Thailand COVID March 9
Thailand Ministry of Health reports 22,703 new COVID-19 cases and an additional 69 deaths since yesterday. The ministry also announced an additional 24,247 recovered patients.
COVID Care for moderate to severe cases will remain free under the Universal Coverage for Emergency Patients (Ucep) Plus scheme. This begins on March 16. National Institute for Emergency Medicine criteria will be used to guide the qualification of a case. Deputy government spokesperson, Traisuree Taisaranakul said that patients can seek treatment at any medical facility. After three days, they will be transferred to a hospital where their insurance is accepted.
As of today, all COVID cases can seek treatment anywhere. However, beginning March 16, the mild status cases will have a different treatment.
“We want to reserve beds in hospitals for the yellow [moderate] and red [severe] groups of patients,” she said.
COVID Care
The demand for COVID care has increased to the point where the hotline is getting overwhelmed. National Health Security Office (NHSO) assured everyone they are working on decreasing the waiting time. Due to the surge in cases, the hotline has been overwhelmed with calls regarding hospital beds and treatments.
Due to the uptick of cases, the medical system is trying to reserve hospital beds for severe cases. This is also in preparation for the approval of Songkran celebrations that could increase cases further.
Songkran
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has assured that inter-provincial travel and celebrations will go ahead. The Songkran Festival will be from April 13-15. During this time, Vaccine, Universal Prevention, Covid free-setting, and ATK testing – measures will be implemented. Also, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) will meet to discuss public safety measures.
The Prime Minister strongly suggests that everyone get their third dose as well as perform ATK tests before and after celebrations. A full vaccination is also recommended for the elderly and those with underlying problems.
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