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How close are ASEAN countries to recovering from the impact of COVID-19? The Nikkei COVID-19 Recovery Index ranks more than 120 countries and regions on infection management, vaccine rollouts and social mobility at the end of each month. A higher ranking indicates that a country or region is closer to recovery with its low numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases, better vaccination rates and/or less-stringent social distancing measures. Thai Visa



Thailand hits the near bottom rank in the recovery from the Covid-19 Coronavirus index, compared with more than 120 countries across the globe, according to a recent Nikkei Asia report. Pattaya News

Thailand ranks at just about the bottom in Covid-19 recovery index among more than 120 countries across the world, according to the Nikkei Asia report

Thursday, 8 July 2021, 15:50

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Thailand hits the near bottom rank in the recovery from the Covid-19 Coronavirus index, compared with more than 120 countries across the globe, according to a recent Nikkei Asia report.

Nikkei Asia Covid-19 recovery index, based on data collected up to June 30th, indicates that Thailand is ranked at 118 among slightly more than 120 countries around the world to be able to cope with the Covid-19 domestic situation. It only receives a score of 26.0, calculated on its infection management, vaccination allocation, and public mobility.

The report also mentions Thailand as an example of how successful the Covid-19 control was last year and how it was one of only a few Southeast Asian countries that had experienced very few infections. However, the restriction and closure measures implemented after the rocketing number of infections found in the second quarter had significantly put enormous pressure on the Thai economy, resulting in its GDP shrinking 6.1 percent in 2020, according to the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council.

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The Prime Minister's initial plan to have the Thai population at least one dose by October seems to be impossible as the vaccination allocation has just begun in March and is delayed. Only 11.3 million out of 70 million people have received their first shot, as of Wednesday, accountable for 4.4 percent of its population.

"A lot of the vaccine problems at the beginning were because the government and bureaucracy had trouble wrapping their minds around the problem," one observer told Nikkei Asia. "The doctors wanted to play safe, not muck around too much and not sign these [vaccine orders] — they didn't want to go to jail."

Nikkei Asia also points out the vaccination allocation has reflected and widened the social gap in Thailand, which has always been one of the most unequal societies in the world, as many people in high-class society and influential people with connections are prioritized and managed to cut the queue to receive the vaccination.

"There are real incidents of people with connections being able to get vaccines for themselves and their families," a retired civil servant told Nikkei Asia. "This is not gossip; people boast about it openly, even on Facebook."

Thai Prime Minister to call emergency meeting of the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration tomorrow morning to discuss further restrictions against Covid-19 Thursday, 8 July 2021, 13:12. Pattaya News

Thai Prime Minister to call emergency meeting of the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration tomorrow morning to discuss further restrictions against Covid-19

Thursday, 8 July 2021, 13:12

PHOTO: Thairath

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  The Thai Prime Minister, Prayut Chan O'Cha, has reportedly announced an emergency meeting to take place tomorrow morning at 10:00 A.M. with the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration, or CCSA, and relevant agencies.

The meeting is likely to address the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the country on a daily basis and the implementation of potentially more restrictions and measures to attempt to slow down the spread of the virus, driven by the so-called "Delta variant."

This comes as rumors and speculation abound on social media about the possibility of a "lockdown", although a country-wide measure is exceedingly unlikely. Measures would more likely take place in Bangkok, the Southern provinces near the border to Malaysia, and provinces around Bangkok.  It also remains to be seen what exactly the measures would be, if any, as at this point all discussion is pure speculation, although there has reportedly been heavy discussion around closing malls and department stores, at least in Bangkok.

TPN media will update our readers on the factual information behind any measures taken following the meeting set for tomorrow morning. The PM will be running the meeting from his home, where he is currently conducting a quarantine due to being exposed to a person with Covid-19 recently. The PM is fully vaccinated and has so far tested negative for the virus.

