Effects of public health interventions on the epidemiological spread during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in Thailand

A novel infectious respiratory disease was recognized in Wuhan (Hubei Province, China) in December 2019. In February 2020, the disease was named "coronavirus disease 2019" (COVID-19). COVID-19 became a pandemic in March 2020, and, since then, different countries have implemented a broad sp...

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Published in:PloS one 2021-02, Vol.16 (2), p.e0246274
Main Authors: Triukose, Sipat, Nitinawarat, Sirin, Satian, Ponlapat, Somboonsavatdee, Anupap, Chotikarn, Ponlachart, Thammasanya, Thunchanok, Wanlapakorn, Nasamon, Sudhinaraset, Natthinee, Boonyamalik, Pitakpol, Kakhong, Bancha, Poovorawan, Yong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Communicable Disease Control
Control
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - prevention & control
COVID-19 - transmission
Epidemics
Humans
Medicine and Health Sciences
Pandemics
People and Places
Public Health
Public health administration
SARS-CoV-2
Statistics
Thailand
Thailand - epidemiology
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Summary:A novel infectious respiratory disease was recognized in Wuhan (Hubei Province, China) in December 2019. In February 2020, the disease was named "coronavirus disease 2019" (COVID-19). COVID-19 became a pandemic in March 2020, and, since then, different countries have implemented a broad spectrum of policies. Thailand is considered to be among the top countries in handling its first wave of the outbreak-12 January to 31 July 2020. Here, we illustrate how Thailand tackled the COVID-19 outbreak, particularly the effects of public health interventions on the epidemiological spread. This study shows how the available data from the outbreak can be analyzed and visualized to quantify the severity of the outbreak, the effectiveness of the interventions, and the level of risk of allowed activities during an easing of a "lockdown." This study shows how a well-organized governmental apparatus can overcome the havoc caused by a pandemic.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0246274