The southern resort island of Phuket is finally seeing a decrease in the recent viral diarrhea outbreak, although health officials are still unsure of its cause. The Noravirus has been running amok on the island over the past 2 weeks, putting more than 7,000 people in hospital with gastrointestinal-related  symptoms.

 

Dr. Kittisak Aksornwong, inspector of the 11th Health Region says that the number of diarrhea cases began to rise on June 6, reaching a peak of 1,238 confirmed cases on June 9. However, since June 10, the number of patients has been gradually declining, with 808 cases, followed by 659 cases on June 12 and 376 cases on June 13.

 

Anecdotally, there has been thousands of additional cases where people stayed home and managed their symptoms.

 

By Peter Roche

 

Full Story: https://phuket-go.com/phuket-news/phuket-news/phukets-noravirus-outbreak-has-peaked-fewer-cases-being-reported/

 

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wear a mask and a diaper now in Phuket

10 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The southern resort island of Phuket is finally seeing a decrease in the recent viral diarrhea outbreak, although health officials are still unsure of its cause. The Noravirus has been running amok on the island over the past 2 weeks, putting more than 7,000 people in hospital with gastrointestinal-related  symptoms.

Never mind all back to normal soon, until the next outbreak.