Thailand handling COVID-19, the right way

“I wear my mask to protect you, you wear your mask to protect me,” said Dr. Jay C. Butler, CDC. Thailand seems to be following this advice with positive results, reporting fewer than 200 cases and no new deaths since the country’s travel ban was lifted June 15.

Thailand had the first COVID-19 case outside of China back in March. In January, more than 7,000 people from Wuhan traveled to this country. Despite a large amount of foreign visitors early this year, Thailand recorded just more than 3,000 cases and 58 deaths

Thailand is located in southeastern Asia and is the most visited country in the region.

Only three days after the outbreak in Wuhan, Thailand airports quickly acted to prevent infected visitors in the city by monitoring temperature and quarantined if needed.

The country has more than 1,000 epidemiological teams investigating and monitoring cases. A mobile COVID-testing unit was providing free testing to people in different neighborhoods.

Citizens in Thailand cooperated by wearing their masks in public playing a major role in preventing COVID-19. A study showed 95% of the people in Thailand were wearing face masks in public.

Bangkok suffers from terrible air pollution because of heavy vehicle traffic, so wearing masks in public has become a common practice for the people in this country. 

During March, transmission rates in this country started to increase and it resulted in banning all public gatherings and stopping all international flights in early April.

The country still practices preventive measures such as wearing face masks and social distancing.