Thailand Ministry of Health reports 15,242 new COVID-19 cases and an additional 23 deaths since yesterday. The ministry also announced an additional 8,955 recovered patients.
The government has raised concerns regarding the increasing number of COVID cases. They are now considering tightening measures for Valentine’s Day and Songkran.
The head of operations at the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), Gen Supoj Malaniyom chaired the discussion. They expressed their concerns regarding the rise of cases above 10,000. A meeting will be chaired today by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to discuss tougher measures. These curbs will help reduce the cases during Valentine’s Day and Songkran.
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will also begin their campaign for “Start Safe Sex, Use Condom”. Their aim is to reduce the transmission of covid and sexually transmitted diseases among the youth. There was a considerable rise in cases last year for STD cases.
Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he will provide updates. They are aiming to revise the insisting measures to help curb the infections.
Mr. Anutin said, “People who have been fully vaccinated and still test positive are mostly asymptomatic or have mild symptoms, as predicted by medical experts”. “However, they are still required to follow precautions strictly and get their booster shot as quickly as possible. It may take about a month and a half before case numbers go down. We have to try to co-exist with Covid,” he added.
He will also include a proposal to remove COVID-19 from the Universal Coverage for Emergency Patients (Ucep) scheme. The current scheme allows patients to seek treatment from a private or public hospital for the first 24 hours.