Popular Post webfact Posted January 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2022 File photo Thailand on Friday (January 7) reported 7,526 new COVID-19 cases, 2,895 recoveries and 19 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. ▶︎ Infections outside prisons: 7,487. Prisons: 39 ▶︎ Recoveries: 2,895 ▶︎ Total infections since April 1: 2,223,913 ▶︎ Total recoveries since April 1: 2,160,971 Friday’s cases bring the total number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand to 2,252,776 with 21,799 deaths. The news comes as the first 1.3 million, of the 3.7 million doses of the Moderna mRNA vaccine set to be delivered in January, arrived in Thailand today (Thursday), with the balance to be delivered by the end of the month. Ordered by the Private Hospital Association through the Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO), the rest of the order will arrive in two lots, 870,000 million doses this Saturday and 1.53 million doses on January 17th. A total of 5.6 million doses have been ordered, with almost 1.9 million having been delivered to date. The first lot arrived on November 1st. *Thai PBS contributed to this report Discover Cigna’s range of health insurance solutions created for expats and local nationals living in Thailand - click to view -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-01-07 - 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 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchadian Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1479252574347751425 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Bkk Brian Posted January 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2022 PCR test positive cases, total of 7,526 official new infections. 19 official covid deaths recorded. Rapid tests not yet updated https://ddc.moph.go.th/covid19-dashboard/ Rolling 7 day average chart (up to 5th Jan) https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus/country/thailand 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Danderman123 Posted January 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2022 It's pretty clear that those cheap ATK kits are having problems detecting Omicron. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JonnyF Posted January 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2022 A predictable increase which should support the Junta's favourite restrictions which will be announced later today. Almost like clockwork... ???? 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bkk Brian Posted January 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2022 7 minutes ago, anchadian said: https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1479233904062398465 156 of those in 1 day from arrivals, thats a huge number which would also not include those at high risk who sat near/next to them! Plenty of rooms needed in Phuket for Hospitels........ 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThailandRyan Posted January 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2022 Just saw the numbers posted on the news, There is quite a jump upwards, ut then this is just from PCR tests and without the ATK tests added in. I think that with testing at home being available many of the positive ATK test results may never be reported unles the person truly needs assistance and goes to a hospital where a PCR test is given. How many of the ATK tests that do get posted are then followed up with a PCR test and then those positives counted either the next day or days after. It is a vicious cycle. In the US most of the ATK tests are not being performed at home but in facilities where those positives are then counted in the total case loads. With the New Years Holiday only 6 days past and people just returning this week, I think we will not see the true spread for about another 14 days and then hopefully we see the peak as many other countries are seeing after about 30 days before the numbers start to fall. It is a rapid spike upwards and yes we can use that word "Exponential" now. This is the worldometers graph from this morning for the world, you can see the spikes in cases. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ Even though we are still seeing many deaths those numbers are trending downward even with the mass of Omicron cases in the world. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bkk Brian Posted January 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2022 We are all now going to experience what Thailand immunity wall is like against Omicron. Previous infections + vaccinations Vaccinations with around 50% Chinese 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NicholasTH Posted January 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2022 8 minutes ago, Danderman123 said: It's pretty clear that those cheap ATK kits are having problems detecting Omicron. Made in China I expect ????♂️ 2 1 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThailandRyan Posted January 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2022 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Danderman123 said: It's pretty clear that those cheap ATK kits are having problems detecting Omicron. Not true David, not true. The tests may be less sensitive to Omicron because it starts in the throat area first before moving up to the nasal cavities. The Saliva tests are finding it before the nasal ATK tests as a friend found out, which I posted about yesterday. https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/home-covid-19-tests-detect-omicron-variant-82058448 https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-01-at-home-omicron-early-stages-infection.html The researchers focused on 30 people infected with COVID at five workplaces that experienced what were most likely outbreaks of the Omicron variant last month. The people received both saliva-based PCR tests (the gold standard) and rapid antigen-based tests involving nasal swabs. It took three days, on average, for people to test positive on the two rapid antigen tests after their first positive PCR result, researchers reported. In four cases, people transmitted the virus to others after a negative result, according to the study, which hasn't yet been peer-reviewed. It is not yet clear whether the infections were missed because the antigen tests are inherently less sensitive to Omicron or because saliva tests may be better at detecting the new variant, The New York Times reported. Edited January 7, 2022 by ThailandRyan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bkk Brian Posted January 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2022 11 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said: Not true David, not true. The tests may be less sensitive to Omicron because it starts in the throat area first before moving up to the nasal cavities. The Saliva tests are finding it before the nasal ATK tests as a friend found out, which I posted about yesterday. https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/home-covid-19-tests-detect-omicron-variant-82058448 https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-01-at-home-omicron-early-stages-infection.html The researchers focused on 30 people infected with COVID at five workplaces that experienced what were most likely outbreaks of the Omicron variant last month. The people received both saliva-based PCR tests (the gold standard) and rapid antigen-based tests involving nasal swabs. It took three days, on average, for people to test positive on the two rapid antigen tests after their first positive PCR result, researchers reported. In four cases, people transmitted the virus to others after a negative result, according to the study, which hasn't yet been peer-reviewed. It is not yet clear whether the infections were missed because the antigen tests are inherently less sensitive to Omicron or because saliva tests may be better at detecting the new variant, The New York Times reported. Thats also what this latest article says: "Growing evidence indicates Omicron collects in the throat, not in the nose, which could be why the nasal swabs used in rapid testing kits often aren’t detecting the variant. Using saliva samples or throat swabs might be one way around the problem. A December study from researchers in South Africa said that saliva swabs should be the “preferred sample” https://www.statnews.com/2022/01/06/scientists-try-to-pinpoint-why-rapid-covid-tests-are-missing-cases/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkey611 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 33 minutes ago, webfact said: 870,000 million doses this Saturday I don't think so! Did this value come from the TAT predictions' calculator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brewsterbudgen Posted January 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2022 Isn't it obvious that the easily transmittable Omicron will result in a massive uptick in infections? I have two colleagues self-isolating after positive ATK tests, but presumably people like them are not included in the numbers. There must be thousands more like that. Fortunately, the symptoms are negligible. