Makan in Thailand

[steveluv]

9 hours ago, Mooose said:

ya, is fake news that they did nothing ..

they made a decision and did something to have way insufficient vaccines, they made a decision and did something by betting only on 1 or 2 vaccines, they made a decision and did something to write off mrna early on, they made a decision and did something to not join covax ..

and just that all the somethings are poor decisions that have caused great hardship to 90% of the people mean that they didnt do nothing ..

so ya, cannot say they did nothing 🤪

 

Should be tried in court for murder

[steveluv]

7 hours ago, t0y0ta said:

Take care in Thailand @steveluv

Thank you. Kumsia. 🙏

[steveluv]

Covid New Cases in Thailand today

Total 15,376 ( +41 )

Deaths 87 ( -42 )

[steveluv]

Sunday missed Singapore's pork rib soup, bak-kut-teh, so cooked for dinner

Soup

Braised tao-pok, tao-kee, egg and peanuts

Stit fry spinach
x

Yu Char Kuay

Edited July 26, 2021 by steveluv

[steveluv]

What do you do with left over soup? Breakfast for the next day of course. So this is my breakfast with the bak kut teh - 

Cooking breakfast, bak kut teh meesua

Bak kut teh with meesua 

[Mooose]

6 hours ago, steveluv said:

Covid New Cases in Thailand today

Total 15,376 ( +41 )

Deaths 87 ( -42 )

when will we turn the corner and see light at the end of the tunnel?

today there are 167,057 infected people in hospitals, and dont know how many more infected just isolating at home due to reasons like no beds etc ..

4,289 are in ICU critical care and 967 require ventilators ..

😭

[Mooose]

isnt buriram the constituency of health minister?

some people in poor provinces still no news of getting first shots whatever brand of vaccine 🙁

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40003772

NMG chairman queries shot allocations as Buri Ram police force gets third shot.

In a Facebook post on Sunday, Nation Multimedia Group (NMG)’s chairman Shine Bunnag asked why Buri Ram police officers were being given a third AstraZeneca jab while 38 million members of the Thai population have not got their first shot.

He posted the comment after spotting a photograph shared on social media of 11 police officers in Buri Ram getting a third jab of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

“Recent data from the Royal Thai Police shows that 72 per cent of more than 20,000 police officers are fully vaccinated. Also, I wonder why it is important for Buri Ram police officers to get a third jab when the province is not even a ‘dark red’ zone,” Shine said in his post.

“Social inequality and abuse of power are some common issues that Prayut Chan-o-cha’s government has never been able to solve despite its promises,” he added.

“With 1.5 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine to be delivered on July 29, I call on the premier to strictly allocate at least 500,000 doses for frontline medical personnel as promised.

“Please do not let ‘people of different colours’, ‘powerful people’, ‘local political influencers’ or the ‘Public Health Ministry’s VIPs’ snatch the vaccines from those in need,” he said.

 

[steveluv]

20 hours ago, Mooose said:

when will we turn the corner and see light at the end of the tunnel?

today there are 167,057 infected people in hospitals, and dont know how many more infected just isolating at home due to reasons like no beds etc ..

4,289 are in ICU critical care and 967 require ventilators ..

😭

Be careful what you wish for. The light at the end of the tunnel could be an oncoming train. 😂

[Mooose]

1 hour ago, steveluv said:

Be careful what you wish for. The light at the end of the tunnel could be an oncoming train. 😂

true, true .. 

everyone seems to know but the powers to be dont want it to be known ..

hard truths from CNA ..

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/thailand-covid-19-vaccination-shortage-astrazeneca-sinovac-15268932

[Mooose]

cant help but feel really so sad for them ..

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/two-girls-told-by-mother-to-go-to-orphanage-as-they-watch-her-die-of-covid-at-home/

Two girls told by mother to go to orphanage as they watch her die of COVID at home

July 27, 2021

Two girls, aged 7 and 9, who later tested positive for COVID-19, were rescued from their home in Samut Prakan’s Bang Phli district yesterday (Monday), after watching their mother die of COVID-19, amid a continual surge in infections and deaths in Thailand which has seen more deaths on the streets and at home, as hospital resources are being stretched wafer thin.

According to the 9-year-old, their mother, who worked as a home masseuse, told the siblings on her death bed that they should head to an orphanage, so someone can take care of them. The mother started developing severe symptoms about three days before her death, including chest pain, breathing difficulties and coughing up blood.

