Entertainment venues carry high risk of Covid-19 transmissions: expert virologist

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Entertainment venues carry high risk of Covid-19 transmissions: expert virologist

By The Nation

 

Dr Yong Poovorawan

 

Entertainment venues carry the risk of Covid-19 transmissions, Dr Yong Poovorawan, an expert virologist at Chulalongkorn University, warned in a Facebook post on Thursday.

 

He said super-spreader events in entertainment venues had occurred in South Korea, Japan, Western countries and even Thailand.

 

“Entertainment venues are noisy places with confined spaces, so it is not easy to undertake measures to contain the spread of Covid-19, such as maintaining a distance from others and even wearing a face mask,” he pointed out.

 

Dr Yong said Thailand took about two months to contain the spread in entertainment venues and a boxing stadium during the Covid-19 outbreak earlier this year.

 

“Therefore, we would like to ask everyone to be careful so that this does not become an issue again,” he added.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/lifestyle/30399025

 

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[mtls2005 15,583]

Folks sharing vape pens and NO2 balloons - surprised this is allowed in public - in many Thai-centric entertainment zones in Bangkok.

[FarFlungFalang 8,916]

Oh it's the  good Dr Yong  stating the bleeding obvious again.

[Andy from Kent 951]

11 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

Folks sharing vape pens and NO2 balloons - surprised this is allowed in public - in many Thai-centric entertainment zones in Bangkok.

 

I recently saw a video made by a nurse who works with patients with COVID-19.     She reported on how some patients even near death are denying  the virus  exists.    I guess they manage to die virus-free that way.     

 

It is real and until people get vaccinated with the proper  available vaccine and follow virus prevention guidelines, the death numbers will continue to  rise.

[yellowboat 16,075]

This guy again.  All those venues are now open in Saigon  How do you say "chicken little" in Thai?

[khunPer 6,086]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Dr Yong said Thailand took about two months to contain the spread in entertainment venues and a boxing stadium during the Covid-19 outbreak earlier this year.

If my memory serves me well, that boxing stadium was one that "forgot to close"...

[3MagicBeers 157]

Khun Nueng Hin

[Justgrazing 19,627]

Doc Yong needs some of the P M's hair dye .. he's looking more senior by the day .. 

[realfunster 1,137]

22 minutes ago, Justgrazing said:

Doc Yong needs some of the P M's hair dye .. he's looking more senior by the day .. 

Be fair, it’s very stressful having to come up with trite and banal covid related statements every day or two.
It takes its toll on ones’ health you know !

Edited December 3, 2020 by realfunster

[Kaopad999 1,443]

Doc Yong might very well be stating the obvious here , but sometimes these very simple reminders need to be heard. 

I have noticed that many people are not wearing masks like they were a few months ago. Now with these new cases in Chiang Mai i think it's time for people to not let down their guards down, otherwise Thailand could face a national disaster. 

 

[anchadian 1,920]

It's that man again.

 

He just has to open his mouth and somehow magically it turns into a news story.

[JonnyF 13,427]

Everyone knows this. So I hope these type of comments aren't the precursor to another lockdown. 

 

Given the growing protests, I've wondered if we might get a fresh outbreak of C19 necessitating curfews etc.

[Kaopad999 1,443]

1 minute ago, JonnyF said:

Everyone knows this. So I hope these type of comments aren't the precursor to another lockdown. 

 

Given the growing protests, I've wondered if we might get a fresh outbreak of C19 necessitating curfews etc.

I certainly hope not. It would be awful if it happened over Xmas & NY  

That's why it's important  for people to take extra precautions right now.

[JonnyF 13,427]

4 minutes ago, Kaopad999 said:

I certainly hope not. It would be awful if it happened over Xmas & NY  

That's why it's important  for people to take extra precautions right now.

I don't think restrictions will depend on Covid 19 spreading.

 

More the anti government protests spreading.

 

Obviously protecting the people sounds much better than subjugating the people, both domestically and internationally.

[Kaopad999 1,443]

3 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

I don't think restrictions will depend on Covid 19 spreading.

 

More the anti government protests spreading.

 

Obviously protecting the people sounds much better than subjugating the people, both domestically and internationally.

True , you do make a good point.