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Lockdown! Richard Barrow

 

 🔴 BREAKING: The Ministry of Public Health are proposing a "lockdown" similar to the restrictions we had in April 2020. You may be told to #StayHome  and only leave for essential reasons such as to buy food, see a doctor or get vaccinated. The CCSA will meet soon to discuss this.

There are not many details known yet about the proposed "lockdown" other than it will be similar to what we had in April last year. Expect closure of non-essential businesses (supermarkets can remain open), a nightly curfew (not 24 hours and so not a real lockdown), and a ban on interprovincial travel. This will most likely be for 2 weeks in the highest risk provinces and their neighbours.

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Protestors storm Thailand Public Health Ministry. The protesters tried to storm the premises but were stopped by security officials. They then demanded to see Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, so they could hand him their demand in person. The Nation



Protestors storm Thailand Public Health Ministry

Albert JackJuly 8, 2021

The protesters tried to storm the premises but were stopped by security officials. They then demanded to see Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, so they could hand him their demand in person.

However, the ministry sent its spokesman Dr Rungrueng Kitphati to receive the demand letter, which further angered the protesters.

The protesters had come armed with mock dead bodies and when their demand to see Anutin was denied, they poured red paint on the bodies and set them on fire.

Security personnel, however, stepped in and extinguished the fire before the situation escalated.

The mock dead bodies were meant to symbolise Covid-19 patients who have died due to the lack of vaccines.

Protesters storm Public Health Ministry to demand better options for Covid-19 jabs

As of press time, protesters were rallying at the gate waiting for Anutin to come out and meet them.

A source said the minister was not in office as he had work elsewhere and had asked the ministry spokesman to take the demand on his behalf.

"Anutin insists he has no plans to run away," the source added. – The Nation

BANGSAEN PÅ LISTAN ÄVEN IDAG - TIMELINE: ฺPattaya, Banglamung and Chonburi informs residents who visited places in relation to most recent Covid -19 confirmed cases - The Pattaya News

TIMELINE: ฺPattaya, Banglamung and Chonburi informs residents who visited places in relation to most recent Covid -19 confirmed cases

Thursday, 8 July 2021, 11:59

Chonburi –

The Chonburi Public Health Office last night (July 7th) has released a timeline to inform people who went to specific places last month and this month to notify health authorities and monitor their health. The following is an English translation of the release.

1. Garlic and onion vendor (pickup truck 8821) in Khao Maikaew, Takean Tia and Huayyai on June 24th from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M., from June 26th to June 30th from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. and from July 2nd to July 3rd from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M..
2. Divaruim Cafe and Restaurant in Nongprue from June 24th to July 5th from 1:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M..
3. Took Jai fresh pork at a market near the railway road in Nong Plalai, Banglamung on June 24th, 26th, 27th, 29th and July 1st from 2:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M..
4. Took Jai fresh pork at Sa Bua Market in Nong Plalai, Banglamung on June 25th, 28th 30th (Time was not given).

5. Makro store (cashier) North Pattaya branch from June 28th to June 29th from 1:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M..

6. Pa Ten – Phi Khui local grocery at S One Town housing estate in Marb Pong, Pan Thong from June 24th to July 3rd from 5:30 A.M. to 9:30 P.M..

7. Mit Maitree Clinic Phon Prapa Nimit branch in Nongprue from June 29th to July 1st from 9:40 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. and from 1:00 P.M. to 1:40 P.M..

8. Roong somtam restaurant Soi 5 Fort Nawamintharachini in Baan Suan, Mueang Chonburi from July 2nd to July 3rd from 9:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M..

9. Makro store Amatanakhon branch in Don Hualor, Mueang Chonburi on July 3rd from 4:30 P.M. to 5:20 P.M.

10. Medium restaurant on samet – Ang Sila Road Soi 10 in Samet sub-district, Mueang Chonburi on July 3rd from 11:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M..

11. Chicken noodle restaurant in Soi Wat Tong Khung, Na Pa, Mueang Chonburi from July 3rd to July 5th from 7:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.

