News Forum - Chiang Mai tourism almost exclusively domestic for now

[HolyCowCm]

1 minute ago, Thommo said:

Dont need to "sneak in" bkk-cm by road did not require any back roads for me

This is a couple to few months ago and then some. And yes they were sneaking in on the back roads so if just in case that stupid PR check point was running they would not be stopped.

[Bob20]

As was previously reported by someone with inside information, the reported PCR positives paint only a small part of the picture.

Both hospitals are still full, that's not unusual as it can take up to 21 days for someone to test negative and the more severe cases would stay even longer.

Both field hospitals are also at capacity.

The hospitals' ICUs are at capacity too and the 50 bed emergency ICU is still being used, although I have no details on how full that is. I assume that there are plenty of ATK positives being sent to the field hospitals and hotels that keep them at capacity, as patients are still being sent to hospitals outside of CM as well.

It would go against all logic that, after we saw huge crowds for the first time and many ignoring the preventative measures, we see reduced numbers anytime soon. In fact, it would be more logical to see them increase and in other domestic areas as well. That could take a couple of weeks before it shows though.

[KaptainRob]

7 minutes ago, Bob20 said:

As was previously reported by someone with inside information, the reported PCR positives paint only a small part of the picture.

Whilst not disputing PGrahams account, it was hearsay.  And with all the PCR/RA tests being done there is obviously a high % of false +ve's.

These are the stats quoted on Duncan's FB page >

 

Duncan Riley

Monday, Nov. 22 COVID-19 figures for Chiang Mai Province - the lowest number since Oct. 11 edition.

197 new COVID-19 cases in Chiang Mai Province today - 195 local and two imported

the total cases since April 5 is now 24,669

20,313 recovered (+398)

111 dead (+3)

4,146 active cases

Cases by location

field hospital - 167

government hospital - 444

private hospital - 802

special field hospital - 43

regional hospital - 65

community isolation - 2,474

home isolation - 557

Cases by symptoms

green - 3,283

yellow - 761

red - 102

COVID-19 vaccination stats - target population is 1,729,353

1st shot - 1,369,342 (79.18%)

2nd shot total - 1,046,567

3rd shot total - 64,092

 

[Bob20]

4 minutes ago, KaptainRob said:

Duncan Riley

Duncan Riley is only stating the numbers he's been given. It's quite interesting that personal experiences seem to differ from the official version.

We'll no doubt see in the next two weeks what happens.