Thailand reports 7,926 new COVID-19 cases, 13 deaths, 3,612 recoveries

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Thailand on Monday (January 10) reported 7,926 new COVID-19 cases, 3,612 recoveries and 13 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. 

 

▶︎ Infections outside prisons: 7,731. Prisons: 195

▶︎ Recoveries: 3,612

▶︎ Total infections since April 1: 2,248,613

▶︎ Total recoveries since April 1: 2,170,053

 

Monday’s cases bring the total number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand to 2,277,476 with 21,838 deaths.

 

The news comes as The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) did not go as far as public health officials had demanded by banning alcohol sales nationwide. Nonetheless, it is believed that a further tightening of regulations has begun.

 

Business leaders are warning the government the country cannot deal with further lockdowns with confidence among foreign tourists already damaged by the suspension of incoming tourism with 87% of potential travellers rejecting the complicated Sandbox schemes.

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[ThailandRyan]

Down we go, so that was not so bad.  What was all the fuss about....wait <deleted>.....did they even bother testing people other than those going to a hospital with a PCR test or did they just do ATK testing and send everyone home.  How can you get a true read on the issue if they continue on with this charade.

 

My Every Monday Morning test. This one a Saliva test.  

 

Testing just because someone in the condo where we live was positive and we may have been a contact either in a lift or the lobby. Not mandatory to do it just a friendly request.....

 

This is getting old.

[anchadian]

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1480340492969672707

 

[sleepwalker999]

What is the real number when you include the ATK tests? I'm guessing 10,000

[Bkk Brian]

PCR test positive cases, total of 7,926 official new infections. 13 official covid deaths recorded.

 

Rapid tests positive cases, 1,423 bringing the total of PCR and ATK results to 9,349

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

 

Rolling 7 day average chart (up to 8th Jan)

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

[sirineou]

The thing to keep am eye on would IMO me hospitalizations and deaths. 

My daughter , two other family members in the US and a close family friend, all contracted the what we thin k is the Omicron variant, all recovered with in a week with relatively minor flue like symptoms.

Though it was not fun for them,.  (101 fever, body aches , feeling like sh#t). 

  That's a very limited sample but I hope such is the case with everyone else that gets covid.

Let's keep out fingers crossed. ????

[webfact]

Only one covid-related number Thais should concentrate on, senior doctor says

By Cod Satrusayang

 

 

Thailand must stop focusing on new Covid-19 infection numbers in light of increasing vaccination rates and the spread of the milder Omicron variant, a senior doctor told Thai Enquirer on Monday.

 

The country discovered 7,926 new cases in the past 24 hours, in line with the recent surge in cases stemming from travel during the new year period and the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant.

 

It is nearly a three hundred per cent increase in the number of average cases from December when the country was finding some 2,000 cases per day.

 

Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/36342/only-one-covid-related-number-thais-should-concentrate-on-senior-doctor-says/

 

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[Bkk Brian]

13 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Down we go, so that was not so bad.  What was all the fuss about....wait <deleted>.....did they even bother testing people other than those going to a hospital with a PCR test or did they just do ATK testing and send everyone home.  How can you get a true read on the issue if they continue on with this charade.

 

My Every Monday Morning test. This one a Saliva test.  

 

Testing just because someone in the condo where we live was positive and we may have been a contact either in a lift or the lobby. Not mandatory to do it just a friendly request.....

 

This is getting old.

My wife got home last night after attending to her dads funeral after a period of sickness (old age). She did an ATK (nasal) before boarding the flight, negative, then one again on arriving home (saliva), positive. She is now isolating in the bedroom, no symptoms as yet, the bedroom has en suite facilities and is large so its not a huge inconvenience. No she has not reported it. 

 

We know of multiple people here in Phuket who have it and the school my daughter goes to although now back online they have informed us that even if they were onsite learning then a large proportion of the students would be off as they are positive.

 

Its rife here as it probably is now throughout all the major hubs of Thailand. The testing figures are an insult to everyone, no official published figures for a long time and a total disregard for letting people know the true extent of the spread.

[Bkk Brian]

Here's the important stats on ICU numbers and those that are currently ventilated. From 1st Jan, as you can see a slow decline in line with the previous descending delta wave. Yesterday saw a small uptick.

