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Uh oh, 2070 cases today. That's quite the jump.
Yeah, Phuket isn't opening in July for anyone still hoping... Be happy if you get there Fall of 2022.
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cdnmatt
Uh oh, 2070 cases today. That's quite the jump.
Yeah, Phuket isn't opening in July for anyone still hoping... Be happy if you get there Fall of 2022.
a447 certainly won’t be - the Perth drawbridge goes up more often than a Pattaya money boy goes down - http://www.watoday.com.au/national/w...23-p57lwb.html
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StevieWonders
a447 certainly won’t be - the Perth drawbridge goes up more often than a Pattaya money boy goes down
It's just the third time. Last time was 5 days and this time is 3 days. That's why we have had no community transmission since early last year and life has gone on as normal here during the pandemic. We've all been eating out, going to the movies, attending sporting events, etc. as per usual.
It is why at the state election a month ago the once powerful opposition party only won 2 of the 59 seats in parliament. They foolishly advocated opening up our borders.
I've just come home my staycation at the casino - had to cut my holiday 2 days short. But it doesn't matter as I don't mind staying at home for 3 days.
But if I was staying at the Ambiance in Pattaya or the Tarntawan in Bangkok, I'd be mightily pissed.
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cdnmatt
Uh oh, 2070 cases today. That's quite the jump.
Yeah, Phuket isn't opening in July for anyone still hoping... Be happy if you get there Fall of 2022.
Somebody better tell the foreign embassy's, because their websites are still telling people they can travel to Phuket starting July 1st Quarantine-Free.
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Dodger
Somebody better tell the foreign embassy's, because their websites are still telling people they can travel to Phuket starting July 1st Quarantine-Free.
In the covid era it is unwise to book that far in advance.
If I were planning to make that trip, I'd keep an eye on things, then do some more detailed research & then think about visa applications in June.
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The FDA just lifted the "Pause" on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Hopefully this vaccine will be making its way to private hospitals in Thailand soon. At least my fingers are crossed.
As far as the Governments Vaccine Plans for the general population are concerned, there is sill nothing concrete...just paper-thin excuses and weasel-words.
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Dodger
As far as the Governments Vaccine Plans for the general population are concerned, there is sill nothing concrete...just paper-thin excuses and weasel-words.
Don't expect any meaningful change to that for at least 6 months.
Unfortunately, Covid vaccines aren't available via Amazon Prime at the moment, so takes a while to get them in.
Laos got 65 cases yesterday, so outbreak has begun there now...
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And adding new ICU beds, because Bangkok only has enough for another week:
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/th...OzUFww-kYpcYmo
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Thai health authorities are adding more intensive care unit (ICU) beds in Bangkok as health officials warned that the Thai capital only had enough for one more week at the current daily rate of cases.
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cdnmatt
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No Vaccines - no Beds - no Plan.
I can't wait for the movie to come out - starring The Three Stooges!
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Just seen, 2,839 cases today.
Man that's rising quick...
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Dodger
The FDA just lifted the "Pause" on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Hopefully this vaccine will be making its way to private hospitals in Thailand soon. At least my fingers are crossed.
Surely you would take any of the "western" vaccines if available ? If not, why the preference for J&J ?
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400 fewer today than yesterday (14%) BUT here are some statistics that will gladden goji’s heart:
24 hour road accident report 24/4/2021: 17 Deaths and 1,693 injuries. Deaths include three children and two foreigners.
TOTAL FOR 2021: 5,138 deaths and 333,707 injuries
Why goji in particular? If you revisit his posts from his stay in Thailand you will see a number of posts where he contrasted COVID statistics with road trauma - and attracted considerable opprobrium from some posters.
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Another interesting statistic from Thai News Reports - almost one-third (30%) of all reported cases are Burmese, most of whom are likely in the country illegally.
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StevieWonders
400 fewer today than yesterday (14%)
It's Sunday.
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God rests on Sunday...
Stats are always lower on Sunday, all countries it seems. Gives the weary a rest from counting the dead bodies, I guess.
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goji
Surely you would take any of the "western" vaccines if available ? If not, why the preference for J&J ?
Any of the western vaccines would work for me.
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StevieWonders
Another interesting statistic from Thai News Reports - almost one-third (30%) of all reported cases are Burmese, most of whom are likely in the country illegally.
If still in Thailand, they pose a risk there and not in Myanmar.
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goji
Surely you would take any of the "western" vaccines if available ? If not, why the preference for J&J ?
Bad press for J&J in the Washington Post. Not quite as bad as the statistics about the number of Russians who distrust Sputnik V but not very encouraging for poor old Dodgems - https://www.washingtonpost.com/healt...ee8_story.html
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StevieWonders
I think we've all learned over the years that US based opinion polls are rarely based on facts.
And since J&J can be stored in a standard fridge, I would imagine Dodger can expect it to show up in Thailand before Modurna or Pfizer.
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cdnmatt
I think we've all learned over the years that US based opinion polls are rarely based on facts.
Oddly enough opinion polls are polls of opinions not polls of facts.
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StevieWonders
Oddly enough opinion polls are polls of opinions not polls of facts.
How can you have a poll of “facts”?
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gerefan2
How can you have a poll of “facts”?
Think quantum. However I was simply responding to Matt’s poor communication skills. He’s not the only one - a447 and he are in a race to the bottom and probably for the same underlying reason.
