Therefore, to ensure the safety of the troops The commander of the Air Force then ordered the relevant units to carry out proactive screening of the active duty soldiers. Between 9 – 11 July 64 to create safety The screening results of 718 active duty soldiers found that 290 active duty soldiers were infected with COVID-19, most of them asymptomatic or with mild symptoms. All of them are well cared for and treated according to strict public health procedures. The details of important practices are as follows:
1. The Air Force prepares buildings, places, and facilities. By using the unit’s battalion building to be classified as Community Isolation or a place to isolate the unit’s community. according to the standards of the Ministry of Public Health It consists of 2 buildings: a building for high-risk people and a building for infected patients. (Patients are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms) with the two buildings separated to prevent infection.
2. All active duty soldiers infected with COVID-19 are treated separately under the supervision of medical personnel. Royal Thai Air Force Medical Department
2.1 Community Isolation (a place to isolate the unit’s community) or the unit’s battalion building, amounting to 199 people.
2.2 Air Force Field Hospital (Don Mueang) 52 people
2.3 Air Force Field Hospital (Flight School) 39 people
3. For the care of high-risk and infectious patients has strictly implemented the measures prescribed by the Ministry of Public Health The Air Force medical personnel are closely supervised. On duty 24 hours a day for infected patients will receive temperature and oxygen measurements. Ready to record information and report symptoms of illness to the staff every day. including receiving quality and safe food service It also receives various amenities. necessary to support adequate maintenance
4. In the case of an infected patient with severe symptoms will be taken to Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital Royal Thai Air Force Medical Department
5. For details of the past Time Line of infected patients They are not allowed to leave home and stay at the unit at all times.
for infection in air force military units It is an important epidemic situation. And the Air Force has been closely monitoring and surveillance. When there is an infection, it will go through prevention and treatment according to public health standards. using the potential of hospitals under the Royal Thai Air Force to treat personnel and control not to spread to the outside The Air Force personnel have the same chance of being infected as the general public.
However, the Air Force commander is concerned. and has urged the troops to increase their utmost caution This is because some of the locations are strictly regulated areas. which still has a risk of spreading the disease The Air Force confirms that we will take care of the children. active duty soldier which is your child’s best in accordance with the medical standards and competence of the medical agency ofair forceavailable at full capacity
