Covid-19 Thailand

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Thailand: Over half of children killed by Covid-19 under 5 years old (The Straits Times)

Hospitals are preparing for surge of sick children after schools reopen. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

In January, more than half of children who died from Covid-19 were under five years old - too young to be vaccinated. Since the start of the pandemic, Thailand has recorded the eighth-highest number of Covid-19 deaths in the world, Dr Thira Worathanarat, a Chulalongkorn University lecturer, said in a Facebook post on Saturday. The Omicron variant has caused the number of childhood Covid-19 infections to surge, government spokesman Ratchada Thanadirek said on Saturday (April 23).

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Thailand hospitals prepare for surge of sick children after schools ... (The Star Online)

Hospitals are making special preparations for the start of the school year next month, as data shows more than half of children killed by Covid-19 are under ...

In January, more than half of children who died from Covid-19 were under five years old – too young to be vaccinated. The government is urging parents to get vaccinated while instructing public hospitals to launch a special treatment system for children infected after the school year starts. BANGKOK, April 23 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Hospitals are making special preparations for the start of the school year next month, as data shows more than half of children killed by Covid-19 are under five years old.

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In Thailand, more than half of children who die from Covid-19 are ... (The Thaiger)

Meanwhile, the number of deaths from Covid-19 surged following the Songkran holiday, according to a Chulalongkorn University lecturer. The lecturer, Dr. Thira ...

The government is also rushing to vaccinate children five to 11 years old in schools. Hospitals have been ordered to arrange beds, medical personnel and a transfer system in case of a rapid rise in the number of severely ill children. The lecturer, Dr. Thira Worathanarat, wrote in a Facebook post yesterday that Thailand has recorded the eighth-highest number of Covid-19 deaths in the world.

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