Open patient timeline “COVIDThe first African species in Thailand is a 41-year-old Thai man, returning from Tanzania.
(14 Feb. 64) Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health Statement of progress of the situation Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) On February 14, 2021 at the Ministry of Public Health
Given that it was the first South African Variant in Thailand, the patient was a 41-year-old Thai man with an asthmatic disease. PressureHigh blood pressure and overweight (BMI 31).
The patient has a history of traveling from Africa. By going to buy gemstones in Tanzania for 2 months while in Tanzania attended a party. The attendees did not wear face masks, arguing that there were no cases of domestic patients.
- 29 Jan 2021, traveling from Tanzania, connecting flight at Ethiopia to Thailand, screening for illness at the disease control checkpoint. International Suvarnabhumi Airport Without fever and sickness Travel to detention in State Quarantine.
- February 3, 2021 Samples are collected and sent for testing.COVID-19 The 1st time found a positive result.
- February 4, 2021: sent to the hospital for treatment in a state hospital where the patient gave a history of low fever and cough, received treatment in a separate room.
- Feb 5, 2021 Disease investigation team sends a specimen to identify the strain of COVID-19. Due to the traveler coming from Africa To monitor new strains at the Center for Emerging Health Sciences, Thai Red Cross Society (EID-TRC)
- February 12, 2021 Results of the COVID-19 strain test (Whole Genome Sequencing) by the Thai Red Cross Society Emerging Disease Health Science Center (EID-TRC) were found to be South African Variant (98.64% coverage).
- 13 Feb 2021 Local Disease Investigation Team and Department of Disease Control To assess the patient’s exposure of staff at State Quarantine and hospitals, it was found that the staff carried out the activities very carefully. Samples were collected for PCR testing in medical and public health workers. Including 41 State Quarantine (31 hospitals, 10 State Quarantine) all negative.
Guidelines for screening travelers from South African Variant countries have been adjusted to be more sensitive, such as retention as soon as they arrive in Thailand. Immediately screen people with symptoms and history of risk to the hospital. There is also a system to monitor new species that are timely before the traveler leaves the hospital.
The majority of the South African Variant reported countries are in Africa, Europe, Australia and the Americas: South Africa (735) UK (131) Belgium (48) Mozambique (41) Botswana (32) France (31) Netherlands (31) Mayotte ( 27) Switzerland (21), Australia (15), Germany (10), Ireland (10) and USA (8), respectively.
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