Bangkok, The Department of Disease Control reveals the COVID-19 disease situation. Found a trend of increasing number of patients after the Songkran festival. As expected The breed hasn't changed. Cold-like symptoms Recommends risk group 608 to be careful. If you have symptoms of illness, you should consult a doctor. Today (21 April 2024) Dr. Thongchai Keerati Hatthayakorn Director General of the Department of Disease Control Revealed that Dr. Chonnan Srikaew, Minister of Public Health Concern about the COVID-19 situation has increased after the Songkran festival. Currently, COVID-19 is a contagious disease that must be monitored accordingly. Communicable Diseases Act But there have been no reports of a severe outbreak. But to create confidence, all provinces have been ordered to assess the situation and prepare. Remind all agencies to take care of the people thoroughly. During the past week (14 - 20 April 2024), 1,004 COVID-19 patients were found to be hospitalized, an average of 143 cases per day, with a n increasing trend as expected. More patients were found in Bangkok, surrounding areas, and many tourist provinces. And there were 292 patients with severe pneumonia, 101 were intubated, and 3 died. All of the deceased were elderly people or had chronic diseases (608). It is expected that the reason for the increase in patients was due to Most patients have flu-like symptoms. make you not careful Protecting yourself results in more patients. However, from monitoring the strains that are currently spreading in Thailand. Information from the Department of Medical Sciences It was found that it is still a descendant of Omicron. Patients will have flu-like symptoms such as fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, and mucus. It has not been found that the severity of the disease has increased from the original Omicron strain in the past year. Dr. Thongchai He added that the COVID-19 disease currently resembles an endemic disease. Patients can be seen all year round. Only there will be many or few depending on the time period. At this time, the characteristics are similar to general respiratory infections such as influenza and the common cold. All hospitals are well equipped with personnel. Beds for medical patients As well as having good experience in caring for patients. The general public should emphasize personal hygiene. and encourage the wearing of face masks When in crowded places where many people gather, such as on public transportation, in hospitals and elderly care facilities and need to wash hands often If you have flu-like symptoms, you should take an ATK test at home and avoid close contact with high-risk groups. 608 If the test result is 2 positive, wear a mask to prevent infection and see a doctor as soon as possible. When having difficulty breathing or others For the 608 group, if they have flu-like symptoms and the ATK test is positive with 2 lines, they should wear a mask and see a doctor immediately for treatment. To reduce the chance of severe symptoms If you want more information, you can contact the Department of Disease Control's hotline at 1422 . Source: Thai News Agency