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Thailand on Monday (March 28) reported 24,635 new COVID-19 cases, 25,753 recoveries and 81 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. 

 

Monday’s cases bring the total number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand to 3,553,720 with 24,880 deaths.

 

The news comes as new information now points to Long COVID increasing the risk of diabetes, on top of earlier reported neurological issues. A researcher at the National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC) explained the recent finding, which was reported in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology journal.

 

The study was based on data from 8.5 million people, 181,000 had previously contracted COVID-19. The researchers found that former COVID patients had an increased risk of developing diabetes within a year after recovering. The risk is not limited to people who have had severe Covid symptoms.

 

BIOTEC virologist Anan Jongkaewwattana explained that the risk was unrelated to factors normally contributing to diabetes, such as obesity or high blood pressure. He noted that people who were otherwise healthy before contracting COVID-19 faced the same risk.**

 

** NNT contributed to this report

 

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Phuket marks 258 new COVID cases, two more deaths

 

PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 258 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (Mar 27), bringing the total number of infections recorded since Jan 1 to 45,545.

 

https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-marks-258-new-covid-cases-two-more-deaths-83603.php

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80 deaths and only 25000 cases....about 0.3% dying....probably regarded as "normal" I think it's too high!

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1 hour ago, ChrisY1 said:

80 deaths and only 25000 cases....about 0.3% dying....probably regarded as "normal" I think it's too high!

 

Cases are only confirmed cases.

Deaths are also 'with covid'

 

If the rate is high then likely that's because of poor vaccination rates in the elderly.

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Appx 80 deaths.

 

And do you know how many people on average die daily during a bad flu season?

 

Perspective!

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1 hour ago, Bkk Brian said:

No where near 80 deaths a day in Thailand that's for sure. 

 

Here's some perspective:

 

Between Jan. 1, 2019 and Jan. 7, 2020, a total of 390,773 cases of influenza were noted, with 27 dead. 

This year’s numbers also compare favorably to years prior: during Jan. to Dec. 2018, officials recorded more than 172,000 cases and 31 deaths, close to the five-year-average. 

 

https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2020/11/19/2020s-flu-cases-plunge-in-covid-anxious-thailand/

 

Here's another reference for 2018

 

The Thailand Department of Disease Control has reported 84,941 influenza cases through August 25, including 12 deaths.

 

http://outbreaknewstoday.com/influenza-thailand-disease-incidence-3-times-higher-5-year-median-51184/

 

 

'No where near 80 deaths a day in Thailand that's for sure.'

 

Largely unknowable, but surely the same problem is at play: downplaying/minimizing by being selective.

 

Let's look at the UK- a country of similar size and more accurate stats. People as we know don't usually die purely of the flu, but succumb to pneumonia caused by systemic infection from the flu. Thus figures can appear small for just flu, but more accurate when we consider what it effectively leads to in some. 

 

My contention would be that Omicron is producing the same number of respiratory disease related deaths as in any other year, because although the death rate may appear alarming to some, it is so dominant that it has prevented deaths by other harmful viruses such as flu.  Note: when referring to covid I am talking about Omicron- not Delta.

 

 

https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/transparencyandgovernance/freedomofinformationfoi/influenzadeathsin20182019and2020

 

We should be looking at all cause respiratory disease death. 

 

I am not denying the seriousness of Omicron, but am urging people not to promote the idea that it is as dangerous as previous variants.

 

 

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2 minutes ago, mommysboy said:

'No where near 80 deaths a day in Thailand that's for sure.'

 

Largely unknowable, but surely the same problem is at play: downplaying/minimizing by being selective.

 

Let's look at the UK- a country of similar size and more accurate stats. People as we know don't usually die purely of the flu, but succumb to pneumonia caused by systemic infection from the flu. Thus figures can appear small for just flu, but more accurate when we consider what it effectively leads to in some. 

 

My contention would be that Omicron is producing the same number of respiratory disease related deaths as in any other year, because although the death rate may appear alarming to some, it is so dominant that it has prevented deaths by other harmful viruses such as flu.  Note: when referring to covid I am talking about Omicron- not Delta.

 

 

https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/transparencyandgovernance/freedomofinformationfoi/influenzadeathsin20182019and2020

 

We should be looking at all cause respiratory disease death. 

 

I am not denying the seriousness of Omicron, but am urging people not to promote the idea that it is as dangerous as previous variants.

 

 

Pretty simple info in the links I provided that the "flu" deaths here in Thailand are not anywhere near the 80 or so deaths a day from Omicron as you were insinuating.

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10 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Pretty simple info in the links I provided that the "flu" deaths here in Thailand are not anywhere near the 80 or so deaths a day from Omicron as you were insinuating.

Pretty simple info- that's the problem imo.  It produces  distorted and selected figures that appear accurate but certainly are not.

 

 

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6 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Ok. I don't know much about influenza/Omicron in Thailand, so will concede the issue: save to ask the following questions:

 

Do you believe there are just 25K cases a day?

 

If Omicron is so dangerous, how come daily deaths are so low and there are not people in the car parks dying due to overflowing ICUs, as with Delta in most countries when there was a surge?

 

 

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Possibly the most sensible thing this man has stated:

 

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnveerakul confirms Monday 2022 will be another dry #Songkran year for Khao San Road. Anutin said it's still risky to permit people to splash water during the traditional Thai new year and he hopes COVID-19 will soon become endemic. #Thailand #KE

 

https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1508338685812838400

 

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What about all the other Provinces?  Do those elderly have to travel to Bangkok?

 

 

 

 

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9 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Another brilliant idea from the man at the top:

 

Forget working from home, work from resorts, says Thai prime minister

 

BANGKOK — In a bid to help stimulate the tourism industry, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is urging people to go on working holidays as part of the “Workation Paradise Throughout Thailand” campaign.

 

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1574709/forget-working-from-home-work-from-resorts-says-thai-prime-minister

Gotta love the sense of irony.  Please use the half off scheme and travel and we will will pay you to work from the resort we are also paying....who dreams this feces up...

 

Waiting to see how the IO's work from the resort or better yet how the MEA and PEA workers will be reading the meters......

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2 hours ago, anchadian said:

Monday Covid Update: 24,635 new cases; provincial totals

 

https://thethaiger.com/news/national/monday-covid-update-24635-new-cases-provincial-totals

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Yep, those are the raw numbers... Here's member @Eaglekott 's chart of the highest per capita rates by province:

 

In reality, Bangkok isn't always the worst when it comes to COVID, even though it has (always has) the most raw numbers of cases, because it also has by far the largest population.

 

The chart below shows the COVID new case rates adjusted for population size.

 

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Just now, mommysboy said:

That does not appear to be a health system under pressure.

Ergo why they want to declare Covid endemic.  However, with the way this is starting to grow throughout the country, reality versus what this Government espouses, the case load will expand with the upcoming Songkran Travel and failure to adhere to the regulations put in place......

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