Report Thailand Sees a Surge in COVID-19 Cases: Concerns for Public Health

[johng]

15 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

Oh dear, another anti masker loon.

Masks reduce the infection rates by 95%.

 

Rubbish, perhaps  you wore them during sex too as recommended by the "experts"

[MalcolmB]

4 minutes ago, johng said:

 

Rubbish, perhaps  you wore them during sex too as recommended by the "experts"

Let me guess, you didn’t wear a mask and were infected?

[Pompeygeezer]

19 hours ago, BKKKevin said:

Yet brave enough to not wear a helmet… 

Stupid enough. Although i suppose there is nothing to protect in their skulls

[Pompeygeezer]

I've always found that Thais have very weak immune systems.  They always seem to be quick to go to a pharmacy just for a poxy cold.  for most westerners i think we will just sit it out and man up.  i don't know if that's why they have such weak immune systems?  Maybe that's why there are so many pharmacies in Thailand cuz they can't wait to pop some pills for the smallest thing.   

[Magictoad]

On 5/19/2025 at 6:56 PM, bkk6060 said:

Went to a Thai market this morning. 

Seems like many more people sneezing and coughing.  I really noticed it watching people sneezing with no protection on the foods and meats.

Lots of people sick it seems.

I noticed same last month and started wearing a mask to prevent air borne infections such as colds & flu & whatever else is going around! Covid-19  or not.- don't care.

[MaskLover2025]

33 minutes ago, Pompeygeezer said:

I've always found that Thais have very weak immune systems.  They always seem to be quick to go to a pharmacy just for a poxy cold.  for most westerners i think we will just sit it out and man up.  i don't know if that's why they have such weak immune systems?  Maybe that's why there are so many pharmacies in Thailand cuz they can't wait to pop some pills for the smallest thing.   

Their immune systems are not weaker, they are psychosomatic and easily spooked - all it takes is one FB post from a doctor and they all poop their pants and tighten their masks 

[MaskLover2025]

2 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

Sadder still how many expats have to return home with their tails between their legs but still obsess about Thailand on a Thai forum.

Not as sad as you wearing a mask your whole life over something that will make you feel a little bit pooey for 3 days max. I mean, if a mask protected you from cancer, I could understand wearing it. But spending your whole life hiding your face in public, not breathing clearly for an endemic dieasase. Just pathetic. Man up you big wimp.

[spidermike007]

15 hours ago, malibukid said:

i am in the California  now, just cars and shopping malls, although the beach is nice, but cold water.  can't wait to return

Agree. Not much. Worst is the utter joylessness of the place. The US is sinking. And most here don't know it. 

[BKKBike09]

3 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

Oh dear, another anti masker loon.

Masks reduce the infection rates by 95%.

Vaccines reduce the severity of the symptoms and also reduce infection spread.

 

 

 

Actually this says "A cloth mask worn over a surgical mask gives 95% protection against Covid" - surely they should be pushing a properly fitted N95 mask - and also advising against removal of facial hair in order to provide a better fit.

 

So I'm guessing this is an ancient history poster from the terror years of 2020/2021 ...

 

 

[arick]

 Noravirus is far worse.

[Patong2021]

5 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Straight from the book of he who got a pre-emptive pardon. Just pitiful. It's no longer 2020 mate. Eyes and minds have been opened. Sadly yours remains firmly closed.

 

Tell me you have no training in  public health data analysis without telling me.

[Woke to Sounds]

On 5/19/2025 at 7:26 AM, lordgrinz said:

I would rather have a cold or Flu over being infected with this nasty Chinese bioweapon any day!

 

Careful with the racism now.

 

</sarcasm>

[Woke to Sounds]

18 hours ago, Zakhar said:

I am surprised that the ineffective  Faucci mask is back. Pandemic Treaty is being signed and prepare for new vaccines.  Pharma needs money

 

I for one am not.

 

Most folk love their woke prisons and lockdowns.

 

As for new vaxxxines, that's okay, I won't be taking any but I hope billions do so I can watch my stocks portfolio get fatter.

 

"Yes I can - if Fauch says it's okay!"

[Woke to Sounds]

13 hours ago, MaskLover2025 said:

Even if they did work - so what? Wearing a filthy mask all your life, restricting your breathing and oxygen intake, making you look like a mutinous dog - all to avoid a virus that will just leave you with a slight fever for a couple of days. It is literally the worst trade-off in human history, yet so many morons willingly partake in it - mostly because they are either thick or total cowards.

