Thailand Ministry of Health reports 8,077new COVID-19 cases and an additional 9 deaths since yesterday. The ministry also announced an additional 4,887 recovered patients.
Government spokesperson Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana assures that there are enough beds for the increasing number of COVID cases. Measures in place are effective as the number of daily cases has stabilized. He also sighted that home isolations have been effective in handling mild symptoms and asymptomatic patients.
Home isolation is almost like hospital care since the medicine, monitoring, and food will be provided. Should the symptoms worsen, there are hospitals designated and ready to accommodate the patient.
Mr. Thanakorn provided an update that there are 22,035 field-hospital beds available across 118 locations in Bangkok and other provinces. The beds were provided by Defense Ministry, the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha urged the public to remain vigilant. This includes abiding by the universal COVID measures like wearing masks and frequent washing of hands. These precautions are necessary as omicron has seen a spike across the world. He also sighted that if the situation gets better, the alert level will be lowered down from the current level 4 standing.
Stay tuned for Thailand COVID updates.