Wash your hands and wear a face mask to protect against coronavirus: Thai health ministry

[webfact]

Wash your hands and wear a face mask to protect against coronavirus: Thai health ministry

 

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An update of the latest news regarding the coronavirus outbreak had nothing new to report.

 

77kaoded were trying to find some scraps to keep the virus news in the headlines. 

 

They repeated there were no new cases in Thailand. Thirty two people had been or were being treated in hospital as confirmed cases.

 

Ten had already gone home after making a full recovery.

 

Not a single person has died from coronavirus in Thailand. 

 

There was also little to report on the 689 people who the authorities have been monitoring, but nearly all of those just had a case of the 'flu’. 

 

Everybody who is in quarantine in Sattahip after returning from Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak in China, are perfectly healthy except for five who have flu symptoms and are being monitored in hospital, doctors said.

 

Doctors continued to stress the importance of  practicing good hygiene, such as making sure people wash their hands regularly, while using an alcohol based hand sanitiser is also recommended.  

 

Doctors also said wearing a face mask can be helpful as the virus can spread by coughing, saliva and sneezing when in 1-2 meter proximity to an infected person. 

 

However, there are still conflicting opinions from the medical world regarding the benefits of wearing a face mask to protect against coronavirus.

 

The official advice from the World Health Organisation is that wearing a face mask is by no means essential. In fact, the WHO has said the only people who really need to wear a face mask are those treating people already infected with coronavirus. 

 

 

 

It also depends on the type of face mask as to whether it is able to successfully keep out airborne particles such as viruses.

 

In a recent interview with Sky News, Nathalie MacDermott, a clinical lecturer at King’s College London said crucially, that “any mask is only as good as the person wearing it”, adding that if the wearer takes their mask off and touches their face or eats food with dirty hands, they risk contaminating themselves anyway.

 

Washing your hands regularly remains the best preventative measure against coronavirus.

 

 

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[monkfish]

Is this new advice based on the new information that the Virus is airborne ?

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202002/08/WS5e3e7d97a310128217275fc3.html

Edited February 11, 2020 by monkfish

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

From the Feb. 10 update from the MoPH:

 

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2. The Ministry of Public Health advises people to often wash hands and wear hygienic masks for preventing spread of the novel coronavirus 2019 (2019-nCoV) The Ministry of Public Health said the novel coronavirus 2019 (2019-nCoV) spread through droplets of saliva, coughing and sneezing. The MoPH advises people to wear hygienic masks and wash hands often to decrease the risk of getting the infection.

 

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Most often, novel coronavirus can generally spread through respiratory droplets with about a maximum of two metres distance from the infected person. People can be infected by direct contact with secretions including saliva, and phlegm that virus can transmit through mucous by touching their mouth, eyes, or nose mouth with contaminated hands.

 

However, some medical operation procedures, i.e. bronchoscopy and lung suctioning will make mucous droplets become smaller and travel farther. The high risk groups under this circumstance are medical doctors, nurses, health officers and close contacts.

 

https://ddc.moph.go.th/viralpneumonia/eng/file/news/news_no16_100263.pdf

Edited February 11, 2020 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[4MyEgo]

16 minutes ago, monkfish said:

Is this new advice based on the new information that the Virus is airborne ?

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202002/08/WS5e3e7d97a310128217275fc3.html

I would say no it isn't, although I will go onto say it is headline sensationalism trying to make it sound that way, but when you read on from the below:

 

"Confirmed transmission routes of the novel coronavirus include direct transmission, contact transmission and aerosol transmission, a Shanghai official said on Saturday".

 

No mention of the official saying as such.

 

Just keep washing hands, don't touch your face and avoid crowded places if your worried, wearing of a mask might make you feel comfortable, but unless you have some kind of virus, it won't stop you getting it if you come within close contact of someone who has the virus and coughs, sneezes etc etc.

 

See the link in the OP post #2

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

MoPH Status Update as of 7 pm Mon., Feb. 10 (they continue to be delayed/behind in posting EN versions of their daily updates):

 

https://ddc.moph.go.th/viralpneumonia/file/situation/situation-no38-100263.pdf

 

--Now 702 PUI (patients under investigation) since the beginning, including 13 new PUI cases on Monday.

