Effect of the Songkran festival on COVID-19 transmission in Thailand

Jitsuk, Natcha C.; Suttirat, Pikkanet; Modchang, Charin

doi:10.4103/1995-7645.281616

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“…In Thailand, their biggest festival was also banned to prevent the spread of COVID infection. It was found that this festival could increase by 1.3-100 times more infected cases [13]. At present, Thailand has a total of around 3686 cases [6].…”

Section: Covid-19 In Asean Regionmentioning

confidence: 99%

COVID-19 Pandemic in ASEAN Region and Implication in Dentistry

Suttagul

Sirichitra

2020

Open Access Maced J Med Sci

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The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread globally and has influenced every aspect of life worldwide. In the ASEAN region, at present, many nations are still locked the academic organizations, shopping malls, events, and activities, and banks and airports are shut down to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 infection. COVID-19 has affected dental practice, and, in many countries, dentists are affected by COVID-19, leading to deaths. The dental treatments should be done with high standards of care and infection control by following proper recommendations. Personal protective equipment, patient screening, hand hygiene practices, mouth rinsing, disposable instruments, and use of rubber dam, reducing ultrasonic instruments use, treating suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients in separate rooms, and disinfection of the inanimate surfaces helps in protecting clinicians and patients.

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Section: Covid-19 In Asean Regionmentioning

confidence: 99%

COVID-19 Pandemic in ASEAN Region and Implication in Dentistry

Suttagul

Sirichitra

2020

Open Access Maced J Med Sci

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Reconstruction of the transmission dynamics of the first COVID-19 epidemic wave in Thailand

Wilasang

Jitsuk

Sararat

et al. 2022

Sci Rep

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Thailand was the first country reporting the first Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infected individual outside mainland China. Here we delineated the course of the COVID-19 outbreak together with the timeline of the control measures and public health policies employed by the Thai government during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in Thailand. Based on the comprehensive epidemiological data, we reconstructed the dynamics of COVID-19 transmission in Thailand using a stochastic modeling approach. Our stochastic model incorporated the effects of individual heterogeneity in infectiousness on disease transmission, which allows us to capture relevant features of superspreading events. We found that our model could accurately capture the transmission dynamics of the first COVID-19 epidemic wave in Thailand. The model predicted that at the end of the first wave, the number of cumulative confirmed cases was 3091 (95%CI: 2782–3400). We also estimated the time-varying reproduction number (Rt) during the first epidemic wave. We found that after implementing the nationwide interventions, the Rt in Thailand decreased from the peak value of 5.67 to a value below one in less than one month, indicating that the control measures employed by the Thai government during the first COVID-19 epidemic wave were effective. Finally, the effects of transmission heterogeneity and control measures on the likelihood of outbreak extinction were also investigated.

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