventually mutate to a weak strain no worse than the common cold and it will be over. That appears to be happening right now. I repeat "appears to be" FYI, statements such as "may well be" and "appears to be" are opinions not misinformation. Have a nice day you grumpy old pessimist. 21 6 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jeffr2 Posted December 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2021 (edited) 14 minutes ago, grain said: what part of "may well mean" don't you understand? Anyway, what's wrong with hope and optimism? The pandemic will end one day and for the past year and a half professionals have been saying the way it will end is the virus will eventually mutate to a weak strain no worse than the common cold and it will be over. That appears to be happening right now. I repeat "appears to be" FYI, statements such as "may well be" and "appears to be" are opinions not misinformation. Have a nice day you grumpy old pessimist. Hope and optimism is what I heard back in January of 2020. Look where we are now. Most experts are saying this is serious and none are saying it may well mean an end. None. I'd rather think things will be bad and they turn out better, than have sunshine blown up my bum only to find out things are bad. Get it? Thanks for the personal attack. Edited December 6, 2021 by Jeffr2 3 2 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bkk Brian Posted December 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2021 6 minutes ago, Kadilo said: Backed up by this early report on SA Less need for oxygen with shorter stays in hospital. No spike in deaths seen even as cases increase. Still early doors to read too much for Omicron but early signs look promising and a good read for those interested in the early data. https://www.samrc.ac.za/news/tshwane-district-omicron-variant-patient-profile-early-features Why would there be, that study group is 80% under 50 years old. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bubba Posted December 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2021 36 minutes ago, grain said: Go on YT and watch Dr. Campbell's latest report with figures from SA. This Omicron variant may well mean the pandemic is coming to an end. Dr. Fauci made a similarly positive observation today: Though it’s too early to really make any definitive statements about it, thus far it does not look like there’s a great degree of severity to it,” Fauci said. “Thus far, the signals are a bit encouraging. But we have really got to be careful before we make any determinations that it is less severe, or it really doesn’t cause any severe illness, comparable to Delta. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/5/encouraging-early-feedback-on-omicron-severity-fauci 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stigar Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 I read in pattayaone this morning that CCSA said the migth be a new lockdown if this virus is deceted in thailand.If so im happy i didnt book my fligth before march next year. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kadilo Posted December 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, bubba said: Dr. Fauci made a similarly positive observation today: Though it’s too early to really make any definitive statements about it, thus far it does not look like there’s a great degree of severity to it,” Fauci said. “Thus far, the signals are a bit encouraging. But we have really got to be careful before we make any determinations that it is less severe, or it really doesn’t cause any severe illness, comparable to Delta. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/5/encouraging-early-feedback-on-omicron-severity-fauci Thanks. Another cautious but encouraging and optimistic report. Edited December 6, 2021 by Kadilo 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post morocco Posted December 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Jeffr2 said: That's not been proven. Far from it. I wouldn't say far from it. There have been studies showing a virus with many mutations tend to kill itself off or weaken considerable. Edited December 6, 2021 by morocco 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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