A neighbour took her to a hospital and returned her to her home before she died the following morning. Rescue workers came to the house to collect the body, tested the girls and arranged for them to be taken for treatment at a hospital.

The chief of the Bang Chalong sub-district told media that the girls’ other relatives will have to decide if they are willing and ready to take care of them. If not, the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security will step in.

The news of the girls watching their mother die has garnered a lot of sympathy on social media and raised questions about the government’s handling of the raging pandemic.

Thailand recorded 14,150 new COVID-19 cases today (Tuesday), a slight drop in infections from Sunday and Monday’s high of 15,335 and 15,376, respectively, but still on the rise overall compared to a few weeks ago. 118 deaths were also recorded.

The current wave of infections, which began in April this year, is considerably more serious than last year, in which no more than a few hundred cases were recorded each day.

[Mooose]

and partly in response to the heart breaking story of the two girls who watched their mother die at home ..

https://thisrupt.co/current-affairs/bold-words-clueless-actions-and-dying-thais/

Bold words, clueless actions, and dying Thais

by VORANAI VANIJAKA

 July 27, 2021

Thai singer Hunz Issariya posted a photo with his girlfriend in New York Times Square, each showing a vaccine certificate. 

He wrote: “I pay taxes. But there aren’t enough good vaccines in the entire country [Thailand] for the demand of the people. At the same time, here [USA], there are leftovers. Let me stress, ‘leftovers!’ As many jabs as 7 [Eleven]. Full of [COVID-19] testing stations. What is this?”  

Meanwhile, Khaosod yesterday reported a family of three (a 93-year-old grandpa, a 63-year-old father, and a 42-year-old son) who checked themselves into a field hospital. 

A day later, a military vehicle took them out and left them near a temple two kilometers away from their home. They couldn’t flag down a cab because they have COVID-19. So they called the “Sen Dai” Foundation, which sent a team to take them home.   

Most heartbreaking is a video clip shared on Twitter by @pruetthigon (per captured cover photo). In Samut Prakarn Province, health workers taking away a deceased woman. She passed away from COVID-19 at her home. 

Two young daughters, 7 and 9 years old, stood by in tears. According to @pruetthigon, the older said to her mother:

“Mom, don’t worry. I’m a grown-up. I will take care of my sister.” 

According to @pruetthigon, the two girls are being treated at Bangplee Hospital, after which they will be processed to a children’s home. 

Social inequality is most glaring during a crisis. Equality isn’t having the same wealth. Equality is where the government can guarantee the same basic social safety net. 

Those who can afford it have the right to find the best vaccines, as long as it doesn’t involve cutting queues. But the rest suffer because of government ineptitude.  

The ongoing crisis is the lack of mRNA jabs. The immediate crisis is the lack of hospital beds. The most dangerous crisis is the lack of leadership, which continues to make bold words that are clueless of reality. 

On 21 July, General Prayut Chan-o-cha declared there must not be any COVID-19 related deaths at home.  

Dear general, what do you have to say to the two young girls who just lost their mother?  

 

[steveluv]

Another record breaking day and happy birthday to the king of kings by the way

Total 16,533 ( +2.383 )

Deaths 133 ( +15 )

[Mooose]

today, a staggering 178,270 infected people in hospitals, 4,325 in critical ICU care and 995 requiring ventilators .. 

[Mooose]

meanwhile, the crowds at bang sue, aill trying to get their vaccinations, hardly any social distancing ..

(pictures from thai rath tv)

Edited July 28, 2021 by Mooose

[steveluv]

Today in Thailand is a public holiday. Had time so cooked chicken curry - 

Preparing the ingredients 

Cooking

 

Lunch is ready

[steveluv]

Another record high for both new cases and deaths in Thailand today

Total 17,669 ( +1,136 )

Deaths 165 ( +32 )

[steveluv]

Breakfast this morning - yellow basmati nasi lemak 

Breakfast is ready

 

Fish, chicken rendang, cucumber, ikanbilis, peanuts, sambal, egg. In bowl is chicken curry from yesterday.

[steveluv]

I think vegetables in Thailand is rather inexpensive

Bought all in wet market these for only 85 baht or $3.60

Chai Sim 10 baht (45 cents) per bundle 

Pak choy same 10 baht per bundle 

Spring onion and cilantro 3 bundles for 10 baht

The 2 cabbage 35 baht $1.50