Surin first province to make COVID endemic on April 1

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SURIN, March 28 (TNA) – Authorities in the northeastern province of Surin plan to make it the first province that declares COVID-19 endemic disease, on April 1.

 

The Public Relations Office of Surin announced the plan while encouraging locals to receive their third and booster COVID-19 vaccine shots to strengthen their immunity.

 

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According to the office, all villages are actively campaigning for COVID-19 prevention. The fatality rate among local COVID-19 cases is capped at 0.5%. No more than 3% of patients occupy hospital beds. At least 70% of local people were fully vaccinated against the disease and all of them regularly wear face masks and comply strictly with disease control measures.

 

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[Petey11]

So they going to stop quarantine and isolation, open everthing up, get rid of all controls. Cant be endemic if you still have restrictions. Think Flu, TB, chicken pox, measles etc, all endemic, just monitored by Public Health authorities.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

At least 70% of local people were fully vaccinated against the disease and all of them regularly wear face masks and comply strictly with disease control measures.

 

The first part, no mention of the province's rate for booster shot compliance, which is probably somewhere in the 30% range, which is no good as regards combating Omicron. I'm presuming they left out that detail from the full news report on purpose.

 

The second part, regularly wear face masks and comply strictly with disease control measures????  In what planet are these guys living on? Sounds like April Fool's Day has come a bit early this year to Surin.

 

[Fairynuff]

Declarations mean nothing. It’s the actions that follow the declaration that will be relevant.

How exactly can Surin open up if the government isn’t opening up the whole country? Province by province is unworkable.

[bristolgeoff]

Moving in the right direction and lets hope the Rest of thailand do the same.Tourist will return  once that is done

[Fairynuff]

8 minutes ago, bristolgeoff said:

Moving in the right direction and lets hope the Rest of thailand do the same.Tourist will return  once that is done

The whole country needs to open at the same time.

[Skeptic7]

555 More Typically Thailand spouting of nonsense. Cart always way before horse and then comes next breath....WHOA NELLY! Walk it back. Shut up. Think before spouting. Try this on regular basis and maybe gain a modicum of credibility. 

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

At least 70% of local people were fully vaccinated against the disease

After almost two years?

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, Petey11 said:

So they going to stop quarantine and isolation, open everthing up, get rid of all controls. Cant be endemic if you still have restrictions. Think Flu, TB, chicken pox, measles etc, all endemic, just monitored by Public Health authorities.

And remove the emergency decree?

[Nicholas Paul KNIGHT]

IS THIS A GAME, lets see who can be the most stupid. A province cannot make itself free of the virus just like that and call it an endemic without the rest of the countryor else the other 70 odd propvinces will ionfect this opne.

GOD you have  to love them, commonsense and logic is so way down the list of abilities it ius almost pitiful to watch. 

[Classic Ray]

29 minutes ago, Nicholas Paul KNIGHT said:

IS THIS A GAME, lets see who can be the most stupid. A province cannot make itself free of the virus just like that and call it an endemic without the rest of the countryor else the other 70 odd propvinces will ionfect this opne.

GOD you have  to love them, commonsense and logic is so way down the list of abilities it ius almost pitiful to watch. 

Making it endemic does not mean free of the virus, just that they recognise it is here to stay and will deal with infections as they do other common virus infections.

[dogfish180]

I like how things can only happen on the first day of a month in Thailand. ????????

[vandeventer]

2 hours ago, bristolgeoff said:

Moving in the right direction and lets hope the Rest of thailand do the same.Tourist will return  once that is done

I think it's good, but it should happen after a restricted Songkran with less water and less togetherness. 

[joloit]

... perfect timing APRIL 1st ????

[CartagenaWarlock]

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

After almost two years?

Better than USA. USa is still at 66%.

[CartagenaWarlock]

3 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

e, which is probably somewhere in the 30% range,

USA has 30% and doing better than UK, Germany and France with per million death and infection

Edited March 29, 2022 by CartagenaWarlock

[Blumpie]

39 minutes ago, Classic Ray said:

Making it endemic does not mean free of the virus, just that they recognise it is here to stay and will deal with infections as they do other common virus infections.

Oh pretty much.

In Canada we are nearly there - it will be another month or so but that will be it.  On April 1st you just need to be vaccinated to enter - no testing, nothing.  Finished.  

[Stefanix]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The fatality rate among local COVID-19 cases is capped at 0.5%. 

How can one „cap“ the death rate? Is there a law which forbids to die as soon as the quota is reached?

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

1 hour ago, CartagenaWarlock said:

USA has 30% and doing better than UK, Germany and France with per million death and infection

Yes on the U.S. right now having a better per capita cases rate than those other countries. No on the per capita new deaths, with the UK showing the same rate and France showing a slightly lower rate.

 

https://www.facebook.com/informationcovid19/photos/a.106455480972785/530718655213130/?type=3

 

[TooMuchTime]

Always lulzy to see people so fearful of COVID still.  Totally consumed them.

[kcpattaya]

Finally some sense

[ThailandRyan]

1 minute ago, TooMuchTime said:

Always lulzy to see people so fearful of COVID still.  Totally consumed them.

Why do you believe people let it consume them. Information on the spread and keeping ones family and self safe is far from being scared of something.....

[Charlie Halliday]

Talk of June 1st being the date for dropping Thailand Pass, test and Go etc. Really needs to happen. Thailand losing out to Vietnam Cambodia Malaysia and Laos. Just get on with it Thailand. 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

1 hour ago, CartagenaWarlock said:

Better than USA. USa is still at 66%.

 

 

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[smedly]

3 hours ago, bristolgeoff said:

Moving in the right direction and lets hope the Rest of thailand do the same

do what exactly, sounds to me like restrictions remain

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

6 minutes ago, Charlie Halliday said:

Just get on with it Thailand. 

 

Guess you missed the latest update by the government today:

 

...serious COVID hospitalizations (1,748) and intubations (691) both rose again to set new record highs for the year.

[MrJ2U]

Does that mean a lot of medical services that were available for free to people will now be excluded? 

 

They'll need more clarification.

[smedly]

1 hour ago, Blumpie said:

Oh pretty much.

In Canada we are nearly there - it will be another month or so but that will be it.  On April 1st you just need to be vaccinated to enter - no testing, nothing.  Finished.  

do you need to be vaccinated for the flu to enter

[The Theory]

No international airport in Surin ????

[Robert Tyrrell]

Hello ,

 

personally they should check there infection rates and cases , Secondly the full vaccination rate/ 2 shots, Should be greater then 70% ,  More like 80% or greater.

Finally Covid should become monitored and vaccinated for just like annual influenza at some point.