315 inmates at Khon Kaen prison test positive for Covid-19

[Thaiger]

In a recent Covid-19 outbreak among prison inmates, 315 people detained at Khon Kaen Provincial Prison in the Isaan region tested positive for the virus. The latest and most severe wave spread to many of Thailand’s overcrowded prisons, infecting more than 40,000 inmates over the past several months. Local disease control officials tested inmates at the Khon Kaen prison after a number of them report fever symptoms including a cough and runny nose, the provincial health office chief Somchaichote Piyawatwela announced yesterday. Officials first tested 15 inmates who were said to be at high risk of infection. After 3 tests […]

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[gummy]

So how many months has it taken for the authorities to test the prison population ? or is more of a case that so many prisoners are now never returning they are pretending to release some figures ?

[becky]

11 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

In a recent Covid-19 outbreak among prison inmates, 315 people detained at Khon Kaen Provincial Prison in the Isaan region tested positive for the virus. The latest and most severe wave spread to many of Thailand’s overcrowded prisons, infecting more than 40,000 inmates over the past several months. Local disease control officials tested inmates at the Khon Kaen prison after a number of them report fever symptoms including a cough and runny nose, the provincial health office chief Somchaichote Piyawatwela announced yesterday. Officials first tested 15 inmates who were said to be at high risk of infection. After 3 tests […]

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OK Tim,
what I find objectionable is this:
You support the government's powerful PR - machine for all to get vaccinated, without criticism, or at least some skepticism and ignore objections, i.e. regarding long-term health risks, side-effects, or effects of lockdowns, curfews, masks, etc. and without questioning the government statistics, or reliability of PCR tests.
You not only faithfully translating the Thai media content, but urge people on your program to get vaccinated - something which I find unethical, unless you done your own extensive positive research.
You should not give medical recommendations if you are not a Virologist, or at least an expert in a related field.

Btw.: In Germany all patients who were attached to a ventilator either died or got irreparable lung demage.
That government order 20.000 Ventilators, and got rid of all after 2 month.
Further, Covid is NOT a lung disease, but damages the vessels. It causes thrombosis which often ends up in the lung.  Don't use your media power to suck up to the Thai government.

[vlad]

Becky does it matter how Covid travels to your Lung's ? it does and you end up on a ventilator. Most Recover if treated early. Sadly if there old with an immune system compromised through age or an ongoing health condition there body will not be fight off the infection.