Thai hospitals prepare for COVID outbreaks during New Year mass exodus from cities

[webfact]

 

Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has instructed all hospitals nationally to prepare staff and equipment, including isolation facilities, to cope with the mass movement of people back to their home provinces and the potential spread of COVID-19 over the festive season.

 

CCSA Assistant Spokesperson Dr. Apisamai Srirangsan said today (Friday) that the public sector has increased precautions, due to concerns over the Omicron variant and its rapid transmissibility. She claimed some private businesses have underestimated the strain.

 

The COVID Delta variant still remains dominant in Thailand, accounting for 83.89% of all COVID-19 infections diagnosed between December 20th and 23rd, while Omicron accounts for 16.2%.

 

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[Meat Pie 47]

No, Anutin says he got it all under control don't worry at all

[rupert the bear]

lets take an einstein like leap into the dark. the indian variant is dangerous it kills in relatively small nos,agreed?so why let it spread?why not do what other countrys are doing to stop it spreading and killing?stop people spreading.wow wasnt that so difficult,tell em to stay home this New year halfwits.as for omnicron,hopefully itll be the dominant strain soon,once it is by all means open up.it doesnt kill unless u r having some other really serious problems and herd immunity will be reached real quick with minimal loss of life IE a songkran car death fest week.then we can all get on with life again ,of course if u r frightened of omnicron continue to stay at home and pamper up .this has gone on long enough now.lets see off delta sensibly then cut to the chase

[madmitch]

If omicron spreads like it has in Europe and then Thailand must surely rethink it's hospitalisation policy. I hope it doesn't but it wouldn't be feasible to send tens of thousands to hospital every day.

[sammieuk1]

Where is Dr Yong and Dr Opus with great words of wisdom via Google ????

[10baht]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

She claimed some private businesses have underestimated the strain.

NY mass exodus??? What a mistake AGAIN????

[10baht]

4 hours ago, Meat Pie 47 said:

No, Anutin says he got it all under control don't worry at al

If he had he would not a have let all this holiday travel happen, They might have kept the daily numbers under 5000 but now I will bet 10000 a day is possible by this time next month.  So, so sad and preventable.

[vandeventer]

42 minutes ago, madmitch said:

If omicron spreads like it has in Europe and then Thailand must surely rethink it's hospitalisation policy. I hope it doesn't but it wouldn't be feasible to send tens of thousands to hospital every day.

Come on guys, lets forget all this BS for at least one day  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and God bless you all.

[4MyEgo]

4 hours ago, Meat Pie 47 said:

No, Anutin says he got it all under control don't worry at all

Following the words of his soon to be predecessor as he pushes him off of the cliff he is currently standing on.

[dogfish180]

Be better to prepare for all the road crash victims!

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has instructed all hospitals nationally to prepare staff and equipment, including isolation facilities, to cope with the mass movement of people back to their home provinces and the potential spread of COVID-19 over the festive season.

Omicron is on it way faster than Santa.

[IAMHERE]

I can imagine the Hospital administrators and billing departments rubbing their hands together in anticipation. Buckle up boys, Big paydays ahead.

[hotchilli]

47 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

Where is Dr Yong and Dr Opus with great words of wisdom via Google ????

They'll be along shortly.

[IAMHERE]

3 minutes ago, dogfish180 said:

Be better to prepare for all the road crash victims!

Not sure there; which patients pay better? Asymptomatic covid is a money maker.

[Bkk Brian]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The COVID Delta variant still remains dominant in Thailand, accounting for 83.89% of all COVID-19 infections diagnosed between December 20th and 23rd, while Omicron accounts for 16.2%.

In Bangkok that Omicron percentage figure is much larger, 52.9% of those tested while 47.1% was delta :

 

"Out of the 221 new Covid cases reported in #Bangkok between December 20 and 23, 52.9% were #Omicron, and 47.1% were Delta, the CCSA said on Friday. (1/2)

Of the 874 samples taken during the same period nationwide, 16.2% were Omicron and 83.8% were Delta. (2/2)"

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1474288860372733954

[Millcx]

5 hours ago, Meat Pie 47 said:

No, Anutin says he got it all under control don't worry at all

It’s also the mild variant that South Africa is calling a mild flu … We are obviously all gonna suffer with the Gov Control … It’s beginning to look a lot like lockdown … Every where we go 55555

[wombat]

Panic the population over a variant of covid that is less than a bad cold and is done and dusted in 3 days?

