Dept advises reverting back to Covid guidelines

People are advised to continue to follow coronavirus and influenza prevention guidelines as the virus is expected to spread more during the rainy season and after the reopening of schools next week, according to Thailand's Department of Disease Control (DDC).

- APINYA WIPATAYOTIN

Since the start of the year, 41,197 people have been hospitalised with Covid-19, with 15 deaths, mostly people aged 60 and above, Dr Panumas Yanwetsakul, director-general of the DDC said on Thursday.

In the same period, there were 322,991 patients with influenza, with 43 deaths reported.

Between May 4 and 8, there were 7,013 Covid-19 patients, with one death reported. Most of the patients were in the age range of between 0-4 years old, followed by 30-39 and 20-29.