12. Rimray House restaurant Soi 10/2 on Bang Sane Lang Road in Sane Suk, Mueang Chonburi on July 3rd from 11:45 A.M. to 12:10 P.M.

13. Im Un restuarant in Baan Suan, Mueang Chonburi from July 4th to July 6th from 10:00 A.M. to 8:30 P.M.

If anyone has problems with respiratory symptoms and/or fever within 14 days from when they had visited those places, they must go to a hospital, according to the Chonburi Public Health Office.

Please inform the hospital that you visited the same place as a Covid-19 confirmed case, they 

The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 290 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today, as well as two new deaths, July 8th. Pattaya News

Chonburi announces 290 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 with two new deaths

Thursday, 8 July 2021, 10:19

The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 290 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today, as well as two new deaths, July 8th.

This makes a total of 10,575 cases of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 3,708 still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 57 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections in early April. Two new deaths were announced this morning, although details were not provided.

Additionally, 6,810 people in total have now been released from medical care and fully recovered since this current wave began. 308 people were released yesterday.

The district-level new cases were as follows today:

Mueang Chonburi 68, Si Racha 53, Banglamung (Pattaya) 52, Panat Nikhom 6, Sattahip 24, Ban Bueang 42, Pan Thong 30 and 15 new cases transferred from other provinces for medical care.

The details on the cases are as follows:

1. Risky occupation, meets a lot of people, 15 cases. These are jobs like public transportation or workers who have high interaction with the public.
2. Contact from previous confirmed case from New Market in Mueang Chonburi, 3 cases
3. Proative case finding at Marlai Thong Market in Mueang Chonburi, 4 cases
4. Medical staffers, 3 cases
5. Contact from previous confirmed case at a party, 2 cases
6. Proactive case finding at Buriban Market in Mueang Chonburi, 1 case
7. Contact from previous confirmed case from high-risk areas from Bangkok, 6 cases, Pathum Thani, 1 case and Sisaket, 1 case
8. Traveling from high-risk areas, upcountry from Nakhon Pathom, 1 case, Samut Prakan, 1 case and Nonthaburi, 1 case
9. Contact with previously confirmed patients: in families, 93 cases and in workplaces, 59 cases
10. Previously confirmed patients (Which is under investigation), 62 cases
11. Currently investigating, 37 cases

A total of 875 close contact searches were received today with 841 initial proactive searches, and more proactive search reports are pending.

Lockdown in sight. Gen Natthapol Nakpanich, head of the CCSA’s operation centre, said the CCSA would be willing to consider any proposal from the Ministry of Public Health for a lockdown to contain COVID-19 transmissions. He said he had heard talk of a lockdown. There was no official proposal so far, but if proposed, the centre was ready to consider it. Phuket News

Lockdown in sight

Workers prepare sleeping areas for COVID-19 sufferers at Wat Pak Bor in Suan Luang district, Bangkok, on Wednesday. The temple will open its meditation centre to accommodate people with mild symptoms before referring them to treatment facilities. The temple has up to 170 places for sufferers. Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul / Bangkok Post

Meanwhile, the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) did not rule out the possibility of new cases soaring to 10,000 per day next week given the rapid rise of the highly transmissible Delta variant, reports the Bangkok Post.

Gen Natthapol Nakpanich, head of the CCSA's operation centre, said the CCSA would be willing to consider any proposal from the Ministry of Public Health for a lockdown to contain COVID-19 transmissions.

He said he had heard talk of a lockdown. There was no official proposal so far, but if proposed, the centre was ready to consider it.

"People should have a correct understanding of the term 'lockdown'. Measures, which included a curfew, taken by the government in April last year could be construed as a lockdown, but the restrictions imposed afterwards ‒ such as the shuttering of businesses and a ban on movement of people ‒ were not," he said.

Asked whether the matter would be raised at the CCSA's July 12 meeting, Gen Natthapol said it could come sooner if the number of infections and deaths went up.