--351 currently hospitalized, including 22 confirmed cases, 1 in serious condition, plus 15 monitored via outpatient or at home. 336 have already been released home.

--Among the 32 total confirmed cases thus far, 10 have already been released home.

 

MoPH is no longer publicly reporting how many of the hospitalized non-confirmed patients are still awaiting virus test results,

 

Edited February 11, 2020 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[joealx]

How many Asia peoples have you seen washing their hands with soap after leaving the toilet?

Edited February 11, 2020 by joealx

[WineOh]

Wonder if he washed his hands the other day when he was giving out those masks in Bangkok? The dirty beggar.

[RotBenz8888]

3 minutes ago, joealx said:

How many Asia peoples have you seen washing their hands with soap after leaving the toilet?

I've seen guys washing 1 or two fingers after a toilet visit, don't know what they've done in there.

[JHolmesJr]

majority of people have no idea how to wear a mask and behave when they have one on.

Ive seen school kids pulling it down then pulling it back up.

A mask is intended to be a seal against the outside world.

You put it on carefully with clean hands in a safe place, you 

take it off when you are back in a safe environment.

 

The flimsy surgical masks are a joke...they get crumpled and lose their shape

after a few hours and look more like something you might wear to a halloween party.

[Ventenio]

3 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said:

I've seen guys washing 1 or two fingers after a toilet visit, don't know what they've done in there.

You watched a guy wash 1 but maybe 2 fingers after going to the bathroom?  Now I'm not sure who's creepier.... LOL

 

I just saw a guy wash 3 fingers on his left hand!!!!!  

[Redline]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The official advice from the World Health Organisation is that wearing a face mask is by no means essential. In fact, the WHO has said the only people who really need to wear a face mask are those treating people already infected with coronavirus

Well, Thailand makes its own know it all rules-they even changed the definition of democracy 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

The MoPH's news release in EN yesterday also had an update on the Wuhan evacuees flight people, and mentioned a confirmed case at Chonburi Hospital:

 

https://ddc.moph.go.th/viralpneumonia/eng/file/news/news_no16_100263.pdf

 

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For the group of people who traveled back from Wuhan, there are currently 5 people admitted at the hospital and 133 people living in a prepared residence. All of those people are in good health conditions without any fever and are waiting for the termination of the surveillance period on 19 February 2020.

Regarding the confirmed case at Chonburi Hospital, the patient has not shown any abnormal symptoms. Now the case is in the process of further sample collection and awaiting laboratory results.

 

They also seem to be saying they've expanded virus screening at Suvarnabhumi, but I don't recall any specific announcement of that previously... and info on port and land border screenings.

 

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The screening protocol has expanded to cover all arrival and departure flights from China at Suvarnabhumi Airport from January 29 to February 9, 2020. There were a total of 682 flights and 54,495 passengers and air crew members that were screened for the disease.

The screening protocol has been expanded to cover all nations of passengers, and all arrival and departure flights at Suvarnabhumi airport. An accumulated number of 1,257,936 people was screened at the airport. For more effective screening throughout 24 hours, MoPH has also provided staff to assist the health officers at points of entry.

For the screening protocol outside the airports, there were 41,282 people that were screened at five sea ports (Bangkok, Laem Chabang, Chiang Saen, Phuket and Samui) since January 1, and 281,453 people at the ground ports.

 

 

Edited February 11, 2020 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[bangkokfrog]

1 hour ago, monkfish said:

Is this new advice based on the new information that the Virus is airborne ?

This is hardly news and a prime example poor reporting and sensationalism. When all is said and done, the virus is simply a "novel" (new) form of flu. As far as I am aware, all flu viruses can be spread (among other things) by airborne droplets.

Edited February 11, 2020 by bangkokfrog

[MaxLee]

Provide some soap in your public areas and temples and 3rd class shopping centers and other public areas, 'cause they don't have any.....

[spiekerjozef]

[bangkokfrog]

2 minutes ago, MaxLee said:

Provide some soap in your public areas and temples and 3rd class shopping centers and other public areas, 'cause they don't have any.....

