Photo: The US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

 

The number of Omicron BA.2 sub-variant COVID-19 cases in Thailand has increased to 14 to date. One has died.

 

Medical Sciences Department Director-General Dr. Supakit Sirilak said today (Wednesday) that the deceased was an 86-year-old woman, living in Hat Yai district of Songkhla. She was bed-ridden and afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease. She had been inoculated with two vaccine doses and contracted COVID-19 from a member of her family.

 

Her death was not new as she was declared to be the first fatality from the Omicron variant in Thailand. It was later discovered that her infection was of the BA.2 sub-variant of the Omicron.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/fourteen-ba-2-covid-cases-detected-in-thailand-one-dead/

 

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12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Her death was not new as she was declared to be the first fatality from the Omicron variant in Thailand.

Declared as the first but I'm sure there are more.

Sad though it is. Did she die from it or with it and her death was from her other health issues. Please lets stop panicking. 

2 hours ago, LittleBear57 said:

Sad though it is. Did she die from it or with it and her death was from her other health issues. Please lets stop panicking. 

Or just from plain 'old age'. Maybe her time was up!

2 hours ago, LittleBear57 said:

Sad though it is. Did she die from it or with it and her death was from her other health issues. Please lets stop panicking. 

Everything you say is correct except I would not had said "lets stop panicking. " that would insinuate that we have been panicking and overreacting,  I would had said "let's not panic" which is good advice in any situation. 

On 1/27/2022 at 12:02 PM, sirineou said:

Everything you say is correct except I would not had said "lets stop panicking. " that would insinuate that we have been panicking and overreacting,  I would had said "let's not panic" which is good advice in any situation. 

Don't panic Captain Mainwaring! Brings a smile to my face.

2 minutes ago, LittleBear57 said:

Don't panic Captain Mainwaring! Brings a smile to my face.

Being American I had to look it up on YouTube

Very funny????

 

1 minute ago, sirineou said:

Being American I had to look it up on YouTube

Very funny????

 

You had MASH we had Dad's army both were great shows.

On 1/27/2022 at 11:59 AM, Mr Derek said:

Do we need to get this kind of non-news shoved down our throats every day? In an average week in Thailand over 250 people die of/with ordinary influenza. Strange how we don't get to hear about that.

The Flu just ain't sexy enough in this present climate....no money to be made

On 1/27/2022 at 11:59 AM, Mr Derek said:

Do we need to get this kind of non-news shoved down our throats every day? In an average week in Thailand over 250 people die of/with ordinary influenza. Strange how we don't get to hear about that.

We don't get to hear about it because your claim is simply untrue. 

35 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

We don't get to hear about it because your claim is simply untrue. 

Well if it is  a lie we should certainly have heard it in Thailand!