Ministry of Public Health concerns elderly people with COVID from their children without symptoms Suggest to prevent dark disease
On January 18, 2021 at 08:31 a.m.
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Ministry of Public Health has now found Many elderly people are infected with COVID. By being infected by young people in their families who are asymptomatic Causing the risk of severe symptoms and death Suggesting offspring to follow intensive disease control measures
Dr. Sophon Iamsirithaworn, MD. Director of Division of General Communicable Diseases Serving as Deputy Director-General, Department of Disease Control Discussing the situation of the coronavirus outbreak in Thailand that New outbreaks since mid-December 63, 7,817 cumulative cases, 5,075 cumulative cases, 2,732 cases still under treatment, 10 cumulative deaths, aged 40-80, and most of them have underlying diseases such as diabetes, pressure, lipid disease. In high blood, heart disease, cancer, etc.
Overall, provinces with fewer cases of new infections were reported. Most are at a controllable level. There were 29 provinces where no infected patients were admitted, while proactive search still found many infected in Samut Sakhon Province.
“Currently, many older people are infected. By infection from the family by young people without symptoms As a result, there is a risk of severe symptoms and death, for example, in the case of Thaweewattana, Bangkok, with infection in 2 families, causing the elderly to be infected at both the age of 91 years, 71 years and 73 years, or in Surat Thani Province. With 11 infections, it was found in children aged 1 year, 3 years and seniors 55 years, 57 years and 77 years. Especially the provinces that still found infected, such as the highest control areas And the highest and strict control areas Must monitor and detain high-risk persons for 14 days to reduce the risk of infection in the community. And reduce the risk of infection in the elderly. Address or visiting the elderly Follow the disease control measures, ”said Dr Sophon.
Dr Sophon said that Thailand’s neighboring countries now have hundreds of thousands of cases of COVID-19. By Malaysia There are 4,029 more infected people with 155,095 cumulative infections and Myanmar has 491 new yeast infections with 133,569 cumulative infections, so Thailand needs to intensify surveillance and prevention measures for COVID 19 along the border of neighboring countries. In collaboration with the Department of Security and Government Conduct surveillance of illegal cross-border traffic To prevent an epidemic
Including conducting proactive screening in the community Especially foreign workers in every province continuously As they are in labor age, they are often infected with no symptoms and therefore need to be proactive in seeking out the infection, isolation, quarantine and treatment. In order not to infect the community, Trang and Phatthalung provinces found infected migrant workers and brought them into the system. Along with investigating the disease to the source of the infection
“For the people, we still need to help maintain personal measures. Including wearing masks, washing hands, spacing, avoiding crowded places Reduce unnecessary travel And help watch out for within the community If you see a stranger Foreign workers or Thai people entering illegal immigration must notify the administrative and public health officials to conduct inspections and surveillance. Ask for cooperation not to smuggle foreign workers into And asked Thais to travel back to the country properly 14-day quarantine and treatment if infected. Make it safe for yourself, your family and the community, ”said Dr. Sophon.
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