Thailand's COVID-19 Surge Expected to Peak in July

[webfact]

 

Thailand faces a significant surge in COVID-19 cases, with infections expected to peak in July, according to Dr. Thongchai Keeratihattayakorn, chief of Thailand’s Disease Control Department. The country reported 3,256 hospital admissions and 16 fatalities between June 23rd and 29th, highlighting an alarming rise in cases.

 

Out of these recent hospital admissions, 709 patients suffered from severe lung infections, and 336 required ventilators. Since the start of the year, Thailand has seen a total of 31,205 COVID-19 hospital admissions, resulting in 172 deaths, predominantly among those over the age of 69.

 

The Disease Control Department has issued renewed guidelines for those most at risk. Individuals over 60, those with pre-existing health conditions, and pregnant women are advised to take stringent preventive measures.

 

These include wearing face masks in crowded settings, frequent hand washing with soap or alcohol-based hand sanitiser, and undergoing rapid antigen tests if COVID-19 symptoms emerge. Positive cases should consult a doctor for appropriate treatment and avoid contact with vulnerable populations.

 

Dr. Apichart Wachiraphan, deputy director-general of the Disease Control Department, compared the current surge in COVID-19 infections to patterns seen with seasonal flu, often tied to crowded gatherings and activities.

 

He noted that while cases are expected to peak in July, the current fatality rate stands at 0.04%. This is a significant reduction from the 2.16% fatality rate recorded in June 2021, reflecting advancements in treatment and vaccination efforts.

 

As Thailand braces for the peak, health officials continue to stress the importance of adhering to preventive measures to mitigate the spread and reduce the impact on the healthcare system.

 

File photo courtesy: Depositphotos

 

-- 2024-07-04

 

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[Skeptic7]

Covidiocy...uhhh what❓🥱 💤 

 

[spidermike007]

I am far more concerned with the common flu, than with covid, at this stage. Won't say anymore. 

 

 

Edited Thursday at 06:11 AM by stats
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[dinsdale]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Since the start of the year, Thailand has seen a total of 31,205 COVID-19 hospital admissions, resulting in 172 deaths, predominantly among those over the age of 69.

This sentence needs to be extended. 

"Since the start of the year, Thailand has seen a total of 31,205 COVID-19 hospital admissions, resulting in 172 deaths, predominantly among those over the age of 69 [and those with severe comorbidities].

As for 172 deaths so far this year, being that there have been 186 days passed as of July 4, this means a daily death rate of less than 1 in ≈ 70,000,000.

[Taboo2]

STOP!  Stop!!!

 

It is a cold!  

 

Get over this hype!

[dinsdale]

30 minutes ago, Taboo2 said:

STOP!  Stop!!!

 

It is a cold!  

 

Get over this hype!

Yes, Stop! I agree but it's not a cold just like the flu is not a cold. Common cold/flu/SarsCov2 are different viruses but all now have very similar symptoms.

Edited Thursday at 12:41 AM by dinsdale

[dinsdale]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

He noted that while cases are expected to peak in July, the current fatality rate stands at 0.04%. This is a significant reduction from the 2.16% fatality rate recorded in June 2021, reflecting advancements in treatment and vaccination efforts.

So nothing to do with June 2021 being Delta and Omicron (Dec 2021) variants being non fatal for the overwhelming majority. Well there you go. Follow the narrative get your boosters and all will be fine.

Edited Thursday at 01:11 AM by dinsdale

[sungod]

Interesting in the measures advised by the disease control department above, getting more jabs is not mentioned.

[Tarteso]

It seems that on this occasion they are not talking about more vaccines.

[dinsdale]

5 minutes ago, sungod said:

Interesting in the measures advised by the disease control department above, getting more jabs is not mentioned.

It's implicit in this statement

4 hours ago, webfact said:

This is a significant reduction from the 2.16% fatality rate recorded in June 2021, reflecting advancements in treatment and vaccination efforts.

 

As Thailand braces for the peak, health officials continue to stress the importance of adhering to preventive measures to mitigate the spread and reduce the impact on the healthcare system.

 

[soalbundy]

1 hour ago, Skeptic7 said:

Covidiocy...uhhh what❓🥱 💤 

 

I didn't know there was a surge, has it gone away again?

[sungod]

2 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

It's implicit in this statement

 

 

I guess its my fault for just reading half of this non news, this is the advice I read and then stopped.

 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

These include wearing face masks in crowded settings, frequent hand washing with soap or alcohol-based hand sanitiser, and undergoing rapid antigen tests if COVID-19 symptoms emerge. Positive cases should consult a doctor for appropriate treatment and avoid contact with vulnerable populations.

 

[248900_1469958220]

Yeah yeah yeah.....I know many people that have had Covid ....2 , 3 ....4 times. They are all vaccinated...THANK GOD FOR THAT or they most certainly would have died!! I have had it at least twice. I remember when vaccines prevented you from getting whatever it was you got it for in the first place.....aaaaaaahhhhh, the good ole days.

[dinsdale]

I notice that the narrative believers have nothing to say other than confused emoji trolling.

[RickyJB]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

 

Thailand faces a significant surge in COVID-19 cases, with infections expected to peak in July, according to Dr. Thongchai Keeratihattayakorn, chief of Thailand’s Disease Control Department. The country reported 3,256 hospital admissions and 16 fatalities between June 23rd and 29th, highlighting an alarming rise in cases.

 

Out of these recent hospital admissions, 709 patients suffered from severe lung infections, and 336 required ventilators. Since the start of the year, Thailand has seen a total of 31,205 COVID-19 hospital admissions, resulting in 172 deaths, predominantly among those over the age of 69.