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

[wasabi]

20 minutes ago, webfact said:

Only one covid-related number Thais should concentrate on, senior doctor says

By Cod Satrusayang

 

 

Thailand must stop focusing on new Covid-19 infection numbers in light of increasing vaccination rates and the spread of the milder Omicron variant, a senior doctor told Thai Enquirer on Monday.

 

The country discovered 7,926 new cases in the past 24 hours, in line with the recent surge in cases stemming from travel during the new year period and the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant.

 

It is nearly a three hundred per cent increase in the number of average cases from December when the country was finding some 2,000 cases per day.

 

Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/36342/only-one-covid-related-number-thais-should-concentrate-on-senior-doctor-says/

 

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The Thai Dr who states we should focus on deaths and not case counts is right. Enough hysteria over what is gradually becoming a mild illness. All the manic testing, painful nasal swabs and hazmat suits have become farcical. Move on.

[ThailandRyan]

4 minutes ago, webfact said:

Only one covid-related number Thais should concentrate on, senior doctor says

By Cod Satrusayang

 

 

Thailand must stop focusing on new Covid-19 infection numbers in light of increasing vaccination rates and the spread of the milder Omicron variant, a senior doctor told Thai Enquirer on Monday.

 

The country discovered 7,926 new cases in the past 24 hours, in line with the recent surge in cases stemming from travel during the new year period and the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant.

 

It is nearly a three hundred per cent increase in the number of average cases from December when the country was finding some 2,000 cases per day.

 

Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/36342/only-one-covid-related-number-thais-should-concentrate-on-senior-doctor-says/

 

-- © Copyright Thai Enquirer 2022-01-10

 

- Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you

- Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

True, stop focusing on the madness and let it ride and learn to live with it at this point.  If they continue like this without learning from the past then this will be played out over and over again.  Yes Covid is real, and yes it has mutated, but the mutations are part of the live cycle of any virus.  Could it get worse and be like before, sure it could, but then could it start to deteriorate into an endemic, which I would say it has, but then that's my view.

 

News this morning is showing party after party and hi-so infected folks who attended parties in Chiang Mai at entertainment venues.  Am I worried I could catch it, sure I am, but then I and many of you have done all we can and try to be safe daily.  

[anchadian]

UPDATE: 7,926 confirmed cases, 1,423 probable cases (ATK), and 13 deaths (0.96%). Out of 58,159 patients , 33,286 are in hospital, 22,184 in hospitel and 1,763 in home/community isolation. There are 495 in a serious condition (+11) with 115 on ventilators (+2) #Thailand

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1480350693059817472

 

We shouldn’t be focussing on the number of new cases as its inevitable this will continue to go up as Omicron is so contagious. Instead we should be keeping an eye on the number of people in ICU over the next few weeks. This will tell us if the vaccination program was successful.

[Oblomov]

16 minutes ago, wasabi said:

The Thai Dr who states we should focus on deaths and not case counts is right. Enough hysteria over what is gradually becoming a mild illness. All the manic testing, painful nasal swabs and hazmat suits have become farcical. Move on.

True - not only that but concentrate on death and illness rates that are not linked to complex comorbidity factors, as is done more sensibly with myriad other conditions. Concentrate also on giving ourselves the best chance to combat any flu/respiratory by getting personal health at the top of an individual's priorities.

 

As you say, enough of this pointless manic testing and move on!  

[brewsterbudgen]

51 minutes ago, sleepwalker999 said:

What is the real number when you include the ATK tests? I'm guessing 10,000

Probably a lot higher as many people with mild symptoms are probably not bothering to test at all!  I wonder how long these daily updates will continue to be published? 

[smedly]

58 minutes ago, sleepwalker999 said:

What is the real number when you include the ATK tests? I'm guessing 10,000

what do you think the real number would be if they PCR tested the whole population in one day (impossible I know)

[Cake Monster]

35 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Here's the important stats on ICU numbers and those that are currently ventilated. From 1st Jan, as you can see a slow decline in line with the previous descending delta wave. Yesterday saw a small uptick.

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

Anutin did mention fleetingly during a statement he made within the last couple of Days, that there was and upsurge again of the Delta variant, as well as the Omicron Outbreak.