"We may wait for 15 days to assess the situation," Gen Natthapol said. "We have to take all factors into consideration.

"In the meantime, we have to look into other matters, such as controls on the movement of people and solving the problem of bed shortages. We won't just sit and watch the figures."

Asked whether a lockdown would be imposed only in areas where the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus was rampant, or for the whole country, Gen Natthapol said emphasis would be placed on Bangkok and surrounding provinces, along with the four southern border provinces. Other parts of the country could be put under semi-lockdown.

He went on to say that a total lockdown would have serious impacts on people living hand-to-mouth and those with no permanent income.

"According to the Ministry of Finance, nearly B300 billion was spent on remedial measures during the April 2020 lockdown. If we do it again, we would have to find a lot of money to compensate people for their hardships,'" he said.

Apisamai Srirangson, assistant spokeswoman for the CCSA, said the Medical Association of Thailand had expressed concern about the current rate of transmissions after the Delta variant was found in Thailand last month.

"Currently, we have seen the figures rise from 1,000 to 2,000 and 4,000. It is estimated the number may reach 10,000 per day next week [if it continues at this rate],"' she said.

The majority of infections in Bangkok were now of the highly contagious Delta variant of the virus and it was spreading to provinces, Dr Apisamai said.

Since April, COVID-19 transmissions from Greater Bangkok areas had spread to 40 provinces, carried by people returning to their homes, she said.

She said the CCSA's subcommittee also discussed improving the capacity to move infected people with severe symptoms from their homes to hospitals and to increase the number of beds by setting up a field hospital at Suvarnabhumi airport.

The 5,000-bed field hospital is likely to open next month. Some 1,360 beds will be available for patients with severe symptoms and the rest for patients with less severe conditions.

Covid patients scramble: Risk of spread to countryside as people flee Bangkok looking for beds. Sanook reported that there were now virtually no beds for Covid patients in Bangkok and surrounding areas as they were all full. ASEAN NOW

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported that there were now virtually no beds for Covid patients in Bangkok and surrounding areas as they were all full.

 

With the health service under increasing strain from large numbers of cases of the virus many people waiting for a bed were deciding to go to their hometowns to seek help.

 

Many were not in the system and represented a great risk of the spread of the virus. 

 

The authorities have told people not to travel under their own steam. They have been told to check with hospitals in their hometowns and local authorities before deciding whether to return home to look for a bed and treatment.

 

Sanook published a list of 31 provinces where people could contact the authorities and possibly find a bed. 

 

These included Korat, Sa Kaeo, Si Saket, Nong Khai, Khon KaenLoei, Phitsanuloke, Singburi, Lampang, Nakhon Phanom, Kalsin, Phayao, Phrae, Mahasarakham, Ubon, Yasothon, kamphaeng Phet and several other provinces. 

 

 

Record 75 Covid deaths, 7,058 new cases. There were 6,990 cases in the general population and 68 among prison inmates. Bangkok Post

Record 75 Covid deaths, 7,058 new cases

People queue up for Covid-19 testing near the Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok on Wednesday. (Photo: Pornprom Satrabhaya)

The country had a record high of 75 new Covid-19 fatalities and 7,058 new cases over the past 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Thursday morning.

There were 6,990 cases in the general population and 68 among prison inmates.

Record 75 Covid deaths, 7,058 new cases

Over the past 24 hours, 4,978 Covid-19 patients were diagnosed recovered and were discharged from hospitals.

Since April 1, around when the third wave of Covid-19 began, there have been 279,367 Covid-19 patients, 208,723 of whom have recovered.

Since the pandemic started early last year, there have been 308,230 Covid-19 cases, 236,149 of whom recovered.

The death toll was at 2,368 in the third wave and 2,462 from the beginning of the pandemic early last year.

The previous high of daily Covid-19 fatalities was at 61 last Friday when the country logged 6,087 new infections.