Can’t we the public now cope with a Covid outbreak in Thailand?

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OPINION

 

Last week we reported that COVID-19 infections in 44 of Thailand’s provinces, which include Bangkok, have been increasing, with an average rate of 31,148 cases a day between August 7th and 13th, according to Spokesman for the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin.
 
During the same period, the death toll was 236, most of whom were people over 60, those with underlying diseases, and pregnant women. There were also 853 serious cases, including 436 on ventilators.

 

Many neighbouring Asean countries are also still getting high numbers, in fact in the Philippines Metro Manila will remain under Alert Level 1 from August 16 to 31, according to the Department of Health (DOH). 

 

There, Senate President Jose Miguel “Migz” Zubiri also announced on Friday, August 19, that the Manila Senate building will be on “total lockdown” to facilitate the full disinfection of the facility after several senators and Senate personnel tested positive for COVID-19.

 

It is therefore surprising that here in Thailand the government is seen to be intent on shutting up shop on their various Covid departments.

 

Even though Asian experts and WHO are predicting continued waves of various viruses for the next few months.

 

Can’t we cope?

 

That said I think the general public has perhaps become Covid savvy and have the attitude that life must continue, and if you do catch a virus, it can be handled by staying at home for a few days.

 

With many viruses being announced every month, whether it is B4, Monkeypox, or Omicron, manufacturers are struggling just to catch up with a viable new vaccine.

 

And it seems the days of free vaccines are gone as several Thai private hospitals are advertising vaccines for over THB1,000 plus.

 

The bottom line is we have all probably had enough of following government health ministers’ rules and regulations.

 

 

People are now back traveling; corporations are again holding group seminars and sports events like football and motor racing have never been busier.

 

Just wait and see how many fans pack the Buriram circuit when the Moto GP comes to Thailand in October.

 

So, it is now up to us as global citizens to take responsibility for our own health and our families too.

 

It is no big deal to always carry a face mask, and it makes sense to take those precautions when required.

 

Most Thais in the big cities like Bangkok were wearing masks on public transport before Covid anyway.

 

However, now that should be our personal decision and not a government policy.

 

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[Jerno]

Yes, but Pray-hoot does not want to give up Emergency Decree powers, nor his position.  Selfish <deleted>.

[JCCR6]

Most Thais were not wearing masks on Public transport before covid. Who writes this stuff!?

[RichardColeman]

The sheer fact that every country on the planet deliberately destroyed the economy for now and a generation ahead is clear signs to get on with life. The destruction far outweighs the disease

[stoner]

35 minutes ago, JCCR6 said:

Most Thais were not wearing masks on Public transport before covid. Who writes this stuff!?

i often wonder why this myth is still alive.

 

ill introduce exhibit a.

 

i dont see anyone wearing a mask. at 4:35 into the vid you can see there is almost no one wearing a mask. that would of been any given day on the bts back then. a perfect example showing how little mask wearing was actually happening.

 

before the maskers come on. yes a small portion of people wore masks before covid. but to pretend it was any large portion of the population is silly. 

 

i could go find countless videos of the vast majority of bkk people not wearing masks before covid.

 

 

 

[Tarteso]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Thai private hospitals are advertising vaccines for over THB1,000 plus.

Money talks ????

[vandeventer]

It's not just Covid, it's dengue fever, it's floods, it's people that can't fine jobs. The list goes on and on. I really take my hat off to Thai's, that for some reason they never get a increase in pay and the pension remain the same for years on end when prices are going up and up. How do they do it?

 

 

 

 

[rwill]

There were some people wearing masks before Covid but it wasn't to prevent them from becoming sick.  Some people would wear masks when they were sick to help prevent spreading it to others.  And then you had others wearing masks, such as police, because they thought thought they helped protect them from the heavy pollution.

[tandor]

33 minutes ago, Tarteso said:

Money talks ????

...i would be more than happy to pay for any future boosters...i thank the Thai government for footing the bill for my past 4 shots.

[stoner]

20 minutes ago, tandor said:

...i would be more than happy to pay for any future boosters...i thank the Thai government for footing the bill for my past 4 shots.

to infinity....and beyond.

[jacko45k]

47 minutes ago, rwill said:

There were some people wearing masks before Covid but it wasn't to prevent them from becoming sick.  Some people would wear masks when they were sick to help prevent spreading it to others.  And then you had others wearing masks, such as police, because they thought thought they helped protect them from the heavy pollution.

I was wearing one on the motorcycle.... being stuck at traffic lights among all the smoke belching vehicles warranted it. 

[Archie Baker]

7 hours ago, JCCR6 said:

Most Thais were not wearing masks on Public transport before covid. Who writes this stuff!?

  There is life outside of Bangkok. Thais are struggling to live never mind cope with covid.  

 

How about "Thai farmers struggling to buy desiel and chemicals to grow rice crops".

Edited August 24, 2022 by onthedarkside
news trolling comments removed

[internationalism]

private hospitals were selling moderna in July and August 2021.

Some were distributing them from the beginning of year, and in small quantities, but Medpark is getting them only sometimes from September.

