CCSA English briefing
on Monday 14th March 2022
(Unofficial translation)
1. Recap of the Thai briefing
1.1 There will be a general CCSA meeting on 18 March 2022. Important issues to be discussed including adjustment of measures for travelers entering Thailand and disease control measures for Songkran festival to prevent the spread of the virus.
1.2 As there are high numbers of infection among groups of friends, colleagues and family members, remaining vigilante by continuing to observe Universal prevention is still be highly recommended.
2. Update on arrival of Travelers
2.1 During 1–13 March 2022, 110,276 travellers entered Thailand. Of this number, the majority, or 95,551 travellers entered via the Test and Go, or Quarantine Exemption Scheme. 12,810 entered via the Sandbox scheme, and 1,915 entered with alternative quarantine.
2.2 The majority of international travellers come from these top ten countries of origin during 1-13. March 2022, namely, Germany, Singapore, the UK, the US, France, UAE, Australia, Russia, Israel, and Kazakhstan.
3. General Situation
3.1 The number of new cases is 22,130 cases with 23,508 cases new recoveries. The number of accumulated cases stands at 3,206,955 cases. There are 69 new fatalities, with the accumulated total at 23,778 cases.
3.2 The current top ten provinces with the most COVID-19 cases per day are Bangkok (3,060),
Nakhon Si Thammarat (1,268), Chonburi (1,117), Samut Prakarn (935), Nonthaburi (757), Samut Sakhon (666), Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (609), Pathum Thani (588), Nakhon Pathom (573), and Ratchaburi (540).
3.3 New infections and clusters are still being found in hospitals and infirmaries, schools, restaurants, markets, schools, offices, factories, religious ceremonies and families. Majority of the fatalities are from the elderly and medically vulnerable groups.
4. Vaccination Progress
4.1 Yesterday, Thailand administered 71,155 doses of vaccines, increasing the accumulated number of vaccinations to 126.15 million doses.
4.2 This brings Thailand to 78.2 percent (over 54 million people) of the population having received their first dose, 71.9 percent (over 49.9 million people) having received their second dose and 31.3 percent (over 21.7 million people) having received their third dose.
5. Government to register home-grown vaccines
5.1 The government is preparing to register home-grown Covid-19 vaccines with the Food and Drug Administration Thailand (FDA). Currently, Thailand has 20 vaccines in the development pipeline, with Chula-Cov19, HXP-GPOVac, and Baiya SARS-CoV-2 Vax, in clinical trials. Any vaccine that successfully completes all rounds of clinical trials will be eligible for registration.
5.2 Thai researchers are also developing an intranasal "NASTVAC" vaccine, which will administer vaccination sprays through the nose.
6. Thailand handover 500,000 doses of vaccines to Myanmar
- Thailand has donated 500,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines and syringes to Myanmar people through Myanmar Red Cross Society in order to help international community fight against the virus.
7. Getting mild side effects after vaccination
- WHO has rolled out an infographic to rest assure that getting mild side effects, such as sore arm, fever, tiredness, headache or muscle ache, and diarrhoea, after being vaccinated is not a concerning matter but a natural sign that the body is developing protection.
Full CCSA English briefing can be viewed here >>> https://fb.watch/bKR7d8EF-4/
Source: CCSA, WHO, Public Relations Department and Department of Information, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)