2023-04-20 08:06:00
Wimut Hospital is ready to deal with a new strain of COVID XBB.1.16 or Arcturus, seeing that there will be an increase in outbreaks around the world. including in Thailand Advice on how to check symptoms before the disease occurs
Covid 19 situation In Thailand, it is now a must watch. because after the Songkran festival has passed The spread of infection is more serious. Therefore, we must be careful with the outbreak of COVID-19. This is in accordance with the forecast of the Ministry of Public Health that the number of infected people has increased. At this time, there is a strain of COVID called XBB.1.16 or Arcturus (Arcturus), which is a COVID that the World Health Organization is monitoring that there will be an increasing outbreak around the world. including in Thailand
Dr. Somsak Ankasilp, Chief Executive Officer of Vimut Hospital Holding Company Limited, said that the XBB.1.16 strain of COVID, we simply call it, is the Indian strain. It is so called because it is a strain that is spreading in large numbers in India. If asked how scary this breed is I can answer that about one. because it spreads and spreads quite quickly But it has not been reported to be more severe than the original strain. Which the person who needs to be the most vigilant is seen in the group of 608 people.
The 608 group is a group of people aged over 60 years or have comorbidities that need to be watched out for themselves, such as diabetes, blood pressure, lung disease, heart disease, neurological disease. The basics of people aged 60 years and above are generally not as healthy as people over 60 years old, classified as a group of people who have to take medicine regularly.
Common symptoms of an infected person The XBB.1.16 strain of COVID has not much different symptoms, the main ones being coughing and fever. May have a fever as high as 38-39 degrees Celsius, symptoms of sore throat, throat irritation, in addition to the special reports that there will be conjunctivitis. If it’s a small child, it will look like red eyes. Adults may have some red eyes. There is a lot of eye discharge. or unable to open their eyes There may be some eye irritation and burning eyes. The eye symptoms of strain 1.16 will be noticeably more than others.
Dr. Somsak adds to the method of prevention that You should protect yourself as before. with a distance between each other (Social Distance), wearing a hygienic mask wash your hands often The recommendation is that if you are alone, don’t put it in a group of normal and healthy people. Do not go into the community or crowded places. If you sit in the office alone, you don’t have to wear it. But if you enter the community It should protect itself, it should be worn. For those who have not been vaccinated or injected for more than a year, they should be injected repeatedly to boost the immune system.
Group 608 may need injections every 6 months during this time. Because the 608 group, if caught, the chances of violence will be doubled than normal people. or among young people who already have comorbidities Must be careful with yourself as well in detecting ATK can still be detected normally. Even if COVID or the infection is mutated, ATK is still effective, or if in the 608 group that has been vaccinated, it’s not sure if the immune system is up. It is advisable to inject Long Acting Antibody (LAAB) for prevention is better for injection treatment.
In the situation of COVID that you need to be careful. At Vimut Hospital, we are not indifferent. We have prepared and put in place policies since before Songkran. If anyone comes to use the service, they will know that Vimut has separated the COVID checkpoint outside the building. There will be a checkpoint behind the hospital. This is the first measure that we take to prevent and reduce the spread of infection in hospitals. There is a checkpoint clearly separated from the building. If it is found that a patient is sick Wimut will send the patient directly to the ward or patient room. which is a separate floor separated from the general patient room to prevent the spread of infection In addition to that, Vimut Hospital has all the necessary medicines ready for treatment. which ensures that Vimut will take care of you without defects
Dr. Somsak also said that the number of patients at Vimut Hospital now has the number of patients at Vimut Hospital since April 1-18. Out of all 485 users, there were 142 green patients and 14 yellow patients. In the red patient group, it was not found yet. But it should not be ignored. In addition, he also told the people that During this time, if anyone has a father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, grandfather, grandmother who is old or has relatives with congenital disease. If you go to a community or a crowded place should wear a hygienic mask and wash your hands often in order to prevent and reduce risks
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