PUBLISHED: 19 May 2025 at 17: 56
According to the Department of Disease Control, Covid-19 cases reported in Thailand increased to 33,030 next week, with at least 6, 000 cases there.
The division reported 33,030 Covid-19 cases between May 11 and May 17, which is more than twice the number of cases reported the past year, or more than 16,000.
One 918 of those were taken to hospitals, and two were found deceased in Sukhothai and Kanchanaburi as a result of the illness.
Bangkok had the highest number of patients at 6, 290, followed by Chon Buri (2, 573 ), Rayong ( 1, 680 ), Nonthaburi ( 1, 482 ), and Samut Prakan ( 1, 442 ). The majority of the attacks occurred in people between the ages of 30 and 39.
Thira Woratanarat of Chulalongkorn University, a faculty of medicine student, stated on his Instagram page on Monday that the document disputed the Public Health Ministry’s claim that the condition is unpreoccupant. He claimed that for 11 consecutive weeks, Covid-19 circumstances had dramatically increased.
” The number of instances reported in the following week will increase if the situation continues in this manner. The pandemic will continue for a very long time because it has been at its optimum for at least three months, according to Dr. Thira.
Meanwhile, Loetluck Leelaruangsaeng, director of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s ( BMA ) Medical Service Department, stated that the city is now implementing more disease prevention measures for children starting this semester.
Ms. Loetluck claimed that MSD had mandated hospitals to prepare doctors, equipment, medicines, vaccines, and beds for treatment, particularly for young children between the ages of 0 and 4, old people, ill patients, and those with chronic illnesses.
When symptoms like fever, cough, sore throat, or stress occur, individuals are advised to apply an ATK check system quickly and use a face mask.
According to Ms. Loetluck, people can get telehealth services by calling the MSD helpline at 1646 or using the” BMA Doctor” program.
The Office of Public Health Communicable Diseases will release the Surveillance and Rapid Response Team to help and implement disease control measures at epidemic areas, according to BMA Health Department Director Pawinee Rungtonkit.
The school may contact the office if more than five kids are infected, according to Ms. Pawinee.