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Thailand confirms first human-to-human coronavirus transmission (Taxi Driver) total cases rise to 19
https://www.channelnewsasia.com ^
| Jan 31, 2020
Posted on 01/31/2020 6:43:42 PM PST by 11th_VA
BANGKOK: Thailand has seen its first case of human-to-human transmission of the new coronavirus inside the country, a health official said on Friday (Jan 31), as it raised its total number of cases to 19, the second-highest after China.
The first patient to contract the virus inside Thailand is a Thai taxi driver, said Tanarak Pipat, deputy director-general of the Department of Disease Control.
"(He) ...does not have the record of travelling to China, and it is likely that he was infected (by) a sick traveller from China," Tanarak said.
Authorities have conducted virus scans on 13 people, including three family members, who the taxi driver came into contact with. They said that initially none of them had tested positive for the virus.
"The overall risk of infection in Thailand is still low, but people should take precautions to protect themselves," Tanarak said.
Thailand's previous cases have all been either Chinese tourists or Thais who had visited China, where the virus originated.
The taxi driver is one of five other coronavirus cases confirmed in Thailand on Friday. The other four patients are Chinese nationals.
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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bangkok; ccp; china; coronavirus; kathoeys; thailand; wuhan
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Interesting transmission ...
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posted on
01/31/2020 6:43:43 PM PST
by
11th_VA
To: 11th_VA
Shared air in a small space.
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posted on
01/31/2020 6:50:58 PM PST
by
datura
To: 11th_VA
Have fun tracking down all the people he came in contact with.
Can they even identify the sick passengers.
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posted on
01/31/2020 6:55:25 PM PST
by
DannyTN
To: 11th_VA
I wonder if he caught it from one of the other 18, or if he caught it from some other (currently) unknown infected person.
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posted on
01/31/2020 7:10:00 PM PST
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: 11th_VA
Wait until it hits India.
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posted on
01/31/2020 7:12:45 PM PST
by
Husker24
To: 11th_VA
All public transport people in port cities should be tested on a regular basis.
First we had a Japanese tour bus driver.
Now a thailand taxi driver.
If you want to stop the spread, those are the really high risk jobs.
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posted on
01/31/2020 7:16:28 PM PST
by
DannyTN
To: Husker24
1 hour ago:Air India special flight carrying 324 Indians that took off from Wuhan (China) lands in Delhi, reports ANI
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posted on
01/31/2020 7:16:35 PM PST
by
11th_VA
To: 11th_VA
1 hour ago:Air India special flight carrying 324 Indians that took off from Wuhan (China) lands in Delhi, reports ANI Here we go!
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posted on
01/31/2020 7:18:01 PM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: 11th_VA
Pandora’s box is open. It’s only a matter of time.
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posted on
01/31/2020 7:19:50 PM PST
by
fella
("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
To: Husker24
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posted on
01/31/2020 7:19:58 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(It's a New Year, and time to up our FR Monthlies by 5-10%. You'll <hardly miss it and it will help.)
To: DoughtyOne
Every flood starts with a single drop of water.
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posted on
01/31/2020 7:21:15 PM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: dfwgator
Fair enough, but so do normal rain showers.
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posted on
01/31/2020 7:27:08 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(It's a New Year, and time to up our FR Monthlies by 5-10%. You'll <hardly miss it and it will help.)
To: 11th_VA
Can anyone post the stick figure person GIF of them running in circles in a full panic meltdown?
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posted on
01/31/2020 7:39:27 PM PST
by
Artcore
(Trump 2020!)
To: 11th_VA; neverdem; ProtectOurFreedom; Mother Abigail; EBH; vetvetdoug; Smokin' Joe; Global2010; ...
Bring Out Your Dead
Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.
The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.
So far the false positive rate is 100%.
At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.
*sigh* Such is life, and death...
If a quarantine saves just one child's life, it's worth it.
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posted on
01/31/2020 7:49:27 PM PST
by
null and void
(The government wants to disarm us after 243 yrs 'cuz they plan to do things we would shoot them for!)
To: 11th_VA
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posted on
01/31/2020 8:08:24 PM PST
by
21twelve
To: 11th_VA
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posted on
01/31/2020 8:28:56 PM PST
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
To: dfwgator
Guaranteed they have at least 3 shedding.
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posted on
01/31/2020 8:33:23 PM PST
by
justa-hairyape
(The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
To: grey_whiskers
Dont no worry call person
Your death will be very quick
Have a happy day or hour
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posted on
01/31/2020 8:34:59 PM PST
by
justa-hairyape
(The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
To: Husker24
Wait until it hits India.
Yeah, what could go wrong?
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posted on
02/01/2020 2:40:29 AM PST
by
Veggie Todd
(Voltaire: "Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool".)
To: null and void
Have you posted about the “...similarity of unique inserts in the 2019-nCoV spike protein to HIV-1 gp120 and Gag”?
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posted on
02/01/2020 3:17:25 AM PST
by
Silentgypsy
(Call an addiction hotline and say you're hooked on phonics.)
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