Thailand Flu cases on rise
The total number of confirmed cases in Thailand for A/H1N1 influenza has jumped to 518 as revealed by the Public Health Minister Witthaya Kaewparadai. The bureau of Epidemiology revealed that more than half of the 518 patients reside in Bangkok.
Epidemiologists from the Thai Public Health Ministry, Chulalongkorn Hospital and Siriraj Hospital will explain about the A/H1N1 virus through live broadcasting through television to clarify doubts and remove fears among public.
This step was taken after the government has found new evidence that the flu virus has been rapidly spreading across the country.
Further, the Thai health ministry has started distributing handbooks containing preventive steps to fight the A/H1N1 flu virus, so far 100,000 handbooks to people at the Victory monument in the center of Bangkok. The handbooks will be also sent to the hospitals and public health stations across the country.
Preventive measures such as often hand washing and wearing face masks are included in the handbooks which will be then redistributed to Thai people.
The ministry has said that it was revealing all new cases to the public and closely cooperating with the World Health Organisation (WHO). Many of the cases in Thailand have been students. The first case of swine flu was reported on May 12th and first domestic case in early June.