[PDF][PDF] Positive impact of lockdown on COVID-19 outbreak in Thailand
S Dechsupa, S Assawakosri, S Phakham… - Travel Med Infect …, 2020 - academia.edu
S Dechsupa, S Assawakosri, S Phakham, S Honsawek
Travel Med Infect Dis, 2020•academia.eduTo the Editor, In Southeast Asian countries, Thailand is the first country that reported a case
of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outside of China. The first confirmed case of
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in Thailand was
announced on January 17, 2020 [1]. The diagnosis and contact tracing this disease were
tested by using realtime reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. As of May 02,
Thailand has reported 2,966 cases of laboratory-confirmed coronavirus 2019, 2,732 …
of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outside of China. The first confirmed case of
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in Thailand was
announced on January 17, 2020 [1]. The diagnosis and contact tracing this disease were
tested by using realtime reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. As of May 02,
Thailand has reported 2,966 cases of laboratory-confirmed coronavirus 2019, 2,732 …
To the Editor, In Southeast Asian countries, Thailand is the first country that reported a case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outside of China. The first confirmed case of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in Thailand was announced on January 17, 2020 [1]. The diagnosis and contact tracing this disease were tested by using realtime reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. As of May 02, Thailand has reported 2,966 cases of laboratory-confirmed coronavirus 2019, 2,732 recovered cases, and 54 deaths from COVID-19 in 68 of 77 provinces. Bangkok has the highest number of cases (1,538 cases) followed by Phuket (220 cases), and Nonthaburi (157 cases), respectively [2]. The average age of COVID-19 patients was 40 years (range, 1 month to 97 years) and 1,621 of the 2,966 patients (54.65%) were men [1]. The highest number of confirmed cases in Thailand was reported on March 22. There were 188 new cases of tested positive for COVID-19 who related boxing stadium and drinking venue [3]. An immediate nationwide lockdown was instituted in Thailand, which protected Thailand citizens from COVID-19. The government of Thailand has announced a nationwide curfew on April 3, 2020. The government requests that people must wear a face mask, practice social distancing, and remain inside their residents from 10 pm to 4 am [4]. After the curfew has been in place, the figure for new COVID-19 cases was continued to fall when compared with the cases report in March as shown in Figure 1 [5]. According to the curfew and quarantine or isolation situation, the positive rate among persons under investigation is 1.9%, which seems to be decreased from mid-January to April 6, 2020. Even though the number of new cases showed a downward trend, the COVID-19 national curfew and emergency decree for Thailand has been extended to June 15, 2020 to curb the spread of this virus. However, the restrictions will be gradually eased to prevent a second wave of infections. Furthermore, there were no new deaths reported for 5 days in a row and
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