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To: sense who wrote (174726)	7/12/2021 11:51:09 PM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217884

in the meantime, almost like instant replay, the news flow is not-positive in Thailand w/r to Alpha and Delta, and who can know what other alphabet(s) where my buddy is holed up, in Koh Samui, and given testing and tracking, apparently much worse than at same time 2020, but of course might actually be much better, as we simply do not know whether historically CoVid was tracked with diligence. The authorities everywhere actually should test, vaccinate, and track, but most locations just vaccinate and haven't a clue what might be happening without mandatory testing scmp.com Coronavirus: Thailand’s Alpha and Delta surges cloud reopening in Phuket, Koh Samui The deadly new Covid-19 wave in Bangkok and the Deep South has raised fears the virus will seep back into tourism centres just as they reopenHealth officials expect nationally recorded coronavirus deaths? this week to exceed 100 a day, with 10,000 daily infections Thailand on Monday placed 10 million people in the capital under fresh coronavirus restrictions and a curfew, as its deadliest wave of infections threatens to erode plans to bring vaccinated visitors back to its islands. The kingdom has recorded a total of some 345,000 cases and 2,791 deaths – with the bulk of them coming in the latest wave that began in April. The surge in cases of Alpha and Delta variants in the Bangkok region and Deep South border near Malaysia has raised fears among tourist businesses that the virus will seep back into the islands – including Phuket and Koh Samui – just as they reopen. ... etc etc

To: sense who wrote (174726)	7/13/2021 12:07:00 AM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217884

if they are not extra careful, we might all be supply-chain stress-tested and the flavour of vaccine authorised by the Taiwan officialdom based on compromise of preferring BioNTech-Pfizer but cannot get due to licensing, and not-want Sinopharm, so settled on private-import (enterprise-specific) of BioNTech-Fosun from mainland. Let's see on it all pans out, CoVid, vaccine, and chip supply chain. Believe the issue re chips, more so than CoVid and vaccine, can go global in a heartbeat taiwannews.com.tw 3 workers at Taiwan's TSMC test positive for COVID TSMC claims COVID infections will not effect its operations By Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer 2021/07/12 17:18 (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) on Monday reported that three of its workers have tested positives for COVID-19. On Monday, TSMC announced in a press release that there are three employees who tested positive for COVID-19 that day, with over 100 people listed as contacts. In response, the firm has expanded its screening of workers who had been in the same area as the confirmed cases to hundreds of personnel. Thus far, it stated that over 200 have tested negative for the virus. The company said that it will conduct multiple on-site rapid reagent tests and provide employees with home test kits. TSMC added that it takes epidemic prevention and the safety and protection of its employee's health as primary considerations. It plans to conduct PCR tests on staff in affected areas over the course of two days. The company has stepped up disinfection of areas where the confirmed cases had worked. It also plans to implement staggered shifts and have some staff work from home. The chipmaker claimed that it is closely monitoring the situation and that the incident will not affect its operations.