Thailand urges people living in areas with a high risk of Covid-19 infection to work from home for two weeks to limit the spread of the disease.
According to Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, Director of the Department of Disease Control of Thailand (DDC), new cases are still on the rise and Thailand will study to apply additional measures to contain the epidemic.
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Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health has identified nine provinces and cities as high-risk areas, including the capital Bangkok and the tourist city of Chiang Mai. Meanwhile, the National Security Council (NSC) and Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health are considering imposing new measures to cope with the demanded increase in the number of new Covid-19 cases. government. It is known that these two agencies are discussing a plan to impose a blockade on high-risk provinces such as Bangkok and Chiang Mai.
Thailand entered a serious new spread of Covid-19 in early April after a series of infections were discovered at bars and entertainment venues in Bangkok’s Thong Lor area.
According to DDC Thailand, the Covid-19 UK variant has been detected in new cases, with the majority of cases detected among adolescents and employees. About 90% of infections have mild symptoms or no symptoms. Notably, more than 50% of the country’s new infections are related to nightlife, including 64% in Bangkok and 52% in Chiang Mai.
Today (April 15), Thai health officials have confirmed 1,543 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of cases in this country to 37,453 cases. In recent days, the number of new Covid-19 cases in Thailand has exceeded 1,000, raising concerns about the health system’s adaptability. Thai officials are currently focusing on deploying more field hospitals to improve their capacity to adapt to the current epidemic.
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