The bed occupancy rate is getting heavy! Found more in Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan, Pathum Thani.

Department of Disease Control reveals that the proportion of intensive care beds is tight! As the number of infected people increases, most of them are found in 4 provinces. Prepare for service systems. The Ministry of Health revealed that the bed could be expanded, while the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration had to discuss the arrangements for the system.

On July 18, at the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong Director-General of the Department of Disease Control (Cor.) said that now in Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan, Pathum Thani, the proportion of intensive care beds is tight. due to the increased number of patients Partly because the hospital. Previously set aside for covids, it was used to take care of general patients. However, if the situation of adding more patients would be able to expand more beds.

Opas said that access to treatment for at-risk groups is an important issue that will help reduce deaths as much as possible in the future. Currently, the graph of critically ill patients who are hospitalized is still in the green line. For intubation patients, the trend is still high, but the situation is believed to ease and ease. For the deceased, they still have to continue to monitor the situation closely. Therefore, the measures to be taken further, the cooperation of the people is very important. We ask for cooperation to do 2U: Universal prevention, wearing masks, distancing, washing hands, and Universal Vaccinations, which is vaccination, which is now open everywhere including holidays. The sub-district municipality has also provided vaccination kits for the elderly at home.

Dr. Opas said that Omicron strains BA.4 and BA.5 featured symptoms were sore throat, throat irritation, runny nose, muscle pain, body aches, flu-like symptoms, so young people are strong. After vaccination, the symptoms will be like this. Don’t be complacent thinking you have a cold, but if you have symptoms, you should check ATK for companies and shops if someone is infected with COVID. If symptoms are mild, isolate at home as advised by a doctor for at least 7 days. After that, if you are fine, you can go back to work. However, during the first 3 days, please refrain from meeting with others. Must wear a mask at all times

When asked about the case of reports of deaths at home, Dr. Opas said that most of them were in the Bangkok area. Therefore it is imperative that we discuss it with him. because it will be a problematic point and must sympathize Because it is an area with a lot of hospitals, both private hospitals affiliated with universities. Hospitals affiliated with Bangkok. and other government hospitals Both under the police, the military, integration of management, if they do not talk to each other, there will be management problems. which must admit that Bangkok No referral system Unlike hospitals under the Ministry of Health, which can order referrals, therefore, the BMA has to discuss. The Ministry of Public Health has to be the coordinator to discuss and organize the system.