News Forum - 64 Omicron infections in Kalasin yesterday, rapid spread predicted

[Thaiger]

A doctor at Siriraj Hospital believes half of all new Covid-19 infections in January could be the Omicron variant. In Kalasin province, 64 new Omicron infections were found on Christmas Day as a pub and restaurant has seen the rapid spread of the new strain of the virus. A married couple visited on December 12, unaware that they had the Omicron variant, after which health officials have traced the spread to customers and staff of the restaurant. The couple had been in Belgium and returned back on December 10, when their arrival RT-PCR test returned negative results. They tested positive […]

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[Rain]

How do they know it's Omicron?

[satpete]

if Omicron or not, Thailand cannot avoid that Omicron will be dominant,

Thai government has to accept it

[Manu]

32 minutes ago, satpete said:

if Omicron or not, Thailand cannot avoid that Omicron will be dominant,

Thai government has to accept it

Well we all hope so. An endemic cold and only vulnerable people protecting themselves for it cause that’s it. In Thailand and everywhere else . End of story and move on…

[Rain]

17 minutes ago, Manu said:

Well we all hope so. An endemic cold and only vulnerable people protecting themselves for it cause that’s it. In Thailand and everywhere else . End of story and move on…

I can imagine what our future holds - common colds everywhere!!!!!

LOCKDOWNS AND TESTING EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Convert54]

Hello?

Before people get excited about the possibility that Omicron is the final phase of covid-19 that even in that scenario the other 50% are suffering the nastiness of the Delta variant !

No problem  right?

[AdvocatusDiaboli]

1 hour ago, Rain said:

How do they know it's Omicron?

You know, all the paper work that was filled out, they asked the person being tested. 

[NCC1701A]

"They tested positive at a later date and were admitted to a Khon Kaen private hospital on December 18. They’ve been in an isolated ward under strict observation since then."

why let them live? we can't take any chances.

[Convert54]

16 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

"They tested positive at a later date and were admitted to a Khon Kaen private hospital on December 18. They’ve been in an isolated ward under strict observation since then."

why let them live? we can't take any chances.

Sure! Pull  zee plugs . But first  cek is  not  part of  publik sytemz  !WT F?

[Freeduhdumb]

7 hours ago, Thaiger said:

A doctor at Siriraj Hospital believes half of all new Covid-19 infections in January could be the Omicron variant. In Kalasin province, 64 new Omicron infections were found

Where's the evidence? Did I miss the actual evidence?

It's interesting that the discourse has changed from using the terminology of "cases" to "infections" and doctors "beliefs" rather than actual evidence of illness. The useful, often unanswered, question has always been what are the actual rates of "patients?" Meaning how many people are ACTUALLY symptomatic and how many ACTUAL deaths? "cases" and "infections" and "beliefs" and asymptomatic hospital admission rates do not REALLY provide an useful/utilitarian purpose. Just because this week's doctor says it is so is not good enough, where is the evidence backing up their claims/opinions so often required by users of these platforms? Are public health policies being implemented based upon whatever the doctor "believes?" It's a double standard on platforms such as this and ASEAN NOW that journalists write such rubbish, yet users are required to provide evidence for their discourse. What are the actual hospital admission rates of sick and dying people? Repeatedly reporting undefined and unsubstantiated "Cases" and "infections" and "beliefs" as actual sick people is not mere irresponsible, insignificant incompetence or immorality, it borderlines on malicious enabling of criminal intent. 

Edited December 26, 2021 by Freeduhdumb
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[kmc]

All fear.  The omicron common cold is here.  And since it's already entered the country, what's the point of closing the airports to vaccinated tourists.  Oh wait, in the era of covid, cave-dwelling idiots (those afraid of covid) and morons rein supreme.

[TheDirtyDurian]

They should ban all alcohol sales immediately.

 

 

[Chaimai]

47 minutes ago, TheDirtyDurian said:

They should ban all alcohol sales immediately.

I am pretty sure that they don't drink in Kalasin.

[Ynwaps]

 

[Grumpyoldman]

The headline is irresponsible, panic spreading and a lie.

 

19 cases have been detected, 45 are awaiting test results. As stated in the article.

 

Shame on you Thaiger. You have joined the ranks of the government control propaganda machine.

