Ministry of Public Health coordinates “Anutin” to request a COVID vaccine for inmates and prisoners – INN News

May 17, 2021 – 15:46

“Somsak” urges “Anutin” to request the COVID-19 vaccine Injection of inmates-guards In prison everyone Ready to proactively implement measures to solve problems

Mr. Somsak Thepsutin, Minister of Justice, along with that Lieutenant Colonel Thanakrit Jitareirat Secretary of Justice Minister Ayuth Sinthoppan, Director-General of the Department of Corrections, attended a press conference on the case of inmates infected with COVID-19 in prison

Somsak said that today the COVID-19 Went into many prisons both in Bangkok and other provinces Collectively, the numbers 10,384 inmates have been infected. The medical staff and nurses work hard and have to keep doing it. All officers must do their best to work together. Anything that is slack must accelerate improvement Now, there are 10 measures, for example, to declare the number of inmates. How many proactive checks have been made, proactive checks for all prisons Both inmates Prison staff and all central staff Including senior management Of the Department of Corrections every 55,000 people and accelerate the investigation and cause of this infection. It will coordinate with the Ministry of Public Health to find the fastest and most effective treatment. By using drug Farapiravir Including the use of Thai herbs such as Phthalai Jai to help treat it while waiting to see symptoms, especially

Green-level people who are infected but have no symptoms yet. And people with yellow levels that are onset Including inmates and guards That are not infected in all prisons Immunizations must be urgently received, however, there will be an announcement in front of all prisons in Thailand to let them know how many infected inmates have been infected and how many are uninfected. This will be reported periodically. Any At least once a week and will adjust the number every day. For people in each community to be informed Which all the prison commanders Will make a list of infected people And updated daily so that all relatives inmates can enter Check it every day Not excepting public holidays from 8.00 a.m.-6.00 p.m. in addition, will rush to plan Prepare for this outbreak And the next time can come at any time by hurrying the meeting to consider the matter of the personnel that need to be added.

Mr Somsak further said that using Farapiravir to treat 10,000 people, 5,000 baht for one head, costs up to 50 million baht, but if using the vaccine against 300,000 inmates, 1,000 baht per head, 300 million baht will be used to stop the infection. All in a prison He will therefore propose to Mr. Anutin Charnwirakul, Minister of Public Health. Complete the process Which I hope that Mr. Anutin will understand and speed up the process

Regarding the situation in Chiang Mai Province using bubbles and seals to control in prisons With various government agencies in the province, while Ayut said there are now 15 inmates Prisons are infected, with 8 prisons in Bangkok and its suburbs requiring special surveillance. Check numbers every day How many people are infected? How much healed There will be a follow-up every day. Officers have 33 infections, 17 of which are still intact and we have coordinated with the court. To the court, understand and benefit in every way He must also thank the President of the Supreme Court.