Covid-19 Omicron Variant

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Now the french have barred all British travel thats what panic gets you mind you typical french reaction.

[Dannie Boy]

Now the french have barred all British travel thats what panic gets you mind you typical french reaction.

That’s not quite correct, the actual situation is as per the attached report

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-59679861


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Not whats on bbc news france bars all british tourists from saturday

[HHTel]

That's exactly what is stated in the link from Dannie Boy. Why the argument?

From the link:

"That's clear - all holidaying is out."

"France's list of compelling reasons for entry does not include tourism, family visits or non-urgent work."

"The list appears to state that the only Britons allowed in are those with registered homes in France, plus transport workers and some students."

Lorry drivers are exempt.

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Give up get a life.

[HHTel]

[PeteC]

Note: The below link will lead to the full, updated story sometime around 1500 hours this afternoon.

2,532 new Covid cases, 31 more deaths

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

From the afternoon updated article: ...." Dr Sumanee said there were 104 confirmed Omicron cases in the country, and some of them were already fully recovered and discharged from hospital".....

That is good news and hopefully leads to better handling of this variant.

[HHTel]

The UK have reported 11 deaths WITH omicron. So far no other nation has reported any deaths.

As usual, the government will not give details. With the high transmission of this variant, it's inevitable that out of the 1,753 average deaths per day, some will have contracted this variant. That doesn't make omicron the killer.

[sateeb]

I think that history repeats itself, Corona 19 will never disappear and will mutate itself into the influenza group as what happened with the Spanish Flu. Trouble is, certain govts. are politicizing this to their own venal advantage.

https://www.history.com/news/1918-flu-p ... ever-ended

[GroveHillWanderer]

I think that history repeats itself, Corona 19 will never disappear and will mutate itself into the influenza group as what happened with the Spanish Flu. Trouble is, certain govts. are politicizing this to their own venal advantage.

https://www.history.com/news/1918-flu-p ... ever-ended

A coronavirus can't mutate into the flu. It could possibly mutate into a less virulent form than it has now and just become the fifth of the coronaviruses that causes symptoms of the common cold.

But what it can't do, is become the flu.

If you're looking for an example of history possibly repeating itself you need to look a little further back. The previous pandemic that is more likely to provide the model for what might happen is the so-called "Russian flu pandemic" of 1889 to 91.

A number of scientists now think that what caused this pandemic was actually not a flu virus but the OC43 coronavirus that currently is one of the four (as mentioned above) that just causes symptoms of the common cold nowadays. After looking at the rate at which coronaviruses mutate they have worked out that OC43 must have crossed over into humans almost exactly 130 years ago. This would be almost exactly the time that a respiratory disease caused the pandemic that become known as the Russian flu.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/ ... orias-heir

[joelle]

Natapanu Bangkok from the CCSA
@NatapanuN

As of today, total of 205 cases of Omicron has been detected in . The Delta variant is still, however, the dominant variant here-- this may not be the case in some other countries. Few cases of Beta found in Southern Thailand.

12:43 PM · Dec 24, 2021·Twitter for Android

[PeteC]

Omicron cases rise sharply, focus on Kalasin cluster

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... in-cluster

The number of confirmed cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has jumped sharply, with health authorities fretting about a possible spread from a cluster in Kalasin where 100 people are at deemed at-risk due to their close contact with patients.

Department of Medical Services chief Supakit Sirilak said on Friday that total cases of the Omicron variant had risen to 205 as of Thursday night.

The figure rose sharply from 104 cases on Tuesday.

Dr Supakit said 25 Thais were among 205 people who were in close contact with patients who arrived from abroad.

There were 2,671 new cases and 27 more fatalities registered in the 24 hours to midnight on Thursday, the Public Health Ministry report on Friday.

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration said 84% of the confirmed cases in the country were the Delta variant and 16% Omicron. However, 53% of patients arriving from other countries were confirmed infected the Omicron variant, the other 47% with Delta.

