The Prime Minister has thought and ordered "take off the mask" "Trinuch" worried about students who have not received vaccines

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25 Jun 2022 5:16 a.m.

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The prime minister insisted that the masks be removed carefully. In the "Sample" section, the public asked the public to listen to the Ministry of Public Health's advice on removing the mask. "Trinuch" requires students in all educational institutions to wear masks.

Concerned about young children who have not been vaccinated.

Director-General of the Department of Medical Sciences

Reveal the World Health Organization

Keep an eye on the subspecies of Omikron BA.4 and BA.5. BA.5 is expected to spread all over the world, including Thailand.

After the Government Gazette published an announcement to relax measures against COVID-19

that do not force them to wear a hygienic mask

General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, gave an interview about this matter and how, have you read and how everything is written?

I want the media to understand first.

and then ask what purpose it came out for

and what is the essence

Then come and ask him

So what are the measures that are problematic?

out for who

He believed that carefully

to have announced

because it is a matter of suffering and necessity

Do not let every problem

Satit Pitutecha, Deputy Minister of Public Health

gave an interview about the advice of the Ministry of Public Health after the Government Gazette

It was announced that the mask was voluntarily removed.

I would recommend that people strictly follow the advice of the Department of Health, for example, open spaces can be opened voluntarily and masks should be worn in closed areas or at risk locations. spread faster

As we relax the measures to remove the mask voluntarily.

The Ministry of Health

Keep track of the number of outbreaks.

While Ms. Treenut Thienthong, Minister of Education, said that in the case of educational institutions still adhere to the Ministry of Public Health's guidelines that if teaching in a closed place

also need to wear a mask

But if there are activities in the open air

Informed about the relief of wearing masks and worried about small children

because it is a vulnerable group that cannot be vaccinated

On the other hand, at the Richmond Hotel, Nonthaburi Province, Dr. Supakit Sirilak, Director-General of the Department of Medical Sciences

In a statement on the COVID-19 surveillance statement, the World Health Organization is monitoring the Omikron subspecies BA.4 and BA.5, with BA.5 being the more watchable strain.

Because the proportion is increasing rapidly while BA.4 begins to decline, it is expected that soon the BA.5 strain will spread around the world, including Thailand. Thailand has found both strains and has been reported into the world database or GISAID. About 200 samples, most of them found in Bangkok.

and from those who enter the country than in the country

The information will be forwarded to the Department of Disease Control for investigation and follow up on the situation for another 2-3 weeks to know what the country's trend is.

For the virulence of the BA.4 and BA.5 strains that some scholars have attributed to pneumonia and severe delta-like strains.

Supakit said that

The clear data for the BA.4 and BA.5 strains is increased transmission and increased immunity to dodge.

The severity of the disease

This is because the strain at L452R is similar to the delta strain and is tested in the laboratory as

The infection can capture lung cells, causing pneumonia.

But in real situations still need to follow up on information.

Department of Science

It will cooperate with the Department of Medicine and Medical Schools.

Follow up on critically ill patients, especially those who wear tracheal tubes, to see which strains of infection they have received.

If the strains BA.4 and BA.5 make the symptoms more severe or not?

People who have previously been infected with the Delta strain.

Able to infect omikron species

Including those who have been infected with the Omicron strain BA.1 and BA.2 before, are likely to be infected with strains BA.4 and BA.5 as well.

The reporter asked

Will the faster spread of the BA.5 strain cause a new wave of outbreaks in Thailand?

Dr. Supakit said that he still can't answer. As for the situation in Thailand at the moment, I think there is no need to add any measures.

But if the number of patients is increased

More critically ill patients or bed occupancy rates begin to rise.

would have to revisit the measures

Prof. Announcement of the daily situation of Covid-19, found 2,313 new cases, 16 deaths, 12 males and 4 females, 13 deaths aged 60 and over, 1 chronic disease, none. History of chronic diseases 2 cases for the total number of infected 4,509,541 people, 4,456,524 cumulative recoveries, 30,559 cumulative deaths in Chiang Mai Province. Journalists surveyed at Nong Buak Hard Public Park, a popular recreation place for Chiang Mai residents.

Found there are still signs asking for cooperation for those who come to use the area to wear masks.

From the observation that Chiang Mai people who come to use the area

will take off the mask but still carry it

Except for some elderly people who come to exercise, still wear masks.

While most foreigners who come to use the garden area do not wear masks.

In Krabi, entrepreneurs in Krabi's tourist attractions responded to the relaxation measures.

But there are still some concerns that the epidemic may return.

making service business operators such as Thai massage shops, restaurants, tourist shuttle buses

Still requiring employees to wear masks in service abroad.

The Lancet Medical Journal

Published a study by King University London that collected data from 185 countries for a year, but excludes China due to its huge population and very different anti-virus policies.

Research has shown that the vaccination program against the COVID-19 virus

of different countries

Helped the number of deaths down 63% or saved the lives of 19.8 million people, but it is unfortunate that

If nations meet the World Health Organization (WHO) goal of having each country vaccinate 40 percent of its population by 2021, 600 more lives will be saved.

The official global death toll from the coronavirus is 6.3 million, but the World Health Organization estimates the true toll could reach 15 million without vaccination programs.

would cause more than 34.8 million deaths worldwide.

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