onsdag 2 februari 2022

Many schools nationwide hit by Covid-19 clusters New Covid-19 clusters have emerged in a number of schools nationwide after the Education Ministry allowed them to reopen. The Nation

Many schools nationwide hit by Covid-19 clusters

New Covid-19 clusters have emerged in a number of schools nationwide after the Education Ministry allowed them to reopen.

However, the emergence of the highly transmissible Omicron variant has triggered Covid-19 clusters at schools in Nan, Phetchabun, Ratchaburi, Chiang Mai, Lampang, Sukhothai, Si Sa Ket, Roi Et, Phetchaburi, Prachinburi, Sa Kaeo, Samut Prakan, Nong Khai, Yasothon and Loei.

The Nan mayor has already announced a temporary closure of four schools – Samakee Wittayakhan School (Ban Phranet), Jumpi Wanidaporn (Ban Phumin), Darun Wittaya (Ban Suan Tan) and the Suriyapong Camp Children Development Centre between January 21 and 28 as the number of Covid-19 infections is likely to increase.

Meanwhile, Ban Rahul School in Phetchabun has become a field hospital after 36 students and one teacher tested positive for Covid-19. Those who tested negative have been ordered to attend online classes.

Precisely 311 teachers and students at Dhammajarinee Wittaya School, a girl's school in Ratchaburi, tested positive for Covid-19 after the virus spread in dormitories.

Many schools nationwide hit by Covid-19 clusters

Separately, expert virologist Dr Yong Poovorawan said in a Facebook post on Tuesday that children should receive the Covid-19 vaccine jab, especially those who have other diseases, as they would be at risk of developing severe symptoms.

He said children should receive mRNA (Pfizer) and/or inactivated (Sinovac and Sinopharm) vaccines.

The Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Pfizer for children aged five and above.

"We believe the Thai FDA will also approve inactivated vaccines for children soon as China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia and countries in the Middle East and Latin America have approved these vaccines for children aged three and above," Yong pointed out.

He said the interval between two doses for children is 3-12 weeks, but this can be adjusted depending on the situation.

Yong added there is a possibility that children would be able to receive a cocktail dose and a booster dose, but further studies are necessary.

"The interval between the second dose and booster dose for children who have received two Pfizer jabs is six months," he said.

"In future, children who have received two inactivated jabs can receive a mRNA jab one to three months after the second jab, and their immunity against Covid-19 would be high, similar to adults," he wrote.

Yong added that it is up to parents whether to allow their children to receive the Covid-19 jabs or not.


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Chonburi announces 385 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and two new deaths - The Pattaya News

Chonburi announces 385 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and two new deaths

Highlights:

  • 385 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Chonburi today

  • 391 people recovered and were released from medical care

  • Two new deaths

The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 385 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with two new deaths, February 2nd, 2022.

This makes a total of 18,108 cases of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 3,828 people still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 23 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections at the beginning of this year, January 2022.

Additionally, 391 people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi. 14,257 people in total have now been released from medical care and recovered in Chonburi since this current wave of Covid-19 began at the beginning of this year, January 2022.

The two new deaths were the average age of 90 with personal health problems and pre-existing conditions. Both were not vaccinated.

In total, 1,947,458 people in Pattaya and Chonburi have received their first dose of a Covid -19 vaccine which is 83.62 percent of the total Chonburi population. Of those, 301,558 have received their first dose and are what the Thai government calls 608 groups (elders, have chronic health problems, and pregnant) which is 81.52 percent of those in these risk groups in Chonburi.

The district-level new cases were as follows today:

Mueang Chonburi 87, Si Racha 118, Banglamung (Pattaya) 97, Panat Nikhom 10, Sattahip 10, Ban Bueng 10, Phan Thong 18, ฺBor Thong 1, and 34 people transferred from other provinces for medical care.

The details on the cases are as follows:

  1. Work and stayed in Rayong, transferred from other provinces for medical care, 32 cases
  2. Cluster, Fujitsu General company in Si Racha, 6 cases
  3. Risky occupations meeting many people, 10 cases
  4. 5 medical personnel
  5. 5  back from other provinces from Khon Kaen, Nakhon Ratchasima, Phitsanulok, Sisaket, and Samut Prakan
  6. Close contacts from previously confirmed cases in families – 87 cases, in workplaces –54 cases, close personal contacts – 29 cases, and joined a party – 3 case
  7. Close contacts of a confirmed patient (under investigation), 11 cases
  8. 143 cases close contacts of a confirmed patient (under investigation)

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Hotels tasked with checking bookings. Hotels must verify each Thailand Pass booking within 30 hours or visitors' registration will be automatically rejected, according to new procedures aiming at monitoring RT-PCR tests. Bangkok Post

Hotels tasked with checking bookings
A passenger has her information checked by a hotel representative upon arrival at Suvarnabhumi airport on Tuesday as Thailand resumes quarantine-free travel. (AFP photo)
A passenger has her information checked by a hotel representative upon arrival at Suvarnabhumi airport on Tuesday as Thailand resumes quarantine-free travel. (AFP photo)

Hotels must verify each Thailand Pass booking within 30 hours or visitors' registration will be automatically rejected, according to new procedures aiming at monitoring RT-PCR tests.

