Dr Opas Karnkawinpong, the ministry’s permanent secretary, said many people joined Songkran parties in crowded places without taking steps to protect themselves. Hence, he said, the Public Health Ministry expects a high number of Covid patients once the holiday period is over.
People who partied in crowded places should monitor themselves for seven days and stay away from elderly or ill relatives. They should also take rapid antigen tests if they are feeling unwell.• Get Covid-19 booster shots. Vulnerable people should take both influenza and Covid booster shots every year to protect themselves.
• Always wear a face mask in public places and if near elderly people or patients, such as in hospitals and elderly shelters.Opas also announced four measures for public health personnel, namely:• Getting hospitals to have medicines and beds ready to cope with the expected surge of new Covid cases. • Monitoring Covid cases and related deaths in provinces. Samples should also be taken from those who have succumbed to the virus for RT-PCR DNA sampling at the Medical Sciences Department. The backgrounds of those who succumbed should also be investigated and reported to the ministry within 24 hours.The World Health Organisation has designated a new Covid-19 subvariant, XBB.1.16 or Arcturus, as a “variant under monitoring”.
It is a subvariant of the Omicron variant, which emerged in 2021 and replaced Delta as the dominant variant worldwide. - The Nation Thailand/ANN
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