lockdown

[Tassie]

With 9 new Covid-19 infections confirmed today in Phuket bringing the total to 170, the southern island province now has the highest rate of infection in Thailand. At 38.95 per 100,000 people, Phuket health officials say the province has surpassed even Bangkok for the highest rate of infection, per capita, in the Kingdom.
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[dimple joe]

well done MOD

[Tassie]

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)
Thailand confirms 54 new coronavirus cases, 2 new deaths (Thursday)

A spokesman for the Health Ministry and the Covid-19 Coronavirus Situation Response Center confirmed 54 new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus in Thailand today, less than half of yesterday?s 111. The new cases bring the total number of infections in the country to 2,423.
Two additional deaths were reported as an 82 year old Thai man and a Frenchman aged 74. This brings the national death total to 32.
?The Frenchman had no chronic disease. He fell sick on March 27 with a fever, cough, exhaustion and abdominal pain and was treated at a hospital in Chon Buri province, where he was diagnosed with pneumonia and later tested positive for The virus. Tuesday he had trouble breathing and died later the same day.?
?The Thai man became sick on March 25 with a fever of 38.5?C and was treated at a hospital in Samut Prakan, just outside Bangkok. On March 30 he became exhausted, needed a ventilator and lost consciousness. He died yesterday.?
The 2,423 confirmed cases comprise?
? 1,242 in Bangkok
? 161 in Phuket
? 142 in Nonthaburi
? 103 in Samut Prakan
? 73 in Chon Buri
? 70 in Yala
? 66 in Pattani
? 7 in Songkhla
? 45 in Chiang Mai
? 30 in Pathum Thani
80 medical personnel have now been infected, or 3.4% of all cases nationwide. 50 of them contracted the disease at hospitals, 18 in communities and 12 are under investigation. They include 36 nurses and assistant nurses, and 16 doctors.
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[Smithy]

Just an Opinion

I was reading yesterday that in the UK the total deaths have not increased by that much ( compared to last year but previous years the figures have been higher )  ,while deaths due to other causes ( other than Covid-19 ) have suddenly mysteriously decreased. People that have died of say cancer , lower respiratory infection ,diabetes or pneumonia are now being tested and if they have Covid-19 antibodies in their system they are then are added to the Covid-19 death total ( as it's a notifiable diseases ) . Until they find a test for Covid-19 where millions of people can be tested quickly it may be found that millions of people may have contracted the Corona Virus ,had very mild symptoms and have the Covid-19 antibodies in there blood. If someone dies in a car crash and then is tested of Covid-19 and has the antibodies , will Covid-19 be put on the death certificate ?
I'm not saying Covid-19 is not killing people that would be alive if they hadn't caught it..... but the same could be said about many people that have died if they had caught something else like Flu or even just a common cold if they were in ill heath before hand.
   
As for the lock-downs and alcohol bans here in Thailand ,this will save lives as there is less chance of people dying in a road accident than sitting indoors drinking water .I'm sure Thailand road death toll figures will be reduces over these lock-down months ...so that's a good thing....BUT at what expense. Is the the cure being used worse than the disease...only time will tell
I know for a fact that many here in our Village that rely on money being sent home to pay for child care or just daily living expenses has reduced/stopped and people are struggling already. Many of these Villagers live from week to week trying to make ends meet  !!

All the UK stats can be found her if you wish to study them   https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths

[DeputyDavid]

I don?t know. Personally, if I?m not interested in a post I just keep scrolling. FFS it?s just on the web, not in my face. I try to be positive, but sometimes throw in a bit of banter to get things going but it?s only words on a screen. We have all met -insert nationality here - that we don?t get along with. So what?  Move on. Scroll on. Shoot, people on here have put me in my place, in their minds, so what?  I know most are for gun control, I?ll argue or discuss the matter all day, or over a beer or two. Who cares?  But what turns me off to this is direct or implied threats. Threatening over the net implies to me a sense of fear. If you can?t make a point without threats or insults then just F off you retard!  - see the irony there, the joke, not directed at anyone at all, just laugh FFS!

[Smithy]

I know for a fact that many here in our Village that rely on money being sent home to pay for child care or just daily living expenses has reduced/stopped and people are struggling already. Many of these Villagers live from week to week trying to make ends meet  !!

