Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand recorded 65,880 COVID-19 cases and three deaths in the last week, a significant decrease compared to the annual peak, Thai Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin announced on June 2.
He said that the new cases and fatalities were recorded from May 25 to 31. People aged 30-39 formed the biggest group of new cases, 12,403, followed by 10,368 in their 20s and 9,590 aged 60 and over.
The minister said he has asked medical personnel to be prepared to handle the situation, and cited the Division of Epidemiology's report that the outbreak has started to wane and its peak already passed.
He advised people to protect themselves by wearing face masks in risky or crowded areas, conducting self-tests to prevent unintentional transmission to vulnerable people, regularly washing hands, eating cooked food and refraining from touching faces, eyes, noses and mouths.
Somsak said he ordered medical personnel to prepare enough medicine and medical supplies for patients and vulnerable people.
He noted that influenza cases are also declining. The biggest group of flu patients was in the age range of five to nine years and the highest fatalities were among elderly patients and those with underlying diseases./.
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Data from May 30 showed 41,283 new cases in Thailand, bringing the total so far this year to 257,280 cases, with two new deaths, raising the total fatalities to 52.