 

The Disease Control Department has issued renewed guidelines for those most at risk. Individuals over 60, those with pre-existing health conditions, and pregnant women are advised to take stringent preventive measures.

 

 

These include wearing face masks in crowded settings, frequent hand washing with soap or alcohol-based hand sanitiser, and undergoing rapid antigen tests if COVID-19 symptoms emerge. Positive cases should consult a doctor for appropriate treatment and avoid contact with vulnerable populations.

 

Dr. Apichart Wachiraphan, deputy director-general of the Disease Control Department, compared the current surge in COVID-19 infections to patterns seen with seasonal flu, often tied to crowded gatherings and activities.

 

He noted that while cases are expected to peak in July, the current fatality rate stands at 0.04%. This is a significant reduction from the 2.16% fatality rate recorded in June 2021, reflecting advancements in treatment and vaccination efforts.

 

As Thailand braces for the peak, health officials continue to stress the importance of adhering to preventive measures to mitigate the spread and reduce the impact on the healthcare system.

 

File photo courtesy: Depositphotos

 

-- 2024-07-04

 

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And here we go with the WEF / WHO pushing their nonsense again. Time to get these criminals arrested. They already tried blaming bird flu on the death of a man in mexico, but the mexicans called them liars. They keep trying for lockdowns, time to lock them up 

[Purdey]

As someone over 60 with diabetes I fart in the general direction on those who pretend it is like a cold.

[Sig]

What a load of crap. And they're still pushing the proven ineffective masks! The stupidity is endless 🙄

Edited Thursday at 03:52 AM by Sig

[248900_1469958220]

Well....who would be surprised by another lil ole pandemic before the US election? Would fit the bill nicely....gee I hope Biden doesnt come down with another cold.....it really knocked him around in the last debate.....bwahahaHAAAA!!!!

[thecyclist]

6 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

 

I am far more concerned with the common flu, than with covid, at this stage. Won't say anymore. 

Traffic is much more concerning: average of 40 road fatalities a đâu compared to 18 Covid fatalities a week. 

[248900_1469958220]

aaaahhhh and we all remember Astrazeneca with great fondness....for it was very safe and effective.....So many of our friends and family got jabbed with it....warms my f**king heart that so much care was taken.....that all the information was given BEFORE consenting to it.....and look where that vaccine is now.......well....WHERE IS IT? 

 

Anyone  else HAD IT with all the bull<deleted>????

[Purdey]

1 hour ago, BusNo8 said:

 

 

 

I was vaccinated and, when I tested positive, felt no serious effects.

As a kid I had vaccines against polio, measles, and other childhood diseases and never was sick.

I have read people seriously say that Bill Gates put microchips into vaccines to track people, without thinking that they have mobile phones that do it quite nicely thank you.

I simply don't believe non-scientists making wild guesses based on internet gossip..

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[john donson]

3 hours ago, Purdey said:

As someone over 60 with diabetes I fart in the general direction on those who pretend it is like a cold.

 

type 2 ?  self induced eating garbage for 10-20-30 years till you got it

 

learn to FAST

 

you know the thing people who did a gastric sleeve pretended they never could or would die, well most are cured by not being able to eat for a week or more, DUE TO SURGERY

 

 

[248900_1469958220]

1 hour ago, Purdey said:

 

I was vaccinated and, when I tested positive, felt no serious effects.

As a kid I had vaccines against polio, measles, and other childhood diseases and never was sick.

I have read people seriously say that Bill Gates put microchips into vaccines to track people, without thinking that they have mobile phones that do it quite nicely thank you.

I simply don't believe non-scientists making wild guesses based on internet gossip..

You dont have to look to extremes....plenty of evidence coming out now about the safety and efficacy of these so called 'vaccines' Making people that question the narrative out to be 'conspiracy theorists' in this way is a cheap shot.....Some of us did our 'own research' and guess what????? WE WERE RIGHT. 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Here's your "right"...

 

 

[transam]

6 hours ago, dinsdale said:

So nothing to do with June 2021 being Delta and Omicron (Dec 2021) variants being non fatal for the overwhelming majority. Well there you go. Follow the narrative get your boosters and all will be fine.

Oh, you're at it again...........🤔

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

For a more detailed report on the latest weekly COVID update from the MoPH:

 

 

[dinsdale]

12 hours ago, webfact said:

He noted that while cases are expected to peak in July, the current fatality rate stands at 0.04%. This is a significant reduction from the 2.16% fatality rate recorded in June 2021, reflecting advancements in treatment and vaccination efforts.

Seems people didn't understand my previous post. The figure of 2.16% comes from the Delta era whereas what we are seeing now and have been since Omicron changed into a basically non-fatal viral infection is a very, very low fatality rate. To say this change is because of treatments and vaccines completely misses the FACT that Omicron and it's variants is essentially a non-severe and non-fatal viral infection.

[transam]

4 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Seems people didn't understand my previous post. The figure of 2.16% comes from the Delta era whereas what we are seeing now and have been since Omicron changed into a basically non-fatal viral infection is a very, very low fatality rate. To say this change is because of treatments and vaccines completely misses the FACT that Omicron and it's variants is essentially a non-severe and non-fatal viral infection.

Reads like you're still worrying about catching it, calm down, relax, as you said, you probably won't die from it........A fit young thing like yourself too.......🤭

[dinsdale]

5 minutes ago, transam said:

Reads like you're still worrying about catching it, calm down, relax, as you said, you probably won't die from it........A fit young thing like yourself too.......🤭

Haven't worn a mask for years and will never be jabbed with an mRNA vaccine.