By Paphamon Arayasukawat

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Public Health Ministry has proposed "targeted lockdown" measures and a new color-coding system to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) for consideration in response to the severity of the latest wave of Covid-19.

 

Ministry Permanent Secretary Dr Kiattiphum Wongrajit said the Public Health Emergency Operation Centre agreed at an urgent meeting that disease control measures will be tightened with zoning based on a revised color-coding system to identify provinces hit by Covid-19.

 

He said under the new color-coding system, there will be only three zones -- dark red under special, maximum control, red and orange to respond to the current situation, adding that the communicable disease committees in all 77 provinces will be asked to adopt "targeted lockdown" measures to ban activities involving large crowd gatherings.

 

Dr Kiattiphum said the meeting also discussed other urgent issues, particularly shortages of hospital beds in Bangkok, and tried to find ways to solve the problem. Currently, there are still enough beds, but if the transmissions become more severe, beds for severely ill patients will be only enough for the next two weeks.

 

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Easy to resolve the bed shortage problem. Don't admit Covid-19 +ve patients to Hospital who don't actively need treatment. Perhaps enforce home quarantine if possible or have huge Field Quarantine Units.

Carefully chosen photo I see. 

Now in catch up mode, they dropped the batton and the virus has crossed the line.

34 minutes ago, webfact said:

revised color-coding system to identify provinces hit by Covid-19.

Prayuts smily face program then.

3 hours ago, Antiparovian said:

Easy to resolve the bed shortage problem. Don't admit Covid-19 +ve patients to Hospital who don't actively need treatment. Perhaps enforce home quarantine if possible or have huge Field Quarantine Units.

 

That will free up only non-ICU beds. And not many in hospitals as the asymptomatic are already being sent to Field Hospitals and "Hospitels".   These too are getting full and I agree, need to change the policy and monitor the asymptomatic at home (perhaps with ankle bracelets?), but that alone won't address the current crisis.

 

The ICU bed shortage is the most critical issue.

 

 

OK. An ex construction worker who somehow finds himself the procurement officer for vaccine while running a nationwide weed business is about to lock us down? 

3 minutes ago, grantbkk said:

OK. An ex construction worker who somehow finds himself the procurement officer for vaccine while running a nationwide weed business is about to lock us down? 

Hang on, he is a very wealthy member of a company with connections that make him untouchable., for now !

The horse got out the stable? Quick shut the door

''We are out of idea's Guvnor; what shall we do ? ''  '' No worries; just paint things a different colour and it looks like we're doing something''  !

Health Ministry Proposes Targeted Lockdown Measures  

 

Too much Too Late. 

8 hours ago, Antiparovian said:

Easy to resolve the bed shortage problem. Don't admit Covid-19 +ve patients to Hospital who don't actively need treatment. Perhaps enforce home quarantine if possible or have huge Field Quarantine Units.

These huge field hospitals are real mass spreading centers. People are covid poz but no symptoms. But sure many immune system is bit weaker and many many different varriants are there with people packed together. Not real social distancing. Not want even think about bathrooms and toilets. Many getting extra infected from other varriants many getting more ill and need to go hospital. 

Stop all this bul<deleted> and let all asymptomatic people stay home in self quarantine like in most countries happening. 

These are real mass breading grounds 

how about focus on expediting getting the GOOD vaccines in asap and get people innoculated asap...instead of dragging your feet like you have been doing