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Today’s gross (including overseas’ acquired) figure is 2,012 which is the 3rd day on which raw figures are stabilising around 2,100 rather than growing exponentially as they did a week ago. It’s also the first day recently where the indicator (typically a 7- or 8-day moving average) exceeds the raw figures. Although its ascent is not so steep it hasn’t flattened out but it’s an encouraging sign. Mind you we were in this position a week ago; it’s important to remember that one swallow doesn’t make a boyfriend … er, Spring.
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I have just been chatting to a thai friend of mine (I'm not in thailand) and he is of the opinion that the rate of infection is higher than the government is saying, because many people are not keen on getting tested because of having to pay. I asked him about the thai government paying for the test and he said they only pay if any body that you have been in contact with has the virus, other wise u have to self fund.Not sure if this is correct but as I said I'm not in Thailand , so it could be that he has the wrong info.
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aot871
I have just been chatting to a thai friend of mine (I'm not in thailand) and he is of the opinion that the rate of infection is higher than the government is saying, because many people are not keen on getting tested because of having to pay.
1 If that's true, it's one clear incentive not to be tested.
2 Also, the Thai government does like sending people to hospital for covid, whether they need treatment or not. I can't imagine many asymptomatic people would be keen on being incarcerated in one of those field hospitals.
Or worse still, imagine being tested, getting a false positive and getting sent off to share a field hospital with infected people ? No thank you !
Testing at one's own cost only really gets beneficial, if one has symptoms and the hospitals are offering some of the effective treatments.
If testing is needed for the benefit of the community, then the government should pay.
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Bad news for all the Chicken Littles out there - yesterday’s total was almost 1,000 less than barely a week ago - 2,839 last Saturday, 1,871 yesterday. That’s less than both the weekly and fortnightly averages of new cases, although neither of those lagging indicators has yet peaked.
One swallow still doesn’t make a boyfriend however.
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Where do you get your stats from? They're always right, but more up to date than mine. I have a little scraper that grabs the countries I'm interested in from the worldometer site, but it's always a few hours behind your stats.
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cdnmatt
Where do you get your stats from? They're always right, but more up to date than mine. I have a little scraper that grabs the countries I'm interested in from the worldometer site, but it's always a few hours behind your stats.
I subscribe to a number of Twitter feeds - @ThaiPBSWorld, @ThaiNewsReports, @BangkokPostNews, @KhaosodEnglish. They all report within a few minutes of each other around this time of day. @ThaiNewsReports focuses on COVID news.
I maintain my own spreadsheet on trends and use the Fibonacci numbers as the basis of the averages.
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That sounds like a lot of work. I'll stick with my current method of typing "kovid" in the terminal, and out comes a list of new cases and deaths for that day of countries I'm interested in.
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The thai government is at fault for allowing people to go home for the new year holiday but of course they .won't admit it so as not to loose face
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Another large fall in today’s figures - 1,583 - a fall of almost 300 from the previous day. Both the weekly and fortnightly averages are flattening. The usual caveat applies.
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StevieWonders
Another large fall in today’s figures - 1,583 - a fall of almost 300 from the previous day. Both the weekly and fortnightly averages are flattening. The usual caveat applies.
Good news.Let's hope the trend continues.
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Bloomberg reporting that all visitors to Thailand will have to undergo 14 days quarantine from May 1st.
That will scupper my plans to return as a vaccinated tourist. I could take the 7 days quarantine but 14 days is too long.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...ource=url_link
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Kenny
Bloomberg reporting that all visitors to Thailand will have to undergo 14 days quarantine from May 1st.
That will scupper my plans to return as a vaccinated tourist. I could take the 7 days quarantine but 14 days is too long.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...ource=url_link
When are you planning to arrive? I’ve seen some suggestions that these latest measures are for 14 days only (statement by Taweesilp reported by Khaosod English about the restaurant lockdown)). The same link reports that the Phuket “Sandbox” plan is still on track for 1 July.
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StevieWonders
When are you planning to arrive? I’ve seen some suggestions that these latest measures are for 14 days only (statement by Taweesilp reported by Khaosod English about the restaurant lockdown)). The same link reports that the Phuket “Sandbox” plan is still on track for 1 July.
I was hoping to arrive around the beginning of July and to stay for about 2 months.
I think it will be a case of seeing how things lie in mid-June and planning accordingly.
As an aside, one of the boys from 4T Bar in the Jomtien Complex contacted me on Line the other day.
He reminded me about some of the things we got up to together during my last visit.
Left me with an almost unbearable longing to be back there.
He and his mates should be employed by Thai tourism to bring the gays back to Thailand.
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Kenny
I was hoping to arrive around the beginning of July and to stay for about 2 months.
I think it will be a case of seeing how things lie in mid-June and planning accordingly.
I’d have thought that wise. I’d still be wanting to see what the requirements will be for the 7-day stay on Phuket before making any final decision.
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A jump back towards 2,000 in today’s figures (1,891) without a break in the weekly or fortnightly trends. Here’s hoping.
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Kenny
I think it will be a case of seeing how things lie in mid-June and planning accordingly.
Very wise move.
Unfortunately, this is gonna be another long year.
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StevieWonders
A jump back towards 2,000 in today’s figures (1,891) without a break in the weekly or fortnightly trends. Here’s hoping.
Laos seems to be stabilizing and going down as well. Only 64 today, which is nice to see. Was a couple days of over 100.