One new coronavirus is sick, one more overall, the infection still comes from Samut Sakhon-Pathumthani. Emphasize people with a history of risks must notify them when they go to the hospital-clinic Help protect medical personnel
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On February 19, 64, Dr. Apisamai Srirangsan, assistant spokesman for the COVID 19 Situation Center (FAB), announced the daily situation of COVID 19 that the global situation has accumulated 110.82 million cases. 3.97,000 new cases, 11,491 new deaths, 2.45 million cumulative deaths, 2.2% death rate, many countries tend to have decreased infection. In addition to the distribution of vaccines There are also intensive measures taken and applied around the world.
Now 186 million doses have been injected. To say that the number dropped as a result of the vaccine might be too early to draw that conclusion. Experts say they have to wait for two doses and enough for the US to complete two doses of 16 million.
Dr. Apisamai said that in Thailand there are 130 new cases, 116 cases of domestic infections, and 14 of those who came from abroad, 124 were recovered, and one additional death was Dr. Panya Harnpanichpan. Medical personnel As a result, there were 25,241 cumulative cases, 24,070 recovered, 1,088 remaining patients and 83 deaths.
As for the new wave, 21,004 cumulative cases of infection, 19,893 cumulative deaths, 23 cumulative deaths, 0.11% mortality rate, with the deaths of Dr. Panya Harnphanichpan, MD. Former retired doctor of Mahasarakham Hospital has prostate cancer. Even retired, still opened a clinic to take care of patients. It is a loss of medical personnel who take care of the people.
In which he was infected as a result of taking care of the 2nd, 9th, and 11th cases of Mahasarakham from the cluster table, shared on January 13-28, after that on Jan. 29, he received the news that the patient was infected. Therefore went to check for the first time and still did not find the infection on Jan. 31, began to have muscle pain The next day I had a fever on Feb 2, the second examination was positive, receiving treatment at Mahasarakham Hospital on February 7, with pneumonia. Must be intubated Symptoms quickly worsened and died on February 18.
“In the case of Dr. Panya It is not the first health worker to be infected, which from 15 Dec 2020 – 18 Feb 2021, there were 36 cases of infection, but Dr. Panya was the first to die, all 36 and 6 of them were infected. Which are not only doctors, nurses, dentists, nursing assistants of all professions, spread across all sectors And personnel are exposed to high risk and low risk Causing the detention and loss of workers We have 3.5 thousand doctors who have to take care of the Thai population, more than 1,800 people, some areas need to care for 4-8 thousand people.
If you come in close contact with an infected person Go to vulnerable areas Live in a community that announces infection, but goes to the hospital and the clinic must inform them in order to be careful. So as not to cause the loss of personnel Brought to the proposal of the ad hoc committee One of the measures presented It is important to distribute vaccines to protect the country’s public health system. The first lot of vaccines Must distribute health personnel In order to maintain life and continually help the Thai population, “said Dr. Apisamai.
In this regard, the new cases were from 1. Samutsakorn 71, accounting for 61.21%, accumulated 15,825 cases, representing 78.74% 2. 7 cases, accounting for 6.03%, accumulated 941 cases, 4.68% and 3. Other provinces, 38 cases. It was 32.76% cumulative, 3,333 cases, or 16.58%. When classified by patient type, it was found that 1. From the surveillance system, 61 cases were Samut Sakhon 35 cases, Pathum Thani 10 cases, Bangkok 7 cases, Nakhon Pathom 3 cases, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya 4 cases and Nonthaburi 2 cases.
2. Proactive screening in the community, 55 cases, including Nakhon Pathom 7, Pathum Thani 12 and Samut Sakhon 36 cases, and 3. Foreign 14 cases, including the United Arab Emirates and Denmark, 3 each, Germany, Myanmar, 2 each, the United States, Italy, Kuwait. And Cameroon, one case per country, many cases were infected on the 10-13 day of the quarantine, so it took 4 days for quarantine.
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