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Concern Over Spread Of Covid-19, Nearly 10,000 Cases A Day


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AN EMINENT professor is concerned about the spread of Covid-19 in Thailand as he estimates that currently there are nearly 10,000 cases a day, Amarin TV said this afternoon (Apr. 22).

 

Assoc. Prof. Teera Worathanarat of Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Medicine said in a Facebook post that last week, Apr. 14-20, 2024, 1,004 Covid patients were hospitalised, three died, 292 had pneumonia and 101 were intubated.

 

It was found that patients requiring hospital treatment increased by 18.26%, with this having risen continuously for six weeks in a row.

 

The number of pneumonia cases  increased by 20.66% while intubation rose by 17.44%.

 

by TNR Staff

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Full story: THAI NEWSROOM 2024-04-23

 

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4 hours ago, Paul Henry said:

What are the stats on vaccinated v non vaccinated of the people infected?

 

This is the obvious question, but we won't get an official answer - because the answer is also obvious.

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Is thi so called expert wanting everyone to get vaccinated to help with his cash flow

Evidence needed not just a guy stating his opinion

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Chula med faculty? Funny!

mainly "cardiologists" with silver spoon up their <deleted>

Been there saw them

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4 hours ago, clokwise said:

I recently tried to get a Pfizer/Moderna COVID booster as it's been a year since the previous one. Was told it's not allowed to get it at a private hospital, must go to a public hospital. Went to the public hospital and was told they don't do COVID boosters anymore ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

 

See below:

 

 

 

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8 hours ago, bradiston said:

Umm, 1004=3+292+101=10,000?

 

You're getting confused about the different numbers and what they represent.

 

The professor's 10,000 estimate is that of COVID cases/infections among the population. He's estimating the daily count of new infections based on the actual main hard number they have -- COVID-confirmed hospitalizations.

 

The 1,000+ number is new and confirmed COVID hospitalizations from the past week. The 3 count is COVID confirmed deaths from the past week. The other two numbers are the current counts of COVID hospitalized patients in serious condition with pneumonia type symptoms, and a separate tally for those requiring intubation.

 

The  Thai government last year stopped publicly reporting mere COVID infection statistics (cases), as it rolled back COVID testing and transitioned out of what previously had been its public health "emergency" mode for COVID.

 

So I think his point in offering the 10,000 COVID infections per day estimate is to make the public aware that COVID is still circulating pretty broadly in Thailand, even if only a much smaller portion of those (1,000+ per week right now) end up requiring hospitalization.

 

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8 hours ago, daveAustin said:

Songkran effect? 

 

The weekly numbers of COVID hospitalizations have been rising steadily since mid-March, long before Song Kran, and have now doubled since that time, going from about 500 then to now 1,000 per week.

 

The same kind of upswing occurred last spring in Thailand as well, and weekly COVID hospitalizations at their peak last spring exceeded 3,000. The spring upswing last year didn't subside until mid-July.

 

As OP report recounts:

 

"It was found that patients requiring hospital treatment increased by 18.26% [for the most recent week], with this having risen continuously for six weeks in a row."

 

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5 hours ago, dinsdale said:

I think it's also reasonable to postulate that those in need of intubation is pneumonia related rather than covid related.

 

The only statistics being reported by the MoPH here for serious condition/pneumonia symptoms and those requiring intubation are hospitalized patients with confirmed positive tests for COVID.  Pneumonia type symptoms can be a standard manifestation of COVID.

 

The MoPH is classifying them as COVID cases, even if you aren't.

 

 

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4 hours ago, superal said:

 Medical masks are a waste of time , only a n95 mask can help if changed daily . but they are not comfortable to wear for long periods .

 

Simple so-called medical masks have some benefit in that they tend to capture/reduce  the particles exhaled by the wearer.... So they have some benefit in reducing the risk to people around the wearer.

 

But as you say, they don't have as much value in protecting the wearing from inhaling COVID particles that may be in the air, because they don't form a seal.

 

For that purpose, N95 and similar masks are the way to go, because if worn properly, they provide an airtight seal in the face that only allows filtered air in and out.

 

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"It’s true that masks work best when everyone around you is wearing one. That’s because when an infected person wears a mask, a large percentage of the infectious particles they exhale are trapped, stopping viral spread at the source. And when fewer viral particles are floating around the room, the masks others are wearing are likely to block those particles that have escaped.

 

But there is also plenty of evidence showing that masks protect the wearer, even when others around them are mask-free.

 

The amount of protection depends on the quality of the mask and how well it fits. Health experts recommend using an N95, KN95 or KF94 to protect yourself against the Omicron subvariant BA.2, which is now the dominant version of the coronavirus and is far more infectious than previous strains."

 

New York Times

https://archive.ph/jIsm5

 

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