On October 16, 65, Dr. Sophon Iamsirithavorn Deputy Director-General, Department of Disease Control The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has opened that the Department of Disease Control and the provincial department have discussed until 8 provinces to monitor specific target groups. or a specific area (Sentinel Surveillance) including Bangkok, Pathum Thani, Chiang Mai, Tak, Udon Thani, Sa Kaeo, Songkhla and Chonburi. border provinces, etc. Therefore, they are ready to deal with the epidemic. There are ways to deal with them, but must continue to work.
According to the surveillance for 3 weeks in these 8 provinces, no abnormal signal has been found. The number of new infections has not increased that high. We keep an eye on the species as well. At present, it is still found as a subspecies of Omicron BA.5. still in a downtrend which is different from Europe, which is an uptrend by the past 3 weeks Thailand has low number of infections and deaths. Usually there is an epidemic in Europe first and then 2-3 months later, it will arrive in our home where there may be serious problems. Therefore, we must catch the signal of the outbreak as soon as possible.
Dr. Sophon mentioned the case that many countries consider the last 3 months of the year. still not safe The pandemic may return It’s now three years since we’ve been together with COVID-19, so countries around the world have more experience in managing them. are more readily available, such as preventive measures More than 80-90% of the vaccine is injected with a number of natural infectious agents. which immunity occurs Prevent serious illness for sure. good reduction in mortality But still can’t prevent infection. which now has a new breed XBB in Singapore has come out to confirm that The number of infections actually increased. But there is no sign of greater severity. So if the virus doesn’t make him more sick We believe that problem management is not superior to our management.
“We know how to manage risks. After a while, we will start to come back to wear masks regularly. Now we focus on certain groups such as public transport users, hospitals, nursing homes/young children. We recommend a stronger practice,” said the deputy director-general of the Department of Disease Control.
Dr. Sophon said that now the group at risk of becoming seriously ill has started to become smaller. Originally there was no vaccine. Must watch for all groups. Now left in the age group over 70 years old, including those who have not been vaccinated, especially those over 60 years of age, from nearly 2 million people who have not received the first dose of vaccine. This is gradually injecting, but there are still very few. what is worrisome is The number of deaths last week showed 53 new cases, 28 of which were unvaccinated. In working age, there is no concern as much as the elderly and people with chronic diseases.