With the number of Omicron cases clearly on the rise, health authorities were concerned about an Omicron cluster in Kalasin, where 100 people were at risk as a result of close contact with a couple who returned from visiting relatives in Belgium.

The husband and wife, both aged 47, arrived at Khon Kaen airport via Suvarnabhumi from Belgium on Dec 11 and their RT-PCR test at Kalasin Hospital five days later was positive. They were being treated at a hospital in Khon Kaen.

Their son-in-law, 22, who lives in Udon Thani, visited them in Kalasin and he was later found infected with the Omicron variant.

Dr Supakit said 19 other people who were in close contact with the couple also tested positive, bringing the total in the Kalasin cluster to 22.

What worried the Public Health Ministry about the Kalasin cluster was that the couple travelled to other places in their home province and in neighbouring Khon Kaen after arriving back.

The places they visited included bars, a shopping mall and state offices in Kalasin. The husband also travelled in a public van to a passport office in Khon Kaen.

The public health office in Khon Kaen on Monday advised people in places they visited and people on the same flight, THAI Smile WE046 on Dec 11, to closely monitor their health and urgently contact officials if they develop symptoms common to the coronavirus.

[joelle]

Omicron cases rise sharply, focus on Kalasin cluster

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... in-cluster

The number of confirmed cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has jumped sharply, with health authorities fretting about a possible spread from a cluster in Kalasin where 100 people are at deemed at-risk due to their close contact with patients.

Department of Medical Services chief Supakit Sirilak said on Friday that total cases of the Omicron variant had risen to 205 as of Thursday night.

The figure rose sharply from 104 cases on Tuesday.

Dr Supakit said 25 Thais were among 205 people who were in close contact with patients who arrived from abroad.

There were 2,671 new cases and 27 more fatalities registered in the 24 hours to midnight on Thursday, the Public Health Ministry report on Friday.

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration said 84% of the confirmed cases in the country were the Delta variant and 16% Omicron. However, 53% of patients arriving from other countries were confirmed infected the Omicron variant, the other 47% with Delta.

With the number of Omicron cases clearly on the rise, health authorities were concerned about an Omicron cluster in Kalasin, where 100 people were at risk as a result of close contact with a couple who returned from visiting relatives in Belgium.

The husband and wife, both aged 47, arrived at Khon Kaen airport via Suvarnabhumi from Belgium on Dec 11 and their RT-PCR test at Kalasin Hospital five days later was positive. They were being treated at a hospital in Khon Kaen.

Their son-in-law, 22, who lives in Udon Thani, visited them in Kalasin and he was later found infected with the Omicron variant.

Dr Supakit said 19 other people who were in close contact with the couple also tested positive, bringing the total in the Kalasin cluster to 22.

What worried the Public Health Ministry about the Kalasin cluster was that the couple travelled to other places in their home province and in neighbouring Khon Kaen after arriving back.

The places they visited included bars, a shopping mall and state offices in Kalasin. The husband also travelled in a public van to a passport office in Khon Kaen.

The public health office in Khon Kaen on Monday advised people in places they visited and people on the same flight, THAI Smile WE046 on Dec 11, to closely monitor their health and urgently contact officials if they develop symptoms common to the coronavirus.

It's never ending! Hopefully not another lockdown!!

[PeteC]

I think that last paragraph above speaks volumes. It appears they are not running around like headless chickens with this variant, but leaving it up those who may have been exposed to monitor themselves and take appropriate steps if they become ill. I hope I'm correct.

[huahinner]

There's 3 cases of Ommicron in Hua Hin, I don't read Thai but the Mrs said it appears to be spreading among the farangs, they've been here for weeks and are turning up positive which suggests local transmissions.

This comes from the reporter on facebook, his name is 'Kulsawek Sawekwannakorn' - he works for the 'Daily News'.

This is what he posted :

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A link to where he posted it 30 minutes ago :

https://www.facebook.com/talayhuahin

Note - this guy is a legit reporter and he's been reporting Hua Hin news since before the bomb went off in town which is when I first came across his facebook account. Not to be ignored, he's a legit source....