BANGKOK, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Public Health Ministry Deputy Permanent Secretary said Wednesday that the country has 20 more influenza A/H1N1 death related cases, bringing the country's death toll to 44.

    Dr. Paijit Warachit said that 44 died from the epidemic and 6776 infected, among whom 6697 have recovered and 35 remained in hospital, seven are in serious condition.

    Paijit said that the ministry is planning to take three tough measures to curb the outbreak of the influenza A/H1N1, providing the patients with oseltamivir immediately and calling on the infectious cases to stop working and studying.

    He believed that the ministry will see better situation within some one month after taking those measures.

    Meanwhile, Public Health Minister Witthaya Kaewparadai called on the public not to be panic over the epidemic

    He denied the reports that Thailand has become the fourth largest number of death toll from the virus, saying that many countries have halted their reports of death toll.

    However, he admitted that he worried about football fans who will go to watch the game between Thai national team and Liverpoolin Bangkok on Wednesday evening.

    He suggests the flu patients not to join the event.

    Thailand had its first two confirmed patients on May 12.

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