2023-11-29 09:02:41
29 Nov. 2023 – Dr. Thongchai Keerati Hatthayakorn Acting Director-General of the Department of Disease Control said that the COVID-19 situation since the beginning of November 2023 has begun to show a trend of increasing number of patients admitted to hospitals as expected. Most patients have few symptoms. and is still the Omicron strain. In addition, in the case of news reports from China that the outbreak of respiratory infections has been found to be widespread and is likely to continue to increase. in the northern area of China From October onwards Making many countries pay great attention to this news. The Department of Disease Control has closely followed the situation and asked for information. The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that Chinese authorities have informed the cause of the outbreak of the respiratory infection. It was found that there was an increase in patients with respiratory pathogens. that have previously been reported, such as Mycoplasma pneumoniae, influenza, RSV virus (RSV), adenovirus (Adenovirus), with the majority of patients found to be children. And information from the disease investigation did not find any new strains of the virus.
Influenza situation There is a decreasing trend (information as of November 21, 2023). 404,896 patients have been found, with 26 deaths. The majority of patients are young children and school-age children, ages birth – 14 years, while RSV virus infection, which It is a contagious disease of the respiratory system. Found the outbreak decreased as well.
For information on the COVID-19 disease situation in Thailand over the past week (20-26 November 2023), it was found that there were 480 reports of COVID-infected people, an average of 69 cases per day, and 2 deaths reported. As mentioned, there was a slight increase in the number of patients from previous weeks, which is consistent with disease predictions that there will likely be more patients. The estimated number of COVID-19 patients hospitalized is 24,590, with a total of 3,277 patients in serious condition. The World Health Organization still recommends that at-risk groups, especially the elderly with chronic diseases and children under 2 years of age, receive the booster vaccine.
The public is requested to strictly follow measures to prevent infectious respiratory diseases. Wear a mask when going to crowded places. or must be close to group 608, including young children who have not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19, and are advised to wash their hands frequently And if you find yourself showing symptoms of illness, you can initially test for infection with ATK, especially group 608. If ATK finds a positive result, hurry and see a doctor immediately. For more information, call the Department of Disease Control hotline, call 1422.
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