Maybe this is the reason for the slight uptick of ventilated numbers

But this was Anutin speaking, so who really knows ?

[smedly]

44 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

My wife got home last night after attending to her dads funeral after a period of sickness (old age). She did an ATK (nasal) before boarding the flight, negative, then one again on arriving home (saliva), positive. She is now isolating in the bedroom, no symptoms as yet, the bedroom has en suite facilities and is large so its not a huge inconvenience. No she has not reported it. 

 

We know of multiple people here in Phuket who have it and the school my daughter goes to although now back online they have informed us that even if they were onsite learning then a large proportion of the students would be off as they are positive.

 

Its rife here as it probably is now throughout all the major hubs of Thailand. The testing figures are an insult to everyone, no official published figures for a long time and a total disregard for letting people know the true extent of the spread.

as I said on another thread - I know of many people who have a cold right now - very likely omicron, they all tested negative using ATK - they are doing the right thing regardless and isolating until it clears up

 

Government advice right now should be simple - if you have what seems to be a cold then isolate regardless of ATK result - simple 

[tomster]

50 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

My wife got home last night after attending to her dads funeral after a period of sickness (old age). She did an ATK (nasal) before boarding the flight, negative, then one again on arriving home (saliva), positive. She is now isolating in the bedroom, no symptoms as yet, the bedroom has en suite facilities and is large so its not a huge inconvenience. No she has not reported it. 

 

We know of multiple people here in Phuket who have it and the school my daughter goes to although now back online they have informed us that even if they were onsite learning then a large proportion of the students would be off as they are positive.

 

Its rife here as it probably is now throughout all the major hubs of Thailand. The testing figures are an insult to everyone, no official published figures for a long time and a total disregard for letting people know the true extent of the spread.

Why would anybody want to know how many people in Thailand have a cold? 

 

It's over, get out from behind the sofa and get on with your life. 

[brewsterbudgen]

4 minutes ago, smedly said:

as I said on another thread - I know of many people who have a cold right now - very likely omicron, they all tested negative using ATK - they are doing the right thing regardless and isolating until it clears up

 

Government advice right now should be simple - if you have what seems to be a cold then isolate regardless of ATK result - simple 

It should be simple, but many people (probably most Thai people) need to work!  The current poor air quality here in Bangkok has given me a terrible cough and sore throat (as it usually does every year), but my last ATK test was negative, so I'm continuing to work.

[anchadian]

Most people with Omicron do not have any symptoms, but for the ones that do, here are the 8 most common ones:

 

Cough 54%

Sore throat 37%

Fever 29%

Muscle pain 15%

Runny nose 12%

Headache 10%

Difficulty in breathing 5%

Loss of sense of smell 2%

 

https://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/1480364504936423426

 

[anchadian]

A new Covid-19 testing centre, capable of conducting up to 1,000 tests a day, will open in Bangkok tomorrow, as the capital grapples with a surge in new cases. Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says it will be on the first floor of Car Park Building B at the government complex on Chaeng Watthana Road.

 

https://thethaiger.com/coronavirus/bangkok-opens-new-covid-19-testing-centre-amid-surge-in-infections

[smedly]

3 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

It should be simple, but many people (probably most Thai people) need to work!  The current poor air quality here in Bangkok has given me a terrible cough and sore throat (as it usually does every year), but my last ATK test was negative, so I'm continuing to work.

I would not be relying on ATK test results - they are showing to be unreliable for omicron, IMO like I just posted - if you have cold like symptoms then just assume it is omicron unless of course you want to get a PCR test - the most common symptom of omicron is a runny nose - if you don't have that then you are probably good

[Bkk Brian]

7 minutes ago, tomster said:

Why would anybody want to know how many people in Thailand have a cold? 

 

It's over, get out from behind the sofa and get on with your life. 

Nobody is hiding behind a sofa, well perhaps some of the anti vaxxers as they're getting pushed out of society. 

 

Its also not a cold for everyone, that's a very dangerous statement to make, while symptoms are less and can be similar to a bad cold, some people do still need hospital treatment and it needs to be carefully monitored when there is such a huge amount of people all getting infected at the same time.

 

Thanks to countries that are transparent with information and do adequate testing we have evidence of just how much milder it is, especially in those who are vaxxed and boosted. However there is still enormous strain on the hospital system and particularly the frontline staff. 

