BANGKOK, June 1 (TNA) – Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he would propose to categorize COVID-19 as a communicable disease under surveillance and set aside a plan to declare it an endemic disease.

 

After his meeting with pubic health executives, Mr Anutin said that each day the country logged less than 5,000 new COVID-19 cases and few than 50 new fatalities related to the disease. Besides, more than 140 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered.

 

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Mr Anutin said that although their reopening could raise the number of new COVID-19 cases, their illnesses would not be severe. Provincial communicable diseases committees would assess their COVID-19 situations in a few weeks, he said.

 

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So not Endemic then....

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After his meeting with pubic health executives...

 

Very interestink...

7 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

After his meeting with pubic health executives, Mr Anutin said that each day the country logged less than 5,000 new COVID-19 cases and few than 50 new fatalities related to the disease. Besides, more than 140 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered.

They should consider only hospitalizations and deaths.

Cases should be monitored, but not considered when setting policy.

COVID to Become Communicable Disease under Surveillance

 

Yeah, but what year and how much more of the tourism industry will be destroyed forever first ? 

Great get rid of the Thai Pass TIT

31 minutes ago, TheFishman1 said:

Great get rid of the Thai Pass TIT

Give it up and to get rid of this clown, then hopefully everything will return to normal for what I consider Omicron to be nothing more than a mild flu.

 

I say the above as it swept through the whole family, and I can say that I have had much worse in my life, twice from memory, 4 days in bed at much younger and healthier ages vs basically a head cold and headaches at 62 with Omicron, no bed time on this one.

 

Lets move along to Monkey Pox ????

 

 

Edited June 1, 20224 yr by 4MyEgo

yes and it shows that all is not about health of ppl

6 minutes ago, OKF said:

yes and it shows that all is not about health of ppl

Absolutely, it's about them footing the bill for treatment. 

10 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Mr Anutin said that although their reopening could raise the number of new COVID-19 cases, their illnesses would not be severe.

Re-opening the bars/clubs/massage/karaoke joints ... possibly.

re-opening the country to international arrivals doubtful.

Edited June 1, 20224 yr by hotchilli

10 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

So not Endemic then....

Got to keep control and the emergency decree in place.

6 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

COVID to Become Communicable Disease under Surveillance

 

Yeah, but what year and how much more of the tourism industry will be destroyed forever first ? 

What that means is learn to suck it up!!!

They can't stop destroying the economy with their rules, restrictions, flipflopping, controlling...

6 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

COVID to Become Communicable Disease under Surveillance

 

Yeah, but what year and how much more of the tourism industry will be destroyed forever first ? 

tourism already destroyed mate.  it wont recover for many, many years.

which i am happy about, less crowded here.

I want to get verbally personal with the guy but I actually think in his own personal style (lying)  the statement is his way soon to rid TP???? and safe some face for himself!  

I believe that only WHO can declare endemic status.  Pandemic definition states :- : occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population

 

 

"How is a pandemic declared?

The World Health Organization (WHO) is responsible for declaring when a global pandemic is occurring. The WHO does this by monitoring outbreaks of a disease and taking advice from international health experts. Australia and other countries are, however, likely to take steps to reduce the impact of an pandemic before the WHO makes a formal declaration."  https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/what-is-a-pandemic

7 minutes ago, grandpa said:

The World Health Organization (WHO) is responsible for declaring when a global pandemic is occurring.

There's no reason whatsoever to listen to this unaccountable, unelected board of bureaucrats. In fact if anyone remembers WHO was LATE in declaring COVID a pandemic although at that point it had clearly meet the requirements. Also for anyone paying attention COVID has been endemic for well over a year now but where is the WHO in declaring it as such?

1 hour ago, ikke1959 said:

They can't stop destroying the economy with their rules, restrictions, flipflopping, controlling...

Economy is doing pretty good considering..... better than all the doom, gloom, debt, rising bills, shortages, energy crisis, chaotic airports etc etc back where I come from!

"After his meeting with pubic health executives, Mr Anutin said that...the ministry supported the reopening of pubs, bars, karaoke shops and massage parlors"

 

Indeed, monitoring "pubic" health will be important once the massage parlors reopen ????

 

Edited June 2, 20224 yr by khunjeff

1 minute ago, khunjeff said:

"After his meeting with pubic health executives, Mr Anutin said that...the ministry supported the reopening of pubs, bars, karaoke shops and massage parlors"

 

Indeed, monitoring pubic health will be important once the massage parlors reopen ????

That there monkey pox will take off!

6 hours ago, timendres said:

They should consider only hospitalizations and deaths.

may I add, of fully vaccinated (not Sinovac one year ago) only

6 hours ago, timendres said:

Cases should be monitored, but not considered when setting policy.

 

As I posted recently on a similar topic, a Thai friend of mine was diagnosed with Covid about three weeks ago. She went to the hospital where they gave her pills and told her go home and self-quarantine.

Covid is over.

It's morphed into a strong flu. End the Thai Pass and let things get back to normal.

25 minutes ago, HappyExpat57 said:

As I posted recently on a similar topic, a Thai friend of mine was diagnosed with Covid about three weeks ago. She went to the hospital where they gave her pills and told her go home and self-quarantine.

This also begs the question of how many of the other hospitalizations we've heard about over the pandemic have been serious. I never knew a single person first or second hand that was hospitalized with COVID and was actually sick so as far as I can confirm in my real life it was always just a flu. Just saying.

8 minutes ago, NorthernRyland said:

This also begs the question of how many of the other hospitalizations we've heard about over the pandemic have been serious. I never knew a single person first or second hand that was hospitalized with COVID and was actually sick so as far as I can confirm in my real life it was always just a flu. Just saying.

Unfortunately I lost a friend to Covid about a month ago. Bangkok Hospital Pattaya.  He didn't take the best care of himself so I believe that had something to do with it, but it started with Covid.

Edited June 2, 20224 yr by HappyExpat57

Just now, HappyExpat57 said:

Unfortunately I lost a friend to Covid about a month ago. Bangkok Hospital Pattaya.  He didn't take the best care of himself so I believe that had something to do with it, but it started with COvid.

Sorry to hear that. I've heard stories like this and what seems to happen is there is some underlying morbidity and once they get a virus that gets into the lungs they get weakened and the rest of the system goes down also. Usually older people in their 70s-80s so age is a big factor also. I believe this how pneumonia kills also. RIP.

4 minutes ago, NorthernRyland said:

Sorry to hear that. I've heard stories like this and what seems to happen is there is some underlying morbidity and once they get a virus that gets into the lungs they get weakened and the rest of the system goes down also. Usually older people in their 70s-80s so age is a big factor also. I believe this how pneumonia kills also. RIP.

Thanks. That's what happened here. Started with Covid then pneumonia kicked in. He wasn't a smoker but a very heavy drinker which had recently resulted in motor vehicle accidents. An absolute shame. GREAT man, talented technician, leaving behind a wife and child.

So, we can now scrap the silly masks? I for one, am going to stop wearing my face diaper. 

Can we have a Anutin section on this forum? Everything this clown says can be store in his very own section so we can go back and LOL on everything he's ever spewed out of his moronic mind!

Better to maintain the disease as "under surveillance" so that the emergency decree can be maintained by the masked muppets in power.