Thailand COVID February 25 – Thailand Ministry of Health reports 24,932 new COVID-19 cases and an additional 41 deaths since yesterday. The ministry also announced an additional 15,774 recovered patients.
COVID-19 cases among children aged 5 and below have risen to 100,000 accounting for 5% of the total cases. Since April of last year, reports have come in of children contracting the virus. The official tally is at 107,059 and 29 children have died.
The children mostly got the virus from contact with family members. Also, at that time, there were no vaccines available for the children.
“If there are vulnerable groups in their houses, people should assess the risk. If the risk is high, they should take antigen tests. However, they may show no symptoms,” Dr. Ekachai Piansriwatchara said. He is the deputy director-general of the Department of Health.
Health officials advise those coming home from work to assess their contact and level of risk. This would help protect vulnerable groups like children, the elderly, or pregnant women.
The Public Health Ministry is looking to downgrade COVID-19 into an endemic status in 4 months. There are no future lockdowns that are considered. This is due to the low fatality rate of the new omicron sub-variant BA.2.
The Ministry is hoping to outline steps on how it can transition into an endemic situation where people live with the virus. This could help balance the economy as the country begins recovering from the economic cost of lockdowns.
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