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Thai Rath Edition
16 Aug 2022 05:36
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It's unclear what the situation with covid is. In Thailand right now in what phase? Some say it is in the 6th wave, while Prof. Dr. Yong Phu Worawan of the Faculty of Medicine. Chulalongkorn University said that there is now a large outbreak that cannot be counted because most of the symptoms are not very The highest number of infected people is during the rainy season.
Then the epidemic will be reduced in October, while Assoc. Prof. Nithipat Jearakul of the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, pointed out that now our country is likely to have real infections, about 50,000 to 100,000 people per day. Compared to the official report on August 13, there were 2,140 new cases and 35 deaths.
The Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CDC) reports that since the outbreak since 2020, there have been 4,678,562 cumulative cases and 31,798 deaths, ranking 13 in the world and 4 in Asia. that will match the claims of politicians
that Thailand has been regarded as
A model for solving the world's covid problem?
But the real thing is that the Ministry of Public Health plans to lead the country out of the epidemic.
Enter the endemic state into 4 stages: Stage 1, disease fight, from March 14 to early April. Stage 2, stable disease.
From April to May, stage 3, the disease has decreased, from the end of May to June 30, has it really decreased?
Phase 4, the post-epidemic phase from July 1 onwards.
The country has entered a state of endemic disease.
Covid is like the flu with an annual epidemic.
But now it's mid-July.
But the covid is still spreading.
not an ordinary epidemic
But it's a big ripple, just not violent.
But there may be tens of thousands of new infections a day.
In the midst of this silent epidemic
There is a voice calling on the government to end monopoly on imports and sales of coronavirus medicines.
so that patients can purchase them at a fair price
Currently, 40 capsules of covids pills for 5 days are purchased from private hospitals for 10,600 baht, but are sold in India, Laos and Cambodia for only 2,000 baht.
Moreover, Laos also received a patent.
To produce the drug itself will also make the price even lower.
But why does the Thai state prefer a monopoly system?
Is there a profitable trade?
best covid immunity
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There is no divine vaccine that can prevent 100% of the covids, but can reduce the severity of the disease.
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