Director of Disease Control and Health Hazards in Emergency Reveals Bael DJ cluster Increased COVID-19 infected to 24 people by proactive search of patients. And repeated testing in high-risk groups
Today (26 Jan 2021), Dr. Chawat Sannam, Acting Director of the Disease Control and Emergency Health Disease Division, Department of Disease Control, announced the situation of COVID-19, stating that the cluster linked to Mr. Tae Shin The famous actor and DJ, Bael, originally found 19 people infected with COVID-19, now active case finding and re-examination in high-risk groups have been found. Total 24 infected people
At this time, a cluster of two events involving multiple events, it is not clear whether the illness started with one person or not. The infection may be silent if the body is healthy and may appear little or no symptoms.
For this cluster, it was found that from 24 people were male to 23, accounting for 96%, of which 80% had symptoms, the most prominent symptom was coughing 53%, followed by sore throat 37%, fever 37% 33% of mucus and 32% of the lack of smell. Some people get sick after the first period without symptoms. The age group of infected people was 20-49 years.
Increased exposure to infected people Reiterated the importance of more proactive patient search, especially in connection with confirmed patients. In the group of people at high risk, they must complete 14 days of monitoring.
Dr. Chao Tasan also gave an overview of the COVID-19 situation in the Bangkok area, recently found 21 more infected people, including 721 people with cumulative infection. In Bangkok, there are still 2 districts where no patients were found. Confirmed is Saphan Sung and Samphanthawong. The area that is still red is Bang Khun Thian district. Which has an area adjacent to Samut Sakhon Province, there are quite a few factories and measures are still fully implemented.
If the epidemic risk factors were isolated in Bangkok, it was found that the patients involved in Samut Sakhon Province had steadily decreased to a low on January 1, but recently Caused by close contact, the patients confirmed more and more continuously.
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