[RampantRabbit]

14 hours ago, Rain said:

How do they know it's Omicron?

Cuz theyd  been to frangland an every Thai  knows its  full  of  filthy frangs and their  filthy diseases

[TheDirtyDurian]

14 hours ago, Chaimai said:

I am pretty sure that they don't drink in Kalasin.

Correct. They glug.

[Rain]

21 hours ago, RampantRabbit said:

Cuz theyd  been to frangland an every Thai  knows its  full  of  filthy frangs and their  filthy diseases

Sure is.

[RampantRabbit]

5 hours ago, Rain said:

Sure is.

which is  funny cuz when I go  in most Thai  houses and they remove their shoes and I  look at the walls and round light switches and door  handles..........theyre  filty black.....and I notice this  stuff  as I used to do a lot of decorating  in the UK

[KaptainRob]

 

Reported yesterday evening:-

 

NNT- National News Bureau of Thailand

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Kalasin health officials are rushing tests in high-risk locations since the number of Covid-19 cases skyrocketed in the area, with 66 individuals confirmed to be infected with the Omicron variant.

Chief of Kalasin Provincial Public Health Dr. Apichai Limanon, together with provincial health officials and medical team from hospitals are conducting screening tests on people in high-risk areas visited by the couple who flew in from Belgium and was later confirmed to have the Omicron variant. Two restaurants, a bank, a public office, and two music venues are among these locations.

According to Sirisak Boonchaisan of the Kalasin district public health office, the mass testing took place at Kalasinpittayasan School from 9 a.m. to 15 p.m., at the provincial Office of Education from 9 a.m. to 12 a.m., and at the strolling street market from 4 a.m. to 6 p.m. Officials plan to conduct preventive testing until December 30, 2021, with a goal of testing 1,500 people per day in high-risk groups and 500 people from neighboring districts.

Dr. Apichai stated that a total of 173 cases have been linked to the pair with the Omicron illness. The Omicron variant has been confirmed in 66 cases, with the remaining cases waiting for confirmation. The medical team at Kalasin Hospital is now treating all of the patients, with 30% displaying no symptoms, 70% showing mild symptoms, and no cases of serious infections. He does, however, advise the people not to underestimate the virus and carefully follow prevention measures in order to stop the spread of the variant in the area.

 

[AlexPTY]

9 minutes ago, KaptainRob said:

with 30% displaying no symptoms, 70% showing mild symptoms, and no cases of serious infections.

looks like whatever SA doctors told is actually true, nobody believed them. well, getting natural immunity after recovery is even better than having shots, so let's hope that rapid spread is not a bad thing

[Marc26]

1 hour ago, AlexPTY said:

looks like whatever SA doctors told is actually true, nobody believed them. well, getting natural immunity after recovery is even better than having shots, so let's hope that rapid spread is not a bad thing

That's false by numerous studies

 

Do you actually care that is false

Or you just want to put out tour talking point to suit your agenda?

 

I am guessing the latter 

 

https://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&client=ms-android-bell-ca-revc&source=android-browser&q=natural+immunity+vs+vaccination+antibodies#ip=1

[Poolie]

On 12/28/2021 at 2:14 PM, RampantRabbit said:

which is  funny cuz when I go  in most Thai  houses and they remove their shoes and I  look at the walls and round light switches and door  handles..........theyre  filty black.....and I notice this  stuff  as I used to do a lot of decorating  in the UK

How often do you go in most Thai houses?

[Stardust]

On 12/27/2021 at 3:23 AM, kmc said:

All fear.  The omicron common cold is here.  And since it's already entered the country, what's the point of closing the airports to vaccinated tourists.  Oh wait, in the era of covid, cave-dwelling idiots (those afraid of covid) and morons rein supreme.

There was an inteteresting report from studies from virologists in the german news 2 days ago of the infected people (vaccinated) from Omicron  and the result was that their imunity was up against the delta ( higher than from the vaccine) and will bring an end of the delta variant because of that if Omicron take over now.

[Rain]

4 hours ago, AlexPTY said:

looks like whatever SA doctors told is actually true, nobody believed them. well, getting natural immunity after recovery is even better than having shots, so let's hope that rapid spread is not a bad thing

And proven by hundreds of millions already.

Something's working. 

Though, never promoted as such. 

Pay no attention to the entities behind the curtain.