News Forum - Thursday Covid Update: 8,078 new cases; provincial totals

[Thaiger]

22 coronavirus-related deaths were reported by the CCSA today, raising the pandemic’s death toll in Thailand to 22,098 with 400 of those fatalities since the start of this year. In the 24-hour period since the last count, the CCSA recorded 8,078 new Covid-19 cases and 6,595 recoveries. There are now 82,760 people in Thailand being treated for Covid-19. Out of the new cases recorded today, 37 were found in correctional facilities. More than 80,000 inmates at Thailand’s overcrowded prisons and detention centres have tested positive for Covid-19 over the past several months. Since the start of the pandemic last year, […]

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[JohninDublin]

I am still amazed and delighted that since TH hit 2k cases of Omicron 3 weeks ago, they've still kept the figures below 10K. I can see a gradual easing of restrictions coming.

[Stonker]

8 minutes ago, JohninDublin said:

I am still amazed and delighted that since TH hit 2k cases of Omicron 3 weeks ago, they've still kept the figures below 10K. I can see a gradual easing of restrictions coming.

I'm equally amazed, but not quite so delighted

[Artemis080]

8 minutes ago, JohninDublin said:

I am still amazed and delighted that since TH hit 2k cases of Omicron 3 weeks ago, they've still kept the figures below 10K. I can see a gradual easing of restrictions coming.

Welcome to the Magic Kingdom! 

We're disincentivized to get tested and so most of my friends, farang and Thai alike, would only consider it if quite unwell or forced into it by necessity. So our numbers are against all odds compared to any other nation on earth.

That suits the government, and we can continue to be on every other country "green" list.

It's not a terrible thing. What's the point of saying we have 50k cases, having to deal with quarantines for next to no hospitalisations, a great many asymptomatic and all the media hype. It's quite a good situation, oddly. People get treatment if they want it and life is moving forward slowly.

[HiuMak]

12 hours ago, JohninDublin said:

I am still amazed and delighted that since TH hit 2k cases of Omicron 3 weeks ago, they've still kept the figures below 10K. I can see a gradual easing of restrictions coming.

Omicron got infected with Covid in Thailand.