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dinagam
How about wearing scarfs like some fashionable Tuareg men?
You can throw them into the laundry with your other clothes.
Oh yes! I’m going to look right inconspicuous, mincing down the street in one of those, like some latter day Lawrence of Arabia or more likely, Quentin Crisp! I am in Bangkok you know, not Damascus or Aqaba.
Dear-oh-dear, it won’t be Covid-19 that will be the death of me, it will be dinagam-20! :D
https://youtu.be/dluB4iQXL3A
Re: Coronavirus - Thailand
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Originally Posted by
Nirish guy
Thanks for that JB, so based on that advice can I assume you’ve just decided to wear a mask yourself as a possible projection as if I heard her right she was saying that as the UK etc have low infection numbers there’s no need but China yes it may be an idea, but as Thailand has ( I think) about 40 cases Country wide I’m wondering what the magic number is before one night decide to wear a mask as surely 40 cases in a Country the size of Thailand isn’t “that” much - no ?
The air quality in Bangkok is pretty bad, NIrish-guy and I suffer from asthma and use inhalers, but I also have a weakened immune system having had facial cancer twice. And I’ve had a long string of infections over the years, so I’m not willing to take any chances. And as the video and the advice from various other sources on this thread make clear, hand hygiene and avoiding touching the face, and especially significant for me, my eyes, because that's where I've had a lot of surgery, is crucial.
But more importantly, despite having had sixteen reconstructive surgery operations, my face still looks like a bulldog chewing a wasp and wearing a mask actually makes me feel better. The problem arises when I have to remove the mask . . . LOL!
I think you could safely follow the advice in the video, NIrish, but that's up to you, as they say quite a lot here in Thailand. :)
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Hell after all of that lot JB I think you can safely throw away the mask as for you to come through all of hardships you listed and still be with us and in fine form its quite obvious that "someone" is obviously looking after you somewhere ! :-)
See, it's very true what they say, you just never know what another person is going through or has been through until you've walked a mile in their shoes ! Well congrats JB as throughout all of that you seem somehow to have managed to retain a sunny disposition and positive outlook on life, good for you that man !
But no, I think with your past and present medical history sticking with the whole "Phantom of the Opera" look is an eminently sensible idea !
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Sadly, my first action this morning was to delete a wholly inappropriate first post by new member, Martin25, under Rule 2.2.
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Today, I highlight three reports, one from the Bangkok Post, one from BBC News and one from The Times in the UK:
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Probe into 'virus death'
First Thai fatality linked to Covid-19
published : 2 Mar 2020 at 04:31
newspaper section: News
writer: Post Reporters
Doubts have been raised over the cause of death of a Thai man who was initially diagnosed with Covid-19.
The man, 35, is the subject of a Public Health Ministry probe as information on his symptoms contradicts evidence revealed by a specialist in new emerging diseases.
The man died of multi-organ failure on Saturday night although doctors had detected no coronavirus in his body since Feb 16, Disease Control Department chief Suwannachai Wattanayingcharoenchai said on Sunday.
He was among 42 people who were found to have contracted coronavirus following the viral outbreak in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in December . . .
For the full report see: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...to-virus-death
And from BBC News . . .
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Coronavirus: Global death toll exceeds 3,000
2 March 2020
The number of people killed worldwide by the coronavirus has exceeded 3,000, as China reported 42 more deaths.
More than 90% of the total deaths are in Hubei, the Chinese province where the virus emerged late last year.
But there have also been deaths in 10 other countries, including more than 50 in Iran and more than 30 in Italy.
Worldwide, there have been almost 90,000 confirmed cases, with the numbers outside China now growing faster than inside China . . .
For the full story see: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51701039
And from The Times in the UK:
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Boris Johnson: We’ll stop at nothing to tackle coronavirus
Oliver Wright, Policy Editor | David Brown
Monday March 02 2020, 12.01am GMT, The Times
Boris Johnson will pledge today that the government will “stop at nothing” to fight coronavirus as ministers prepare the public for drastic measures to tackle the spread of the illness.
The prime minister is to chair a meeting of the government’s emergency Cobra committee that will sign off a “battle plan” to tackle the virus, which, he will warn, presents “a significant challenge for our country”. Health officials confirmed yesterday that the number of infections had jumped from 23 to 36, the biggest rise in a single day, including a second case where a cause had not been identified . . .
For the full report see: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/n...irus-jjb53vvzd
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Beware of fake news and conspiracy theories!
The novel, The Eyes of Darkness by Dean Koontz is being discussed on facebook as predicting the Coronavirus back in 1981 and suggesting the virus is man-made.
Three photos accompanied the facebook post, which I attach below:
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I've never read the book so cannot comment on its contents.
Some of the facebook posters queried the different type faces between the two pages and noted there was no page number on the second photo.
This is what Wikipedia has to say:
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The Eyes of Darkness
The novel coronavirus, “CoViD - 19” discovered within humans in Wuhan, China in 2019 drew parallels to the novel's 'Wuhan-400' bioweapon.[3][4] Several notable differences were identified between the real virus and the fictional bioweapon, thereby drawing both curiousity and conspiracy theories.
