where the number of seriously ill patients respirator user and the death toll did not change much, namely
Comparing the numbers on January 1 with February 6, it was found that
583 critically ill patients, 533
158 ventilator users, 104
and 10 deaths to 20
By the number of deaths each day, more than 90% are elderly or people with congenital diseases.
And after the Ministry of Public Health has come out to talk about Covid, there is a chance that it will become an endemic disease at the end of this year. making it a signal for the public to feel relieved There are quite a number of people who have reduced their self-defense discipline.
Another important issue is Number of infected people in quarantine detention centers of foreign travelers which is detected per day 200-300 cases
After starting Test&Go on February 1, the number of people who tested positive for PCR began to decline.
therefore must be careful Because someone who had a PCR test was negative on the first day. then go out on a trip Back on the fifth day It was found to be positive.
These people have been traveling for five days. So I came back for another PCR test. When I found positive, I was detained. But before that it has already spread.
The next important information is Foreign germs that enter the Test&Go system may have new subspecies such as BA.2 or other strains.
This will put Thailand at risk of getting the mutant virus.
and if we can’t control the number of infected people in the country per day The chances of mutating among themselves in Thailand are much higher. from the number of new infections
from such information can be processed and should establish important measures that need to be done to deal with the Omicron virus as follows:
1. Measures to reduce the number of deaths
1.1 Accelerate the injection of 3 needle vaccinations for risk groups Those who are over 60 years of age and who have congenital diseases for all because of this group It accounts for a large proportion of deaths, more than 90%.
1.2 Reserve an intensive care unit and must use a breathing apparatus enough to support the case if there are many tens of thousands of infected people per day will have more severe patients Even when counting as a percentage, it’s not much.
2. Measures to reduce the number of infected people
2.1 Ignoring excessive positive signaling that makes people have less discipline, such as talking about endemic diseases or like a common cold but did not emphasize parallel even without death but has chronic symptoms such as Long Covid
2.2 Public reporting of the COVID situation should add one more field is the total number of infected people by bringing the infected person from PCR and ATK examination to inform more However, the channel number of PCR and ATK infections must be reported separately.
This is for the public Get to know the situation that is closer to reality. will behave or behave in accordance with the real situation
2.3 Consider delaying or suspending the Test&Go project because it is an important weakness may not be worth it Because it makes people who travel from abroad on the first day of PCR test negative, but there is a latent infection. can go out and spread the infection
After that, on the 5th day, I came back and tested positive.
Should use the Sandbox system, which means that you can travel within the specified area like Phuket, Samui for 7 days, before you can leave the area. or as a quarantine system
3. Measures to build understanding Must focus on communication that is concise, easy to understand, most importantly, must be reliable. Must report honestly whether the result is positive or negative To make the public believe in the information that will gradually come out in the future Although the past has been doing quite well. must continue to do better
The important measures mentioned above are derived from data derived from academic knowledge. and comes from the assessment
which is believed to enable Thailand to better cope with Omikron. There is an increase in the number of infections that are not as severe as in Western countries. and control the number of deaths well may be less than 10 people per day, without affecting the economic and social dimensions too much and no confusion about information
