Covid-19 News & Updates

[buksida]

I wouldn't believe anything the junta publishes, road stats, or covid stats.

[PeteC]

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19,982 new Covid cases, 101 more deaths

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... ore-deaths

New Cases: 19,982 (-2,405)
ATK: 10,977 (-4,210)
Deaths: 101 (-4)
Active Cases: 237,399 (-8,176)
Released: 28,057 (+377)

https://ddc.moph.go.th/covid19-dashboard/

[PeteC]

Note above: During Songkran all numbers, except deaths and released, should be less simply due to people being away and not being tested or entering the system. The spike will come after the holiday period is over.

[Big Boy]

I wonder if cause of death will be put down to Covid.

Old woman with Covid falls to her death at hospital

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... t-hospital

[PeteC]

Suicide by Covid despair.

[PeteC]

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23,015 new Covid cases, 106 more deaths

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... ore-deaths

New Cases: 23,015 (+3,033)
ATK: 15,059 (+4,082)
Deaths: 106 (+5)
Active Cases: 232,682 (-4,717)
Released: 27,626 (-431)

https://ddc.moph.go.th/covid19-dashboard/

[PeteC]

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24,134 new Covid cases, 115 more deaths

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New Cases: 24,134 (+1,119)
ATK: 19,054 (+3,995)
Deaths: 115 (+9)
Active Cases: 229,704 (-2,978)
Released: 26,997 (-649)

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[PeteC]

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20,289 new Covid cases, 119 deaths

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New Cases: 20,289 (-3,845)
ATK: 9,313 (-9,741)
Deaths: 119 (+4)
Active Cases: 224,905 (-4,799)
Released: 24,969 (-2,028)

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[PeteC]

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18,892 new Covid cases, 125 more deaths

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... ore-deaths

New Cases: 18,892 (-1,397)
ATK: 8,858 (-455)
Deaths: 125 (+6)
Active Cases: 221,452 (-3,453)
Released: 22,220 (-2,479)

https://ddc.moph.go.th/covid19-dashboard/

[buksida]

Thailand showing its true colours yet again ...

How to Make a Killing: Overpriced Covid-19 Tests for migrant labourers
Talking with migrant labourers and field workers in Chiang Mai about COVID-19 test measures.

Following a December 2020 outbreak of Covid 19 among migrant workers in Mahachai, Samut Sakhon, foreign workers around Thailand, a group with comparatively high infection rates, were targeted by the government for pandemic control measures. Under the new policy, those who refused testing were not allowed to register for work. They were also denied work permit and visa extensions. Migrant workers who agreed to take the test were forced to pay expensive fees in advance, adding another worry to their lives.

On 29 December 2020, the Thai government issued a cabinet resolution to implement Covid-19 control measures for migrant workers in Thailand. Because of the pandemic, Cambodian, Lao, and Burmese nationals illegally working in the country were going to be allowed to register online for work and could remain in Thailand until 13 February 2023. The plan was to let state authorities get a better idea of how many migrant workers were in Thailand, making it easier to control the spread of Covid.

The policy posed new problems for migrant workers, however.

A 2020 ministerial regulation prohibiting individuals with leprosy, tuberculosis, syphilis and addiction problems from entering Thailand was revised to include Covid-19. Those coming to work in the kingdom were required to undergo testing. Illegal workers hoping to register online and remain in country under the new policy did too, as did legal workers renewing their documents. So did their local dependents.

The test fee was set at 3,000 baht and anyone wanting to stay in country had to pay. Without the test, they could not extend their visas. Without it, they could not renew their work permits. Without it, they would not be allowed to formally register.

Added to the fees already assessed for work permit extension, health checks, insurance, registration and the issuing of pink card IDs, each worker suddenly needed to pay as much as 9,180 baht. If they had children, the amount was even higher. The rates for dependents varied by age from 3,800 – 7,300 baht. The mandatory 3,000 baht Covid test fee applied to them as well. It was and remains an exceptionally heavy burden for migrant workers, many of whom have been unemployed since the pandemic began. Many families have been left without work and income.

Full story: https://prachatai.com/english/node/9676

[handdrummer]

is there a way for migrant workers to come here legally. If you're illegal you have no rights.

[PeteC]

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17,775 new Covid cases, 128 more deaths

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... ore-deaths

New Cases: 17,775 (-1,117)
ATK: 13,617 (+4,459)
Deaths: 128 (+3)
Active Cases: 214,554 (-6,898)
Released: 24,545 (+2,325)

https://ddc.moph.go.th/covid19-dashboard/

[PeteC]

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16,994 new Covid cases, 124 more deaths

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New Cases: 16,994 (-781)
ATK: 8,276 (-5,341)
Deaths: 124 (-4)
Active Cases: 205,514 (-9,040)
Released: 25,910 (+1,365)

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[PeteC]

Study shows 99% on Indonesia's most populous island have Covid antibodies

https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/22965 ... antibodies

JAKARTA: Almost all residents of Indonesia's most populous island of Java have antibodies against COVID-19, owing to a combination of prior infection and vaccination against the virus, a government-commissioned survey showed.

The March study of 2,100 people, conducted on Java, home to 150 million people, and Bali, Indonesia's top tourism destination, revealed 99.2% of people had COVID antibodies, a 6 percentage point increase from a December survey.

Pandu Riono, an epidemiologist at the University of Indonesia, which conducted the survey with the health ministry, on Monday told Reuters the antibody levels in the latest survey were higher due to a wider booster shot rollout, as recipients had stronger protection.

Indonesia's daily case numbers have decreased significantly since a spike in February driven by the Omicron variant. About 60% of its 270 million people have been vaccinated against COVID.

Pandu said the stronger antibodies may explain the faster rate at which Omicron variant infections declined in Indonesia.

The December study, of 22,000 people, was conducted nationwide and showed 86% of Indonesians had antibodies.

The world's largest Muslim-majority nation has recently loosened many of its pandemic restrictions, including waiving quarantine for foreign tourists and lifting a two-year ban on the mass exodus tradition during the Muslim holiday season of Eid al-Fitr.

Health minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin on Monday said the survey was a factor in the government's assessment that the holiday "can go smoothly without bringing negative impacts on our people".

The study closely tracks recent data in Britain, where the percentage of adults with COVID antibodies in the middle of March was nearly 99%.

[buksida]

Ministry bracing for post-Songkran spike
The Public Health Ministry is reportedly stockpiling medical supplies to ensure the country's readiness to handle rising Covid-19 cases after the Songkran festival.

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Monday that the ministry is focusing on medical supplies and hospitals to ensure readiness to provide treatments against Covid-19, especially for people considered at-risk of contracting the disease.

Patients showing mild symptoms or those who are asymptomatic can be treated at home, he said, noting that they will be prescribed medication based on the severity of their symptoms.

"The country has enough supplies of favipiravir pills," he said.

He also said the ministry's board of consultants has suggested that infection measures be eased, but the plan must be vetted by an academic panel first before it can be considered.

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... kran-spike

Methinks someone in the ministry is lying through their teeth, there are not even enough supplies for third booster shots where we are in the boonies.