Accordingly, the bioweapon’s name in the first edition of the novel was named '”Gorki-400”'. It was later changed in the novel's laboratory as relocated and renamed following the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.[3][4]
But then another facebook poster posted a link to the following website, which debunks the claim stating that the pages are from two different books!
https://fullfact.org/online/book-did...t-coronavirus/
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Two more reports from today’s Bangkok Post. The first reports on one new case of Covid-19 and the second reports on the cancellation of the prestigious motorsports event MotoGP 2020.
The big and as yet unanswered question is, will they also risk cancelling the Songkran festival in April?
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Thailand reports 1 new case of coronavirus, total now 43
published : 2 Mar 2020 at 11:37
writer: Bangkok Post and agencies
Thailand has reported one new coronavirus case, bringing the total number of such cases in the country to 43 since January, a senior health official said on Monday.
The new case is a 22-year-old Thai woman who has worked as a tourist assistant with another Thai patient, a driver for foreign tourists, Sukhum Kanchanaphimai, the permanent secretary of the health ministry, said in a news conference . . .
For full report see: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...s-total-now-43
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Buriram MotoGP postponed indefinitely due to coronavirus
published : 2 Mar 2020 at 11:26
updated: 2 Mar 2020 at 12:22
writer: AFP
The prestigious motorsports event MotoGP 2020 scheduled for March 20-22 in Buri Ram province has been postponed indefinitely due to the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Monday.
He said the decision to suspend the event was made at a meeting of the organising committee. The event has been put off until the outbreak of coronavirus has abated, Mr Anutin said . . .
For full report see: https://www.bangkokpost.com/sports/1...to-coronavirus
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An update on travel advice to Thailand was issued today by the UK Government:
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Thailand travel advice
Change made
Update to existing information on measures in place to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) (‘Health’ page)
Time updated
11:46am, 2 March 2020
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Coronavirus
There is an ongoing outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19). The virus originated in China but cases have been confirmed in other countries, including Thailand.
The Thai authorities have introduced a number of measures to limit the spread of the virus, and additional measures may be introduced. You should comply with any additional screening measures put in place by the local authorities. You can monitor the latest updates from Thailand’s
Ministry of Public Health on its website.
If you’re returning to the UK from Thailand, consult the latest advice from the
Department of Health and Social Care on actions you should take.
Further information on coronavirus, including advice on preparing for foreign travel and helping reduce the spread of the virus, is available from
Public Health England and on the
TravelHealthPro website.
You can find more information about cases in Thailand on the
TravelHealthPro website.
Link to Foreign travel advice - Thailand: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-ad...hailand/health
Re: Coronavirus - Thailand
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Originally Posted by
Nirish guy
Thailand has ( I think) about 40 cases Country wide I’m wondering what the magic number is before one night decide to wear a mask as surely 40 cases in a Country the size of Thailand isn’t “that” much - no ?
I suppose the best "magic number" would be how many people - or what percentage of the people - around your location are infectious and you are never going to get that number because these are undetected cases!
according to the Thai Ministry of Health figures as of March 2, Thailand has 43 confirmed cases of which 11 are still in hospital, 1 has died and 31 have been discharged, perhaps more interestingly there are 3252 suspected cases of which 1872 have been discharged and 1380 are still under investigation, and the majority of confirmed cases can be traced as travelers from a high risk area or to direct contact with a source from a high risk area, and the daily increase in the number of confirmed cases has been consistently low
based on that the the WHO advice, and that from many other western countries seems reasonable here in Thailand - wear a mask if you are sick to minimize the risk of infecting others, wear a mask if you are dealing with known infected individuals, otherwise practice good personal hygiene and there does not seem to be many benefits from wearing a mask wandering around Siam Paragon!
whilst the Bangkok Post reporting is fairly vague, Wikipedia has some fairly good stats for Thailand, admittedly from mostly government sources, so it comes down to your faith in those sources
in Singapore the Straits Times does a better job then the Bangkok Post of regurgitating detailed government figures by area/source etc and whilst the case numbers are higher it is probably still a reasonable conclusion that there does not seem to be many benefits from wearing a mask wandering around Orchid Rd but again it comes down to your faith in the sources
of course if you are looking at northern Italy or Iran - or even the US after the rash of recent articles about failures in testing there - then you are on much less clear ground on how to assess the risk there, in the rest of Europe, the Middle East and the US!
happy travels everyone!
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bkkguy
according to the Thai Ministry of Health figures as of March 2, Thailand has 43 confirmed cases of which 11 are still in hospital, 1 has died and 31 have been discharged,
So.thailand actually has only 11 people CURRENTLY with the virus.
Why countries continue adding figures and WITHOUT deleting those who have recovered I have no idea...
It creates an artificially high number, spreads unnecessary panic and affects no end of other things like stock markets, airlines, Gogo bars etc etc.