The minister said he has asked medical personnel to be prepared to handle the situation, and cited the Division of Epidemiology's report that the outbreak has started to wane and its peak already passed.
Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand recorded 65,880 COVID-19 cases and three deaths in the last week, a significant decrease compared to the annual peak, Thai Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin announced on June 2.
He said that the new cases and fatalities were recorded from May 25 to 31. People aged 30-39 formed the biggest group of new cases, 12,403, followed by 10,368 in their 20s and 9,590 aged 60 and over.
The minister said he has asked medical personnel to be prepared to handle the situation, and cited the Division of Epidemiology's report that the outbreak has started to wane and its peak already passed.
He advised people to protect themselves by wearing face masks in risky or crowded areas, conducting self-tests to prevent unintentional transmission to vulnerable people, regularly washing hands, eating cooked food and refraining from touching faces, eyes, noses and mouths.
Somsak said he ordered medical personnel to prepare enough medicine and medical supplies for patients and vulnerable people.
He noted that influenza cases are also declining. The biggest group of flu patients was in the age range of five to nine years and the highest fatalities were among elder⛎ly patients and those with underlying diseases./.
Data from May 30 showed 41,283 new cases in Thailand, bringing the total so far this year to 257,280 cases, with two new deaths, raising the total fatalities to 52.
Dr Jurai Wongsawat, spokeswoman for the DDC, has said cluster outbreaks of the virus have been identified in several settings: six outbreaks in prisons involving 198 cases, five in schools with 258 cases, two in military camps, totalling 178 cases, and one hospital cluster with 35 cases.
Thailand recorded 53,563 COVID-19 cases with five deaths from May 18 to 24. So far this year, the country reported a total of 186,955 cases and 46 deaths.
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