 

It's an unconscious symbolic token of surrender of the Profane to our Overlords.

 

Masked = gagged = voiceless = dehumanised.

[dinsdale]

2 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

 

Tell me you have no training in  public health data analysis without telling me.

What's that got to do with it. What I do have is the ability to think for myself and to think critically unlike the sheeple who believe everything they're told by the MSM.

[MarkBR]

On 5/19/2025 at 6:44 PM, ukrules said:

 

Yeah - which is nearly everybody who gets ill.

School children just stay home.

[MalcolmB]

8 hours ago, MaskLover2025 said:

Not as sad as you wearing a mask your whole life over something that will make you feel a little bit pooey for 3 days max. I mean, if a mask protected you from cancer, I could understand wearing it. But spending your whole life hiding your face in public, not breathing clearly for an endemic dieasase. Just pathetic. Man up you big wimp.

Where are you living these days?

[MalcolmB]

3 hours ago, dinsdale said:

What's that got to do with it. What I do have is the ability to think for myself and to think critically unlike the sheeple who believe everything they're told by the MSM.

Conspiracy loon.

[dinsdale]

12 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

Conspiracy loon.

Yep. Covid wasn't made in a lab and the "vaccines" are safe and effective. You are free to delude yourself in believing this and to call anyone who doesn't a "Conspiracy loon". Of course such freedoms to say it was made in a lab and that the jabs can cause harm were not given on many platforms with posts removed.

[johng]

6 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

 

Tell me you have no training in  public health data analysis without telling me.

You dont need a B.sc. in bs to smell it.

[frank83628]

19 hours ago, BKKBike09 said:

On a more general point - what's happened to the member (the bloke with the masked dog avatar) who used to bombard AN and these Covid threads with reams of stats and doom and gloom projections? 

They were all AI generated doom n gloom posts no? 

[Patong2021]

5 hours ago, dinsdale said:

What's that got to do with it. What I do have is the ability to think for myself and to think critically unlike the sheeple who believe everything they're told by the MSM.

 

It has everything to do with "it".   It is wonderful that you can think for yourself, whatever that means. The reality though is that you rely on unsubstantiated claims and misinformation that circulates on the internet, hosted by a various entities that range form crackpots, to those with a vested financial interest in promoting "alternative" healthcare, to people and groups who wish to sow discord and civil unrest. You dismiss people who disagree with you as "sheeple" and regurgitate the nonsensical claim that "main stream media" is an enemy entity conspiring against you.

 

You are unable to comprehend the clinical trials and the health data. If you had above average intelligence, and some formal education in the sciences, you would be able to understand the documentation. Instead, as a coping mechanism to a problem that you find overwhelming, you fall back on a simplistic explanations of conspiracies.  You embrace  the pseudo science because it does not require thinking. It is presented in easy to digest format  easily distributed on social media, with  phrases and soundbites that the simple minded can follow.

 

 

[Kaopad999]

16 hours ago, MaskLover2025 said:

I came back for a couple of weeks recently. Now, I just lead a nomadic lifestyle, traveling to different places every few months. At the beginning of the year, I was in Central America - Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua e.t.c and wow, what a contrast, no masks to be seen anywhere, and people were so sincere and friendly. Thailand used to be like this, but masks are a total vibe killer and make a mockery of its 'Land of Smiles' tagline. In fact, it is actually rather insulting to other countries for them to cling onto to this, since other countries are far more deserving of this title.

Sounds great. Thailand has tunred ino a joke in many ways over the past 10 years. I visited Vietnam the other week, was my first time there after living in Thailand for nearly 12 years. people always told me that Vietnam was not friendly like Thailand, but in actual fact, i found the people there to be friendly, and far less immature than people here in TH. Another thing i noticed is that the younger generation of Viets were super easy to have conversations with as their level of maturity appread to be quite high along with their English skills. 

[dinsdale]

Just now, Patong2021 said:

 

It has everything to do with "it".   It is wonderful that you can think for yourself, whatever that means. The reality though is that you rely on unsubstantiated claims and misinformation that circulates on the internet, hosted by a various entities that range form crackpots, to those with a vested financial interest in promoting "alternative" healthcare, to people and groups who wish to sow discord and civil unrest. You dismiss people who disagree with you as "sheeple" and regurgitate the nonsensical claim that "main stream media" is an enemy entity conspiring against you.

