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  • Covid-19 NewsIntentionally catching Omicron is a really stupid idea

    Intentionally catching Omicron is a really stupid idea

    OPINION “Why not just catch Omicron and get it over with? It’s a mild cold and will boost immunity, right?” Not a day goes past when the opinion is expressed widely, and often, on various social media around the world, where they mix their school biology classes with various theories on the internet and come up with a “cunning idea”.…

  • Covid-19 NewsThailand’s come a long way battling Covid-19 since September

    Thailand’s come a long way battling Covid-19 since September

    With the rise of the highly-transmissible Omicron variant and our duty to report new developments in the spread of Covid-19, it’s easy to get a doom and gloom vibe from the news. But looking at the big picture in Thailand, deaths, infections, and hospitalisations have been steadily decreasing since peaking in August. So. to celebrate the new year, The Thaiger…

  • Covid-19 NewsICUs in Chiang Mai nearly full amidst Covid-19 surge

    ICUs in Chiang Mai nearly full amidst Covid-19 surge

    In Chiang Mai, surging Covid-19 infections have filled ICUs and plunged the province into crisis, just days before international reopening. Doctors are warning that the province is near critical levels as it has just two hospitals that are capable of treating severe Covid-19 patients and they are reporting that their intensive care units are nearly at full capacity. Daily infections…

  • Northern Thailand NewsPhoto of 3 year old Covid patient caring for infected father in ICU goes viral

    Photo of 3 year old Covid patient caring for infected father in ICU goes viral

    A hospital doctor has thanked social media users who prayed for a 3 year old girl and her father, both of whom were infected with Covid-19. Nation Thailand reports that Anuchit Niyompattama, a pulmonary and critical care specialist in the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima, posted a moving photo of the child caring for her father. The girl had drawn…

  • Phuket NewsICU beds for Covid-19 patients in Phuket are close to a “critical” low

    ICU beds for Covid-19 patients in Phuket are close to a “critical” low

    Covid-19 patients in severe condition may have to been transferred from a government hospital in Phuket to a private hospital as the number of available hospital beds at public intensive care units in Phuket is close to a “critical” low, according to Vachira Phuket Hospital Director Chalermpong Sukontapol. There are 9 ICU rooms at the Vachira Phuket Hospital. 5 are…

  • Covid-19 NewsRising Phuket Covid-19 infections may cause ICU shortage

    Rising Phuket Covid-19 infections may cause ICU shortage

    A shortage of ICU beds in Phuket may be coming soon according to an epidemiologist at the main government hospital, Vachira Hospital in Phuket Town. The Phuket governor held a live broadcast press conference where the doctor explained that, with the spread of the B.117 variant, which is more transmissible and often leads to pneumonia, she fears beds might fill…

  • Covid-19 NewsBangkok opening first ICU field hospital for Covid-19 patients with severe symptoms

    Bangkok opening first ICU field hospital for Covid-19 patients with severe symptoms

    With the rising number of Covid-19 cases and deaths in Bangkok, the epicentre of the new wave of infections, pushing hospitals to their limits, an ICU field hospital is opening in Bangkok. Field hospitals have been used for Covid-19 patients who are asymptomatic, or who have mild symptoms. Those with more severe symptoms have been treated at hospitals. Since the…

  • South Thailand News2 year old in ICU after being left in scorching school van

    2 year old in ICU after being left in scorching school van

    A 2 year old boy remains on life support after he was left alone in a sweltering hot school van outside a childcare centre in southern Thailand. Thanakit “Nong Kongbin’’ Yodmanee is being treated in an ICU at a Hospital in Nakhon Si Thammarat. He was rushed to the hospital earlier in the week after he was found unconscious in…