Department of Disease Control reveals names of 8 provinces. Be careful of covids. Bangkok-Chonburi-Chiang Mai Still worried about high death without vaccines

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Department of Disease Control reveals names of 8 provinces. Be careful of covids. Bangkok-Chonburi-Chiang Mai Still worried regarding high death without vaccines

On October 16, Dr. Sophon Iamsirithavorn Deputy Director-General, Department of Disease Control Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) gave an interview regarding the surveillance of the Covid-19 outbreak. After a contagious disease that must be monitored, that now the Department of Disease Control and the provincial section 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. These provinces used to be at significant risk, such as tourism provinces. 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 in these 8 provinces for 3 weeks, 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. Now, it is still found as a subspecies of Omicron BA.5,” said Dr. Sophon. The overview of Thailand 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.

The reporter asked Many countries see that the last 3 months of the year may not be safe The pandemic may return. Dr. Sophon said 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 Dr. Sophon.

The deputy director-general of the Department of Disease Control said that now the group at risk of becoming seriously ill start to have smaller groups. 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.