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AndyFoxy Posted January 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2022 It's a cold. Time to move on. 8 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Guderian Posted January 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2022 46 minutes ago, anchadian said: https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1479236146341171200 Ouch! Once again, Pattaya clocks up around 10% of the total number of cases in the whole country, with less than 0.5% of the population. It seems that the long New Year holiday with many thousands of people visiting from outside didn't do the place any favours at all. Though since the mayor has dropped his "Neo Pattaya" rebranding scheme, maybe he can try a new one npw: "Pattaya - at the forefront of Covid!" lol. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jacko45k Posted January 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2022 10 minutes ago, AndyFoxy said: It's a cold. Time to move on. Nonsense, it is a Covid strain......a Corona Virus. Colds are mostly rhinoviruses 6 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post anchadian Posted January 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2022 UPDATE: 7,526 confirmed cases, 2,244 probable cases (ATK), and 19 deaths (0.97%). Out of 42,580 patients , 23,214 are in hospital, 17,543 in hospitel and 1,072 in home/community isolation. There are 547 in a serious condition (+11) with 140 on ventilators (-6) #Thailand https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1479275582990864385 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveThai94 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 53 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said: Just saw the numbers posted on the news, There is quite a jump upwards, ut then this is just from PCR tests and without the ATK tests added in. I think that with testing at home being available many of the positive ATK test results may never be reported unles the person truly needs assistance and goes to a hospital where a PCR test is given. How many of the ATK tests that do get posted are then followed up with a PCR test and then those positives counted either the next day or days after. It is a vicious cycle. In the US most of the ATK tests are not being performed at home but in facilities where those positives are then counted in the total case loads. With the New Years Holiday only 6 days past and people just returning this week, I think we will not see the true spread for about another 14 days and then hopefully we see the peak as many other countries are seeing after about 30 days before the numbers start to fall. It is a rapid spike upwards and yes we can use that word "Exponential" now. This is the worldometers graph from this morning for the world, you can see the spikes in cases. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ Even though we are still seeing many deaths those numbers are trending downward even with the mass of Omicron cases in the world. It is a vicious cycle. In the US most of the ATK tests are not being performed at home but in facilities where those positives are then counted in the total case loads. The above statement is false! All public testing in the US is PCR. Please tell us what State, County or City is using rapid testing. You can buy rapid testing from any pharmacy or amazon and use it at home, Airlines recommends guided tests that you can use for travel that are recommended by the CDC to make it easier to test for entry into the US. Guided rapid testing are also used for events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post John Drake Posted January 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2022 People are really going to work themselves into a tizzy now. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ourmanflint Posted January 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2022 1 hour ago, NicholasTH said: Made in China I expect ????♂️ Sometimes the problem is not with the tests but with how they are used. Swabbing nasal passages is just not enough, must do throat as well. Lots of posts on Twitter about this from those who are definitely positive, but get a negative ATK if just doin nasal swab 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasTH Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 1 minute ago, ourmanflint said: Sometimes the problem is not with the tests but with how they are used. Swabbing nasal passages is just not enough, must do throat as well. Lots of posts on Twitter about this from those who are definitely positive, but get a negative ATK if just doin nasal swab True indeed.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mancub Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 (edited) Surely the 7295 represents only those cases admitted ? Otherwise, statistically , it's of no value publishing this figure alongside the number "released" 2895. Edited January 7, 2022 by mancub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinnock Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Danderman123 said: It's pretty clear that those cheap ATK kits are having problems detecting Omicron. So that may mean the actual numbers are higher compared to the last wave, plus factor in the lower testing rate than say, UK, and the true number could be much higher. And yet serious illnesses seems to be less, so perhaps no need to panic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 26 minutes ago, jacko45k said: Nonsense, it is a Covid strain......a Corona Virus. Colds are mostly rhinoviruses True. But many of those with Omicron say the symptoms are like a cold, which is why they're not reporting it, but just (hopefully) self-isolating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pravda Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 2 hours ago, FarFlungFalang said: We are treated the same. In first world countries like Canada unvaccinated are using the hospital resources while vaccinated patients with cancer and other serious issues are being denied treatment. In Thailand we all wear masks and have the same entry requirements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jacko45k Posted January 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2022 2 hours ago, grandpa said: It also produces antibodies, which quickly fight off the infection, suggesting they are infected less time, likely contagious less time.... so in reality vaccination does reduce spreading relative to unvaccinated people. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jacko45k Posted January 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2022 9 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said: True. But many of those with Omicron say the symptoms are like a cold, which is why they're not reporting it, but just (hopefully) self-isolating. Plus I have heard many say the symptoms were far worse, or many say even less severe than a cold.....too many variables here. Many certainly fear reporting or even testing their cold symptoms... who wants to be quarantined in a crappy Government hospital enduring awful food and having to pay! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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