Thai Public Health Ministry braces for more COVID-19 patients

[webfact]

 

Public Health Permanent Secretary Dr. Kiattibhoom Vongrachit has issued an urgent order instructing state hospital directors and provincial health chiefs across the country to prepare their medical personnel and facilities, including home isolation and community isolation facilities, to deal with an anticipated jump in serious COVID-19 cases.

 

In his capacity as head of the COVID-19 emergency operations centre, Dr. Kiattibhoom explained the need to make preparations in response to the rapidly increasing number of COVID-19 infections, particularly the Omicron variant, to ensure that the infected, especially the seriously ill, have access to medical treatment.

 

The state hospital directors and provincial health chiefs were also instructed to increase their telephone hotline capacities and to inform the public in their provinces of the existence of such services.

 

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[internationalism]

well, the genius dr Anutin thought that thailand needs only 2mln vax per month and refused larger offer from the locally made AZ production.

Promptly refused joining an international program for vax distribution, offers of help with AZ from an Indian ambassador (shortly after approved overpriced sinovac).

They only contracted moderna, pfizer, johnson in June 2021 - after songran scare and in the wake of delta killing spree.

That's why those ordered vaxes are only started coming now for  boosters, too late too prevent omicron ravaging population

[WHansen]

I'm confused by this as i was told a few days ago that Lieland's handling of the pandemic is "best in the world".

I guess Covid didn't get the memo

[smedly]

unless they are intending to fill medical facilities with people who don't need to be there this is all nonsense as we have seen in other countries

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Public Health Permanent Secretary Dr. Kiattibhoom Vongrachit has issued an urgent order instructing state hospital directors and provincial health chiefs across the country to prepare their medical personnel and facilities, including home isolation and community isolation facilities, to deal with an anticipated jump in serious COVID-19 cases

All those dirty farangs about to descend from the skies ?