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More than 68 percent of the respondents in the latest Nida Poll are concerned about the spread of the corona virus. almost 33 percent are even very concerned.
Just over 35 percent are moderately concerned, 18 percent are slightly concerned and 13 percent are not at all concerned.
When asked how often they wear a face mask, 33 percent said always when they leave their house, 21 percent never wear a face mask, 13 percent occasionally. Just over 7 percent rarely, 0,71 percent when they don't feel well and 0,32 percent when they meet a sick person.
Don't hoard
Prime Minister Prayut on Sunday appealed to the public to remain calm as people hoard food and other necessities. In many supermarkets, the shelves of instant noodles, sauces and canned food are empty. The Prime Minister said additional measures are being taken, such as a mobile app with up-to-date information on the situation. AoT has an arrival data app where travelers can report if they suspect they are infected. Furthermore, an online app has been created with a real-time map of the situation. The prime minister has also called a meeting of the center, charged with the fight against the virus
Source: Bangkok Post
The Thai health system, in which many expats and tourists have always had enormous confidence, can come under considerable pressure with this Corona threat.
Should the number of infected persons who require intensive treatment with constant ventilation suddenly increase explosively, the question remains as to how far the system has prepared for such a situation.
I fear that the enormous increase in these latter patients, which according to WHO is certainly not excluded, will lead to a huge shortage of intensive places with oxygen equipment.
This is the main reason why many countries in Europe, which I am convinced are better prepared, suddenly start closing all their schools, borders, catering etc.
Measures of which it is hoped that the sudden increase in intensive patients will spread over a much longer period.
The sudden increase of intensive patients in a short time could lead even in the rich western industrial countries to a serious shortage of the required materials and treatment places.
In the event of a shortage of material and treatment places, everyone can choose their own chances according to age and importance in a country where they are a guest.
If they really worry about the covid-19 virus tomorrow, they will cancel the songkran festival nationwide. How many infections will result from that and then it will really be chaos here.
I think everyone should be concerned now, wherever you are because the contamination has expanded enormously and will continue to increase for the time being. We will witness many deaths and where will this end. This situation is basically caused by the poor hygiene in some parts of China (markets) in the trade of all kinds of animals, which are for sale there and have caused the contamination. The previous SARS virus also came from China, as we all know. This trade has been encouraged by Chinese governments over the years. Financial gain plays a major role in this. As far as I am concerned, a toll must now be paid for this kind of irresponsible behavior, especially given the first weeks when the new SARS virus became known and the Chinese government wanted to keep it under wraps and did not act adequately. China must foot the bill for all the costs that all countries now have to incur. We get the dead and not alive, but some reparation is in order and China may stop this irresponsible behavior in the future.
In 2009 we still had the swine flu. Not at all from China but from the USA.
Estimated death toll between 150.000 and 500.000.
For now, Corona is child's play, but was the world closed in 2009?
Yes, sure, between 150.000 and 500.000 deaths out of 700.000.00 to 1.400.000.000 cases of disease. All estimates.
If we assume the fewest cases of illness and the most deaths, the mortality rate is about 0.1 percent and probably less, a death rate roughly equal to the common flu.
What we know now (and we don't know everything yet) is that the death rate of the coronavirus is 10 to 30 times higher.
It is expected that 40-70% of the world's population could become infected and with a mortality rate of 1%, the death toll will reach 30.000.000.
All current measures are aimed at spreading the number of infections over time so that the peak becomes less high and the healthcare system can handle it.
There is no reason to downplay the current situation.
Thanks for this explanation Tino.
The draconian measures in the EU will be based on it.
Densely populated and a relatively high rate of diabetes and therefore elderly people with all kinds of ailments.
Even if it is about 0,01% deaths in NL, that is already seen as a national drama and despite the suffering, I still believe that the population will come out more conscious of life.