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PeteC wrote: ↑Wed Sep 29, 2021 8:00 am https://ddc.moph.go.th/covid19-dashboard/


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HHTel wrote: ↑Wed Sep 29, 2021 12:34 pm The Thai Enquirer does label that figure as 'Total recoveries'.

PeteC wrote:Knock on wood, but a new variant should be in the news by now. It's been quite a long time without one.

None in Europe, US, India either as far as I know. China we wouldn't know until it's raging. South America and Africa could be a worry. Fingers crossed all news remains good news!

Big Boy wrote: ↑Tue Sep 28, 2021 7:52 am The latest easing of restrictions at a glance:

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Which countries other than South Africa could come off the red list next week?

From 4 October, the UK’s green, amber and red categories will be streamlined to just two lists: red and Rest of World, or ROW.

Fully vaccinated travellers arriving from countries on the latter will no longer have to take a pre-departure test before returning to the UK, though they must still take a day two PCR test afterwards (a move that’s set to be eased in late October).

Unvaccinated arrivals must continue to take the pre-departure test, and will have zero quarantine-free options; they must self-isolate for 10 days upon entering the UK from all ROW countries.

Meanwhile, it’s business as usual for the red list, from where all passengers must pay thousands of pounds for a 10-day stint in a government-mandated quarantine hotel.

The 54-strong red list will continue to be updated every three weeks, with the next reshuffle expected on 7 October.

Covid data guru Tim White believes we might see “wholesale movement” in the red list this time around, after many were disappointed at the dearth of countries promoted to amber at the last update.

“The main criteria now in keeping (or adding) countries on the red list is the risk of variants of coronavirus; case numbers should not really coming in to the equation unless there is an extremely high infection rate. So in effect I hope the Joint Biosecurity team has started with a blank sheet and only added those countries with variants.”

White is “not positive” about Thailand’s chances of shaking off its red list status, as cases of the Beta variant are still being detected over there.

Analyst Donal Kane believes that, in addition to South Africa, “some neighbouring countries like Namibia with very similar positions” will also lose red status.

He tells The Independent that the Asian countries on the red list are also “all good candidates to be removed next week”, including Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Nepal.