cheekyboy Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 INFLUENZA PANDEMIC Students to wear face masks at Dharmmakaya By Pongphon Sarnsamak The Nation. Published on July 11, 2009 Students to wear face masks at Dharmmakaya All students and teachers at the Phitsanulok Phitthayakhom school yesterday wore face masks in their classrooms in a bid to guard against the influenza A (H1N1). The precaution was strictly enforced after one of the school’s students was admitted to a hos Over 500,000 students who will attend the religious event at Wat Dhammakaya must wear face mask and use hand wash gel to prevent the risk of getting infection of influenza A (H1N1). The minister, Witthaya Kaewparadai has expressed a greater concern over the massive infection of influenza A (H1N1) among 500,000 students who will today gather together at religious event at Pathumtani province's Wat Dhammakaya. He said he has ordered the minsitry's permanent secretary Dr Prat Boonyawongvirot to ask the Office of National of Buddhism to provide face masks and hand wash gel distribute to the attendees. "They might get infection from the ill person who do not protect themselves by wear face mask," he said. "The disease could easily infect via droplet so this is the best way to prevent the infection." He added that the ministry will purchase 10 million face masks to distribute to people across country. He was speaking at the meeting of national sub committee for information of influenza A (H1N1) pandemic which held at Public Health Ministry and chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Sanan Kachornprasart. Moreover, Deputy Public Health Minister, Manit Nopamornbhodhi also will distribute face mask and hand wash gel to people who will attend the concert of popular singer Sukrit Bie Wisetkaew at the Impact Arena Bangkok. The Health Ministry yesterday reported 146 new cases of influenza A (H1N1), bringing the total infections to 3,071 cases. Of this number, eleven patient were undergoing medical treatment at hospital due to critical conditions. However 2,735 people had fully recovered. Among the new cases, 125 patients were people aged under 25-year-old including students. Now Thailand has 15 fatalities caused by the influenza A (H1N1) outbreak. The new strain of influenza has claimed yesterday claimed the 15 th fatality, a 63-year-old woman in Samut Prakarn who had heart disease. The woman succumbed to the flu after being admitted to a hospital in Samut Prakarn. Disease Control Depart-ment spokesperson Dr Suppamit Chunsutiwat estimated that over 6 million to 30 million people will get the new flu virus infection and about 600 people to 1,200 people will die during the pandemic as most of people do not have immunity against the type A (H1N1) of influenza. "The pandemic will stay with us two years to three year then will become the annual flu," he said. "That's why the preventive measure is the most necessary to reduce the number of infected cases," he added. Suppamit also expressed his concern about the overuse of antiviral drug oseltamivir in patient as it might cause resistant to the disease. He said the drug is needed to provide only patient who has low immunity, patient with underlying disease, patient with obesity, pregnant woman, elderly people and children aged under five year old. The drug must be given to those who has sign of severity such as rapid breathing more than 50 times per minutes and 40 times per minute in children aged between 1 year old to 5 year old. To curb with the surging of infection, the Public Health Ministry and Department of Public Relation will ask Bt 79 million from the government to conduct massive campaign against flu infection via all kinds of media. Sanan said he will seek the approval for the budget to campaign against flu virus from the cabinet meeting next week. The Health Ministry also initiates the fancy campaign so called "The mask of hero" which encouraging all people wear face mask to prevent the disease infection. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, Deputy Prime Minister Sanan Kachornprasart, Public Health Minister Witthaya Kaewparadai will be presenters for the campaign which kick off on July 27, said the Health Ministry's spokesperson, Dr Taveesilp Wisanuyothin. Dr Sayomporn Sirinavin of Ramathibhodi Hospital asked the Health Ministry to stop campaign eating food when it's hot, using the middle spoon and hand washing, and Big Cleaning Day. She said the ministry should instead urge people who have mild symptom of influenza to stay at home, wearing face mask or closing mouth or nose when wheezing, frequently hand washing, and avoiding using hand to touch face, eyes, and mouth. However, she said during the past five days, at least 250 patients came to seek the medication for flu at hospitals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLeakHunt Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 there's been 3 cases of it at the place i'm studying at at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 Hope that helps them at least ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardinalblue Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 For a virus as say compared to TB, this whole effort of wearing masks to minimize the risk of trnasmission is ineffective. The history of the doctor's mask is to protect the wearer from transmitting droplets, particles when coughing sneezing,...This type of mask acts as a barrier and nothing more.. A surgical mask is not a respirator and does not offer the protection of a respirator and not all respirators are the same...One needs proper training to understand what is appropriate protection... Colds and flu more apt to be spread by contact vs airborne transmission.. Only the higher levels of respriatory protection will ensure a free environment of contamination. I just don't think people are going to be walking around with air-purifying or SCBAs or even the N-95.. Public health has done a dis-service when a correlating an illness with picture of a mask indicating protection (Newseeek and Time covers) CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 Phitsanulok Phitthayakhom - the boy's school across the river. I had a friend who taught there ages ago. I've played softball on their diamond. To make things more fun, all students and teachers should wear Halloween masks! They'd be as effective anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyinEwa/Perv Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 I pretty much agree with ya but the CDC is still posting that it can't hurt. Facts are not clear that it helps any but wearing it won't make things worse, it seems. Mask suggestions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheekyboy Posted July 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 18th flu death reported By: BangkokPost.com Published: 12/07/2009 at 01:59 PM The Public Health Ministry has reported the 18th swine flu related-death on Sunday. Dr Nopporn Chuenklin, who heads the public health office in Nakhon Si Thammarat, said the patient was a 19-year-old rubber farmer from Thung Yai district in Nakhon Si Thammarat province. "He also suffered from a complication of leptospirosis," Dr Nopporn said. Health officials were finding out where and how the victim was infected since he had not visited Bangkok since the A(H1N1) flu outbreak. His family members and neighbouring villagers were also being examined. are enterprising thais selling masks and gloves all over town yet ?on street stalls ?could be a winner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 If it helps ..why not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardinalblue Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 Just another not needed cost in our escalating health care model... Good to have Baxter stock? If one reads the table closely, it is not reccommended to wear any type of face protection in community, public or home settings with the only exceptions being high risk groups (under 5, over 65, immunocompromised, etc) in crowded situations or h.c, givers working with suspected or confirmed cases... When they say data is limited, they mean nothing has been found to warrant an action... Can't hurt? well, there is the issue of creating a false sense of security especially when no data supports it.. At least they won't sue here in LOS? I promise you in america, the legal representation of these companies are well protected from liability by reading the insert... The bottom line amounts to a placebo effect good or bad.... Suspected or confirmed cases should be wearers but medical advice is that they shouldn't be walking around in public or croweded spaces anyway.. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 I have seen bus conductors and drivers wearing white masks, the kind the 7-Eleven sells for 10 baht. Might make more sense if the conductor had on rubber gloves when handling all the money from bus passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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