Public Health Permanent Secretary Dr. Kiattibhoom says the minister’s illness won’t hinder the government’s plans to welcome more overseas immigrants. Moreover, he said the minister was experiencing only mild symptoms and is not in need of hospitalization. It has been suggested that he self-isolates starting today, June 28.

It is possible that the minister was infected with the virus on his overseas trip, having met and spoken with many people. On June 19-21, he participated in the 170th General Assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions in Paris and then attended the UNAIDS executive committee meeting from June 21-24 in Geneva.

The mask mandate was lifted last week, and now masks are voluntary to wear. People deemed to be at high risk are still urged to wear them. They should also be worn in places with poor ventilation.

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Wednesday’s figures did not include 3,955 positive results from antigen tests. This would raise the total to 6,254.

There were 19 coronavirus-related fatalities and 2,387 new cases reported on the previous day.

As of Wednesday, a total of 21,650 people were receiving Covid-19 treatment (up from 21,152 on the previous day), including 10,412 in hospitals (up from 10,279). Among the remainder, 1,091 were in field hospitals/hospitel facilities (up from 977) and 9,976 in home/community isolation (up from 9,726).

Of those in hospital, 602 were seriously ill patients with lung inflammation (down from 608) and 280 dependent on ventilators (down from 290).

The 24-hour period also saw 1,783 patients discharged from hospitals after recovering.

All but 10 of the 2,299 new cases found during the previous 24 hours were among the general population. Five prisoners and five new arrivals from other countries also tested positive.

Other central plains provinces further from the capital had four new deaths – two in Chon Buri and one each in Sa Kaeo and Suphan Buri.

The North reported two deaths in Lamphun and Chiang Rai.

The Northeast saw 10 new fatalities – three in Nakhon Ratchasima, two in Si Sa Ket and one each in Yasothon, Sakon Nakhon, Mukdahan, Ubon Ratchathani and Nakhon Phanom.

The South had no new deaths.

Since the pandemic started in early 2020, there have been 4,507,228 Covid-19 cases, including 2,283,793 this year, with 4,455,035 complete recoveries to date.

The accumulated death toll stood at 30,543 since the beginning of the pandemic, including 8,845 so far this year.

Global Covid-19 cases rose by 724,039 in 24 hours to 546.63 million. The worldwide death toll went up by 1,519 to 6.34 million.

The United States had the most cases at 88.44 million, up 93,837, and the most deaths at 1.04 million, up 390.

Source: Bangkokpost

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Authorities of Uttar Pradesh state refused to cancel this year’s event. They insisted that protocols will be in place to contain a possible super-spreading event. However, even before it starts, positive cases are being reported. More than five thousand policemen are patrolling the area to ensure covid measures are followed. Senior police official Rajeev Narayan Mishra confirmed that around 38 policemen tested positive while on duty.

Experts fear that this could be a repeat of last year’s deadly April wave. The high cases recorded in April of 2021 were due to the Kumbh Mela event held in Haridwar. After the event, many people traveled back to their villages and have caused the spread. This has brought the Indian health care system into overload.

Among the measures in place where a night curfew is imposed, banned rallies, pilgrims are required to show proof of vaccinations, and an RT-PCR test was taken within two days prior to the event.

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