It doesn't make sense.

 

 

Edited December 25, 2021 by wombat

[wombat]

Panic a population over a covid variant that is done and dusted in 3 days?

It doesn't make sense.

 

Edited December 25, 2021 by wombat

[spidermike007]

50 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

In Bangkok that Omicron percentage figure is much larger, 52.9% of those tested while 47.1% was delta :

 

"Out of the 221 new Covid cases reported in #Bangkok between December 20 and 23, 52.9% were #Omicron, and 47.1% were Delta, the CCSA said on Friday. (1/2)

Of the 874 samples taken during the same period nationwide, 16.2% were Omicron and 83.8% were Delta. (2/2)"

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1474288860372733954

That is likely to be very good news, as it is far milder. Given a choice, I know which one I would prefer. We could be nearing the end of this Zombie nightmare. 

[brianthainess]

But but we were told most people will stay at home, now mass exodus. 

[brianthainess]

1 hour ago, IAMHERE said:

I can imagine the Hospital administrators and billing departments rubbing their hands together in anticipation. Buckle up boys, Big paydays ahead.

And all the panel beaters, car sprayers, and mechanics not to mention the power post contractors.

[WEBBYB808]

Really!  Yet, so many bars, and social  distancing  are out the window in places  like Pattaya, where the mongers rule, and those that can't  eploit a lifestyle in their country come to taint the culture of a society  that would be happy if their money were there, and the punters were ghost.  Villages are starting  to ballon with cases of the Vid, though you don't  hear of this in the media.  How can the CCSA not see the reality,  or perhaps  do they, and that they think it will only affect the Anglo people,  and not their own?  Or do they perhaps feel if the local nationals  go where it's slippery  they deserve  to slip?  One things for sure the cycle of how covid causes countries to stop flights, elongation of quarantine,  and as western  and Asian countries experience a rise in cases, so to will it come to pass here, but truth be told its about throwing safety  to the wind at this point, or so it would seem.  If not there would not be a topic written of its escalation  or prediction  there of.

[Gerard052]

Maybe I should go back to school because 83.89% + 16.2%= 100.09%

[Jumbo1968]

If they were really serious about stooping the exodus home cancel all the buses and set up road blocks, I am sure the ‘army’ government could do that !

[Pheat123]

2 hours ago, WEBBYB808 said:

Really!  Yet, so many bars, and social  distancing  are out the window in places  like Pattaya, where the mongers rule, and those that can't  eploit a lifestyle in their country come to taint the culture of a society  that would be happy if their money were there, and the punters were ghost.  Villages are starting  to ballon with cases of the Vid, though you don't  hear of this in the media.  How can the CCSA not see the reality,  or perhaps  do they, and that they think it will only affect the Anglo people,  and not their own?  Or do they perhaps feel if the local nationals  go where it's slippery  they deserve  to slip?  One things for sure the cycle of how covid causes countries to stop flights, elongation of quarantine,  and as western  and Asian countries experience a rise in cases, so to will it come to pass here, but truth be told its about throwing safety  to the wind at this point, or so it would seem.  If not there would not be a topic written of its escalation  or prediction  there of.

You need to grow a pair 

[DaLa]

2 hours ago, Gerard052 said:

Maybe I should go back to school because 83.89% + 16.2%= 100.09%

It was written by one of those managers we have all had the unfortunate pleasure of hearing say....

 

      'We as a team need to give 110% to my initiative ......etc'

[khunPer]

Perhaps it would be better to cancel people from commuting during the New Year-period, i.e. using the experience from Songkran...

[baboon]

4 hours ago, wombat said:

Panic the population over a variant of covid that is less than a bad cold and is done and dusted in 3 days?

It doesn't make sense.

 

 

Interestingly enough, I am just getting over less than a bad cold which lasted about 3 days. Nobody likes feeling under the weather, but whatever it was that I had was nothing, really. I hope it WAS omicron, because it was a joke of an illness. 

[Gerard052]

2 hours ago, DaLa said:

It was written by one of those managers we have all had the unfortunate pleasure of hearing say....

 

      'We as a team need to give 110% to my initiative ......etc'

Now I understand.  Thanks.

[LikeItHot]

6 hours ago, vandeventer said:

Come on guys, lets forget all this BS for at least one day  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and God bless you all.

Yes! May the Spirit of the God of the Corona virus and killer of millions be upon you!