[smedly]

19 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Most people with Omicron do not have any symptoms, but for the ones that do, here are the 8 most common ones:

 

Cough 54%

Sore throat 37%

Fever 29%

Muscle pain 15%

Runny nose 12%

Headache 10%

Difficulty in breathing 5%

Loss of sense of smell 2%

 

https://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/1480364504936423426

 

that is vastly different to the UK US and Europe, ZOE is a huge database in the UK

 

The ZOE Covid study app lists the follow symptoms as the main signs of Omicron infection:

Runny nose

Headache

Sneezing

Persistent cough

Sore throat

Other signs can also include night sweats, fatigue, body aches and pains and nausea.

 

ALSO Omicron symptoms: What new Covid variant research shows us so far (nbcnews.com)

[dinsdale]

Maybe one of these so-called experts needs to tell Thais that face masks are for protecting others more than yourself and when you sneeze don't pull your mask down to do it. Idiots. As for the numbers they are now and have always been massively under-reported. What we have now is a virus that has indeed an exponential increase. Numbers in Thaiand down from yesterday. I don't think so. Thing about Omicron is it spreds very fast so the peak comes quickly and Delta is pushed out. I'm guessing end of the month should see peaks happening although these peaks will of course be different in different provinces. BKK and Phuket will more than likely be early to peak. Looking at Kalasin info something very odd in the numbers. Definitely not showing the doubling rate experienced elsewhere. Difference may be masks wearing.

http://www.kalasin.go.th/t/index.php/th/covid-19.html

 

[James105]

1 hour ago, Bkk Brian said:

My wife got home last night after attending to her dads funeral after a period of sickness (old age). She did an ATK (nasal) before boarding the flight, negative, then one again on arriving home (saliva), positive. She is now isolating in the bedroom, no symptoms as yet, the bedroom has en suite facilities and is large so its not a huge inconvenience. No she has not reported it.

 

Its rife here as it probably is now throughout all the major hubs of Thailand. The testing figures are an insult to everyone, no official published figures for a long time and a total disregard for letting people know the true extent of the spread.

They can only report the tests they carry out and if people like your wife do not report their own tests or get them confirmed officially then are you not a little closer to understanding why the figures are not accurate just by looking at your own situation?  

[mommysboy]

1 hour ago, sirineou said:

The thing to keep am eye on would IMO me hospitalizations and deaths. 

My daughter , two other family members in the US and a close family friend, all contracted the what we thin k is the Omicron variant, all recovered with in a week with relatively minor flue like symptoms.

Though it was not fun for them,.  (101 fever, body aches , feeling like sh#t). 

  That's a very limited sample but I hope such is the case with everyone else that gets covid.

Let's keep out fingers crossed. ????

Sounds more like Delta

[Bkk Brian]

15 minutes ago, James105 said:

They can only report the tests they carry out and if people like your wife do not report their own tests or get them confirmed officially then are you not a little closer to understanding why the figures are not accurate just by looking at your own situation?  

Thats a worldwide problem with ATK tests although not so much in countries which have more sensible measures for isolation. However this is about the dismal PCR testing rates in Thailand which I was referring to, the official ones, so wind back a little amigo.

 

If my wife develops moderate symptoms and we feel she needs medication or care then she will be informing authorities as is the advice given by Thailand.

[ThailandRyan]

41 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

It should be simple, but many people (probably most Thai people) need to work!  The current poor air quality here in Bangkok has given me a terrible cough and sore throat (as it usually does every year), but my last ATK test was negative, so I'm continuing to work.

This mornings PM 2.5 of 171 where I am in Sathorn makes it hard to see past 2 buildings outwards.  Such haze and my air purifier are all working hard to keep the internal at 32.  My eyes have been burning for the past week since the air quality became horrid after all of the construction went back in play 24/7.  Allergy symptoms I do have......

 

[Bluetongue]

In Australia most states have adopted the practice of allowing people to report online their positive RAT tests. It has been officially acknowledged that there has been some double counting. It means the numbers are not correct. Of course some people may not report, just as likely some people may report they are positive, when not, for whatever reason. So even more a reason to focus less on the raw number and more on the outcomes