"The reopening of the Test & Go scheme depends on monitoring 100% of the RT-PCR results, and we have to encourage more tourists to download the MorChana app," Yuthasak Supasorn, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) governor, told hoteliers during a meeting in preparation for the resumption of the scheme.

New arrivals must take a second RT-PCR test at a hotel five days after landing in the country.

To ensure guests paid for the second test and hotel room before taking their trips, hotels have to verify their bookings within 30 hours after reservation data is sent by the Foreign Ministry, which is responsible for Thailand Pass registration.

Siripakorn Cheawsamoot, TAT deputy governor for marketing communications, said the new procedure, called Thailand Pass Hotel & Swap System (TPHS), is designed to help track tourists and contain the possible spread of Covid-19, connecting data from all related parties and updating it for effective analysis.

For locals and foreigners who live in Thailand, there are sufficient choices for the fifth-day booking as there are 2,247 SHA Extra Plus hotels in 39 provinces that can handle bookings with RT-PCR tests, he said.

"If they cannot find such a hotel in their hometown, they can travel to a nearby province," said Mr Siripakorn.

Thanet Supornsahasrungsi, acting president of the Chon Buri Tourism Council, said the main problem in the early stages of Test & Go late last year was a system that was not linked between three parties.

He said tourism operators reported weak points and unexpected flaws in the process.

"Related authorities said they already acknowledged these problems. We hope they will fix them properly," said Mr Thanet.

He said tourists were sometimes granted a QR code from Thailand Pass to enter the country despite lacking a hotel, airport transfer, or an RT-PCR test booking.

Many of them were unable to download MorChana, the central tracking app, because of technical problems, said Mr Thanet. There were also unstable back-end systems that frequently broke down, while some hotels were unable to fill booking data, he said.

The first- and fifth-day confirmation from a hotel via TPHS should help ensure tourists who already paid for rooms and tests will not miss their appointments, said Marisa Sukosol Nunbhakdi, president of the Thai Hotels Association.

While the second test might be necessary for the early stages of the new Test & Go, in the long run such restrictions should be removed or replaced with a cheaper method, such as an antigen test kit, said Mrs Marisa.




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🔴 #COVID19 update on Wednesday: ⬆️ 8,587 new cases ⬆️ 22 deaths ⬆️ 83,094 in care. Richard Barrow


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tisdag 1 februari 2022

Chonburi announces 391 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and no new deaths - The Pattaya News

Chonburi announces 391 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and no new deaths

Highlights:

  • 391 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Chonburi today

  • 393 people recovered and were released from medical care

  • No new deaths

The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 391 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with no new deaths, February 1st, 2022.

This makes a total of 17,723 cases of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 3,836 people still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 21 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections at the beginning of this year, January 2022.

Additionally, 393 people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi. 13,866 people in total have now been released from medical care and recovered in Chonburi since this current wave of Covid-19 began at the beginning of this year, January 2022.

In total, 1,946,595 people in Pattaya and Chonburi have received their first dose of a Covid -19 vaccine which is 83.58 percent of the total Chonburi population. Of those, 301,525 have received their first dose and are what the Thai government calls 608 groups (elders, have chronic health problems, and pregnant) which is 81.51 percent of those in these risk groups in Chonburi.

The district-level new cases were as follows today:

Mueang Chonburi 112, Si Racha 81, Banglamung (Pattaya) 98, Panat Nikhom 17, Sattahip 17, Ban Bueng 5, Phan Thong 23, Ko Chan 1, Nong Yai 1, and 36 people transferred from other provinces for medical care.

The details on the cases are as follows:

  1. Work and stayed in Rayong, transferred from other provinces for medical care, 12 cases
  2. Risky occupations meeting many people, 12 cases
  3. Medical personnel
  4. 9 back from other provinces from Bangkok (4), Samut Prakan (2), Chachoengsao (1), Prachin Buri(1), Samut Songkram(1)
  5. Close contacts from previously confirmed cases in families – 105 cases, in workplaces –34 cases, close personal contacts – 52 cases, and joined a party – 1 case
  6. Close contacts of a confirmed patient (under investigation), 17 cases
  7. 120 cases close contacts of a confirmed patient (under investigation)

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