Good suggestion but, if the area is unsupervised, I wonder how long it will last before someone takes it home.

[DrTuner]

1 hour ago, monkfish said:

Is this new advice based on the new information that the Virus is airborne ?

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202002/08/WS5e3e7d97a310128217275fc3.html

Aerosols, ie. sneezing a plume of spit out is airborne but not in the sense of the virus alone floating around. 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

4 minutes ago, DrTuner said:

Aerosols, ie. sneezing a plume of spit out is airborne but not in the sense of the virus alone floating around. 

 

When the medical folks talk about aerosolized, this is the kind of thing they typically are referring to:

 

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However, some medical operation procedures, i.e. bronchoscopy and lung suctioning will make mucous droplets become smaller and travel farther. The high risk groups under this circumstance are medical doctors, nurses, health officers and close contacts.

 

[Vacuum]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Doctors continued to stress the importance of  practicing good hygiene, such as making sure people wash their hands regularly, while using an alcohol based hand sanitiser is also recommended. 

And to be extra sure, kick out/deport all farangs without a face mask.

[monkfish]

10 minutes ago, DrTuner said:

Aerosols, ie. sneezing a plume of spit out is airborne but not in the sense of the virus alone floating around. 

So this info below from the link is wrong?
 

“Aerosol transmission refers to the mixing of the virus with droplets in the air to form aerosols, which causes infection after inhalation, according to medical experts,” said Zeng Qun, deputy head of the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau.

Experts explained that direct transmission refers to infection caused by inhalation of air close to a patient who sneezes and coughs, while contact transmission occurs when a person touches an object tainted with droplets containing the virus before infecting himself through subsequent contact with the membranes of his mouth, nose and eyes.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-thailand-cases/thailand-reports-new-case-of-coronavirus-total-now-33-idUSKBN2050DM

 

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Thailand reports new case of coronavirus, total now 33

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has recorded one new case of coronavirus, bringing the total in the country to 33 since January, a health ministry official said on Tuesday.

The new case is a 54-year-old Chinese woman from Wuhan who was quarantined after coming into contact with another Chinese virus patient while in Thailand, said Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoenchia, the director-general of the Department of Disease Control.

“The 33rd patient got sick from contact and her condition is not severe,” Suwanchai said. People who had come into contact with her were under observation, he added.

 

 

Plus this added tidbit:

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Thailand has not imposed any bans on tourists or travelers to the country since the outbreak of the virus, though it is screening passengers on flights from China on arrival and requires a health certificate to enter the country from China.

 

Edited February 11, 2020 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[scubascuba3]

the masks can cause more bacteria unless changed daily. Who would sneeze with a mask on anyway. Use of tissues and plenty of hand washing seem to be key

[seasia]

I have been fairly meticulous about washing hands fairly often since being a youngster.

After any toilet visit and before and after eating.

 

Shame many of the toilets do not have adequate soap and drying facilities.

 

Not been tempted to use a face mask, rarely go in to crowded areas/space.

Possibly not totally unavoidable though.

[Tops]

3 hours ago, joealx said:

How many Asia peoples have you seen washing their hands with soap after leaving the toilet?

I have seen cooks washing their hands before going to the toilet so their wheelie nor bumps wouldn't get dirty. Never seen them washing their hands after they have been $#!tting nor peeing. Once I was at a BBQ restaurant where they had a ordinary thai $#!thole with a bucket of water next to it, the cook came out after a long visit, didn't wash his hands and started cooking straight away. I didn't cancel my order but went straight out and never returned. No hygiene or what so ever...

[Sydebolle]

[Sydebolle]

[Sydebolle]

Education, information and honesty would help .......... 

 

[Cake Monster]

Good Lord Above

Its only taken these people a Month to issue this public health warning offering advice.

We even had a loud speaker truck in our Village this Morning blaring out the same advice.

 

[emptypockets]

4 hours ago, joealx said:

How many Asia peoples have you seen washing their hands with soap after leaving the toilet?

Not many, but then again I don't hang around toilets watching people.

[Mac98]

How does this work at restaurants and food courts, or when eating popcorn at a packed movie theater? Or in a school lunchroom?