Situation Report: The Operation of Bangkok Hospital Rayong Under the New Wave Outbreak of COVID-19 Between 21 December 2020 and 21 January 2021
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this situation report is about the operations of the medical staff working in Bangkok Hospital Rayong under the new outbreak of COVID-19, from 21 December 2020 to 21 January 2021. The objectives of the report are to report the empirical situation relating to hospital capability to manage the situation, which can be reflected from the amount of the screening cases, the diagnostic examination and the treatment of Covid-19 patients. This situation report draws a statistical summary from the data retrieved from 21 December 2020 to 21 January 2021 at Bangkok Hospital Rayong. The results presented in this report should be beneficial for relevant agencies and interested persons. The authors have included in this report the theories and relevant guidelines as categorized below:
1. Introduction, background and importance of the situation
2. Current coronavirus disease situation (as of January 21, 2021)
3. Situation of COVID-19 testing at Bangkok Hospital Rayong
4. Comprehensive symptoms and signs of the COVID-19 observed in the infected patients at Bangkok Hospital Rayong
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