The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Health or Ministry of Public Health admits that controlling the Thonglor cluster is difficult and states that he is most concerned about Bangkok, depending on the measures used to control Covid.
Dr. Kiattiphum Wongrajit, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Health, along with Dr. Paisan Dankum, Secretary-General of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Dr. Nakhon Premsri, Director of the National Vaccine Institute. Attend a press conference on the current COVID-19 situation which has become a concern again. after the number of patients continued to increase
Dr. Kiattiphum said there is now another outbreak in Thailand. The cause is from entertainment venues. causing outbreaks in various provinces in clusters It is considered another outbreak of infection.
The color space designation remains the same. But it is proposed to close entertainment venues and massage parlors in 41 provinces for 14 days in order to prevent the problem from spreading further.
The reporter asked: Is this outbreak considered as severe as the outbreak in Thailand? Dr. Kiattiphum further said that the outbreak in clusters of entertainment venues was similar to the first phase in 2020, but that time there were few cases. As for Samut Sakhon, it is another form that is not difficult to control. Because it has the appearance of an anthill that can be framed. But this round of entertainment venues is considered the most difficult to control. Because it is difficult to catch and cannot be captured.
But it is believed that the cases are spreading to other provinces now. The province is believed to be in control. It is expected that the control period will take 1-2 months. What is most worrisome is Bangkok depends on the measures that will be used to control it. Initially, it is advisable for the population in Bangkok to strictly adhere to disease control measures.
- CCSA does not order to amend the policy for adjusting Covid colored areas, allowing the Ministry of Public Health and provinces to use the Emergency Decree instead.
- Covid Thailand 8/4/64 found 405 additional patients.
- continuously! Chiang Mai found 36 more people infected with COVID-19 linked to entertainment venues.
- Proposing to the CCSA to close entertainment venues in 41 provinces for 14 days.