Man attempts suicide after not receiving Bt5,000 payment

A Buriram man attempted to commit suicide by walking into traffic on Thursday (April 9), after his application for the government?s Bt5,000 Covid-19 welfare payment was not granted.

Police were notified of the incident by a driver, who saw a man walking on the road near the Juvenile Observation and Protection Centre and trying to be hit by a car.

Officers rushed to the scene and found a 25-year-old man, who police referred to as A, crying on the road.

He told them that his wife was unable to make money after the flea market where she worked had been shut down as part of government measures to contain the Covid-19 outbreak.

He explained that he worked on a construction site, but the salary was not enough to raise their 2-year-old child. Stressed because they were unable to make ends meet, the mother and father had begun arguing.

Then, when his request for the Bt5,000 government handout was rejected, he became desperate and suicidal.

Police contacted his wife to take him home and told him that they would try to help him with the issue.

[dimple joe]

Very sad, but what can you do?

Cannot help everyone.
Stupidly, I asked my wife if we should contribute in some way.....

[Mod]

I remove some bad posts and reply. Please can PM someone if you have problem. This is public forum with many members enjoy. I think they don't want to see people shout together. Thank you.

[dimple joe]

I wonder who complained to mod?

[blackcow]

I will not Quote but that is why I pay insurance on my ute each year.
Sad story but just the start of the downward trend.
Take care

[Tassie]

Latest coronavirus figures.
Thailand
Confirmed
2,518
Recovered
1,135
Deaths
35
Worldwide
Confirmed
1,724,736
Recovered
390,335
Deaths
104,938
Updated less than 20 mins ago?
Let's hope the poor among us are not driven to desperation.  My wife and I are helping 4  local poor Thai families in our village with food and have been doing so for the past 3 weeks.  I fear this coronavirus lockdown crisis is along way from being resolved.
Regards

[Tassie]

I remove some bad posts and reply. Please can PM someone if you have problem. This is public forum with many members enjoy. I think they don't want to see people shout together. Thank you.

You are absolutely correct.  For my part an apology.
Regards

[Smithy]

I'm doing as I'm told BUT that doesn't mean that I agree with the route many/most Countries are taking. If I had an underling medical conditions then I would be very worried , and that would include catching numerous viruses ( Flu ) and infections ( not just Covid-19) that could lead to me dying  ....but when your times up "your times up" 
Are Sweden talking the right approach ...time will tell !!

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8210677/Sweden-records-17-deaths-coronavirus-lowest-daily-rise-fortnight.html

[CO-CO]

I'm doing as I'm told BUT that doesn't mean that I agree with the route many/most Countries are taking. If I had an underling medical conditions then I would be very worried , and that would include catching numerous viruses ( Flu ) and infections ( not just Covid-19) that could lead to me dying  ....but when your times up "your times up" 
Are Sweden talking the right approach ...time will tell !!

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8210677/Sweden-records-17-deaths-coronavirus-lowest-daily-rise-fortnight.html

They have managed 20,000 less tests than Thailand, 879 more deaths and have 8,500 more confirmed cases.... in a population that is 15% the size of Thailand's.

[Smithy]

Just an Opinion

I was reading yesterday that in the UK the total deaths have not increased by that much ( compared to last year but previous years the figures have been higher )  ,while deaths due to other causes ( other than Covid-19 ) have suddenly mysteriously decreased. People that have died of say cancer , lower respiratory infection ,diabetes or pneumonia are now being tested and if they have Covid-19 antibodies in their system they are then are added to the Covid-19 death total ( as it's a notifiable diseases ) . Until they find a test for Covid-19 where millions of people can be tested quickly it may be found that millions of people may have contracted the Corona Virus ,had very mild symptoms and have the Covid-19 antibodies in there blood. If someone dies in a car crash and then is tested of Covid-19 and has the antibodies , will Covid-19 be put on the death certificate ?
I'm not saying Covid-19 is not killing people that would be alive if they hadn't caught it..... but the same could be said about many people that have died if they had caught something else like Flu or even just a common cold if they were in ill heath before hand.
   

Just another guy with an Opinion