Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand is witnessing a rising number of COVID-19 cases after the New Year holiday, with those hospitalised up 7% on last week, according to an epidemiologist at Chulalongkorn University. The number of people reporting respiratory problems from the coronavirus disease also went up by 6.2% over the same period, the biggest increase in four months, said Assoc. Prof. Thira Woratanarat, a specialist in preventive medicine and epidemiology at the university’s faculty of medicine. Similarly, the number of COVID-19 patients who require breathing assistance rose 13.8%, he said, predicting that new cases are likely to remain around 4,243 – 5,893 per day this week. He also forecast the number of COVID-19 cases will continue rising for the next…
Published Date: 2024-01-03
Source: VietnamPlus
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