Thailand COVID March 11
Thailand Ministry of Health reports 24,792 new COVID-19 cases and an additional 63 deaths since yesterday. The ministry also announced an additional 22,065 recovered patients.
The Public Ministry also announced that they will revise the recording of COVID-19 fatalities. This is after the findings that 30% of those who died from COVID had underlying causes.
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said that the Ministry wants to accurately determine the cause of death. Especially the fatalities that are related to COVID-19 infections.
Permanent Secretary for public health, Dr. Kiattiphum Wongrajit added that 10-30% of COVID fatalities have serious underlying illnesses. An example of this is cancer, a serious illness that is often fatal in itself.
The highest tallied deaths on the current wave are 74 compared to the all-time high of 312. The infections are also rising as ATK tests are taken into consideration. Cases reach a high of 70,000 cases daily.
NHSO
Secretary-general of the National Health Security Office said that the hotline missed over 3500 calls and messages. The service is overwhelmed with the number of cases they receive on a daily basis. In an early attempt at the volume of calls, they partnered with officers, volunteers, and government agencies. However, it was not enough as the hotline was still overwhelmed.
He advised those with mild symptoms that home isolation is recommended. The Public Health Ministry is also distributing medicine for those in home isolation.
Currently, the NHSO is following up on missed calls to ask patients about their symptoms. Those with mild cases will be provided Favipiravir and will be advised to stay at home for 10 days. Green chiretta is also distributed among the communities as alternative medicine.
It is anticipated that the call back will be completed within 5 days. This is within Bangkok and the neighboring provinces.