Many people, including myself, request refunds for moderna which supposed to come within the first half of year - as per terms & conditions.

So hospitals are stacked with a potential surplus and offering those same vaxes at half price, so some 700b per jab.

People can get free vax at the government hospitals as walk in

[Cadan]

57 minutes ago, stoner said:

to infinity....and beyond.

They pay the bill and get more power. Small peanuts. More power more money ???? ????????

[Bangkok Barry]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

And it seems the days of free vaccines are gone as several Thai private hospitals are advertising vaccines for over THB1,000 plus.

So, don't go to a private hospital. Simples.

 

6 hours ago, webfact said:

However, now that should be our personal decision and not a government policy.

It already is. The policy is that people are 'encouraged' to wear a mask but it isn't compulsory. Up to you.

[Kaopad999]

Covid... sorry, what's that?

[Mises]

I see that questioning the official narrative about masks, social distancing, a dangerous pathogen and even 'safe and effective' is now allowed on YouTube.

 

[LukKrueng]

For some (obvious?) reason the WHO and governments around the world have been working hard to convince us all that vaccines are the magic fix for everything. Well it's not. It's about time people realise that some diseases can't be prevented by vaccines. So much money and efforts were put into vaccines and vaccinations instead of developing a specific COVID treatment.

Well, they have succeeded in keeping the population afraid of their own shadow

[edogthong]

3 hours ago, tandor said:

i thank the Thai government for footing the bill for my past 4 shots.

The first time that a foreigner got something for free in Thailand, it was an injection. That should've been your first clue.

[NoshowJones]

3 hours ago, IamNoone88 said:

 

Yes, any disasters like the pandemic, the Russian invasion etc, just has the rich capitalists rubbing their greedy paws with glee.

[dallen52]

25000 daily 

Hundreds of deaths

But the country was closed to the world in 2020 with 59 cases.

And no hopes of control. 

Still many positive who don't report. 

Still several locals who don't get vaxed or report positive results 

Edited August 24, 2022 by dallen52

[transam]

4 hours ago, stoner said:

to infinity....and beyond.

Doubt it, but as long as the jabs keep me alive, its not a problem, many old folk have flu jabs every year, for the same reason..... ????

[hotchilli]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

That said I think the general public has perhaps become Covid savvy and have the attitude that life must continue, and if you do catch a virus, it can be handled by staying at home for a few days.

Which is what they should have done the first time around, instead of following all other countries, shutting down the country and bankrupting many people by making them unemployed.

Prayut didn't have a brain of his own so just followed others like a Lemming

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, vandeventer said:

It's not just Covid, it's dengue fever, it's floods, it's people that can't fine jobs. The list goes on and on. I really take my hat off to Thai's, that for some reason they never get a increase in pay and the pension remain the same for years on end when prices are going up and up. How do they do it?

 

 

 

 

Borrow > debt.

[richard_smith237]

1 hour ago, LukKrueng said:

For some (obvious?) reason the WHO and governments around the world have been working hard to convince us all that vaccines are the magic fix for everything.

No... they’ve been working hard to educate idiots who prefer to take their news from facebook !.. 

Vaccines in many cases are the ‘magic fix’....  in the case of Covid, Influenza they of course are not a magic fix but they’ve helped make us and the vulnerable less vulnerable. 

 

1 hour ago, LukKrueng said:

Well it's not. It's about time people realise that some diseases can't be prevented by vaccines.

Anyone with a brain already realises that. There were ‘hopes’ that vaccination could work to provide sufficient herd immunity that the virus would disappear - this of course was not the case. That said, Vaccines have and continue to minimise symptoms and save lives of those who may otherwise have suffered severe symptoms. Anti-vaxxers want to argue that the vaccines are not 100% and therefor cannot prevent covid, thats not a clever point of discussion. 

 

 

1 hour ago, LukKrueng said:

So much money and efforts were put into vaccines and vaccinations instead of developing a specific COVID treatment.

How do you know ’so much money and efforts’ were not point until developing covid treatment ?....  There was and still is. 

 

1 hour ago, LukKrueng said:

Well, they have succeeded in keeping the population afraid of their own shadow

Have they?... no one seems afraid of Covid in Europe now...   Covid has evolved into a variant we are no longer concerned about. 

Its only countries such as Thailand and China who continue to operate with a degree of concern for this virus. 

 

You will argue next that influenza vaccines do not work. 

 

[BadSpottedDog]

Odd that the Philippines is having issues. They still have some of the most strict policies. No unvaccinated allowed (even with quarantine), masks AND face shields too. 
Maybe the strict policies just aren't working?

[0815]

So ASEAN NOW is main stream journalism now with your vaccine and booster spleen ?
You probably should get some info how boosters did work in Europe.
(and you don't like MotoGP ...)

[daviddunham]

What's Covid? It's 2022

[thailand49]

6 hours ago, Tarteso said:

Money talks ????

It's coming down!  From the 1650-1800 they were charging in March, for Moderna reason why pay that amount when PFizer is given Free 

[onthedarkside]

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