 

You are unable to comprehend the clinical trials and the health data. If you had above average intelligence, and some formal education in the sciences, you would be able to understand the documentation. Instead, as a coping mechanism to a problem that you find overwhelming, you fall back on a simplistic explanations of conspiracies.  You embrace  the pseudo science because it does not require thinking. It is presented in easy to digest format  easily distributed on social media, with  phrases and soundbites that the simple minded can follow.

 

 

There are studies and figures from sources funded by big pharma and thsn there independent scorces not funded by biv pharma. You only believe what the narrative allows. Those of us with critical thinkinv skills look beyond the narrative pushed by MSM.

[patman30]

20 hours ago, BKKBike09 said:

On a more general point - what's happened to the member (the bloke with the masked dog avatar) who used to bombard AN and these Covid threads with reams of stats and doom and gloom projections? 

 

 

[webfact]

Covid-19's XEC Variant Spreads Like Wildfire, Says Thai Health Ministry

 

File photo courtesy of Photo: Xinhua/VNA

 

The alarming spread of the XEC variant of Covid-19 has put the Public Health Ministry on high alert as the virus is reportedly spreading seven times faster than the common flu. A concerted effort led by Minister Somsak Thepsuthin aims to safeguard vulnerable groups, while also keeping a vigilant eye on its proliferation in schools throughout the nation.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1361274-covid-19s-xec-variant-spreads-like-wildfire-says-thai-health-ministry/

[dinsdale]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Covid-19's XEC Variant Spreads Like Wildfire, Says Thai Health Ministry

 

File photo courtesy of Photo: Xinhua/VNA

 

The alarming spread of the XEC variant of Covid-19 has put the Public Health Ministry on high alert as the virus is reportedly spreading seven times faster than the common flu. A concerted effort led by Minister Somsak Thepsuthin aims to safeguard vulnerable groups, while also keeping a vigilant eye on its proliferation in schools throughout the nation.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1361274-covid-19s-xec-variant-spreads-like-wildfire-says-thai-health-ministry/

Oh dear! Time to panic.  XEC will simply become the dominant sub-variant of Omicron which in turn will be replaced by another sub-variant. This is the evolutionary process of Omicron.

"The good news is that so far there is no evidence that XEC causes different symptoms or more severe disease than other recent strains—although a COVID infection is always a concern for certain people, including those who are older or immunocompromised."

https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/3-things-to-know-about-xec-the-latest-covid-strain

So just another non severe variant for the vast majority of humans. As for the transmissibility this is how it becomes the dominant variant.  

[dinsdale]

9 hours ago, Woke to Sounds said:

 

I for one am not.

 

Most folk love their woke prisons and lockdowns.

 

As for new vaxxxines, that's okay, I won't be taking any but I hope billions do so I can watch my stocks portfolio get fatter.

 

"Yes I can - if Fauch says it's okay!"

The thing about "new vaxxxines" is that they are in reality old vaccines. New variants spread rapidly and are then replaced. No way the jab juice can keep up.

[MaskLover2025]

38 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Oh dear! Time to panic.  XEC will simply become the dominant sub-variant of Omicron which in turn will be replaced by another sub-variant. This is the evolutionary process of Omicron.

"The good news is that so far there is no evidence that XEC causes different symptoms or more severe disease than other recent strains—although a COVID infection is always a concern for certain people, including those who are older or immunocompromised."

https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/3-things-to-know-about-xec-the-latest-covid-strain

So just another non severe variant for the vast majority of humans. As for the transmissibility this is how it becomes the dominant variant.  

Only Thais and other East Asians are still easily spooked by these kinds of articles - the average person in Europe could not give two hoots about any type of new variant, they just want to enjoy their lives.

[johng]

17 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

Let me guess, you didn’t wear a mask and were infected?

Certainly didn't wear a mask for 5  years, never during sex or whilst riding my motorcycle.

Only very begrudgingly whilst it was mandated by law in Thailand  threats of 6000 baht fine but mostly only really needed 100% to go into shopping malls  where comically you could sit down in a  restaurant with your mask on until the food arrived and then remove the mask to eat !!!!   I stayed at home for most of that period it was peak stupidity.

 

Suspect I was infected 3 times, tested only once it was negative.

so who knows ???