Medicine

Online medical service launched for COVID-infected Gold Health Card holders

Thailand’s National Health Security Office (NHSO) is providing a free online telemedicine service to COVID-infected Gold Health Card holders in Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Nakhon Pathom, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan and Samut Sakhon.Deputy Government Spokespers…

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Private hospital sanctioned for advertising prescription drugs in COVID-19 treatment packages

A private hospital in Khlong Luang district of Pathum Thani province is facing a fine and its management may face imprisonment after it was found to have advertised COVID-19 treatment packages which included Favipiravir and Molnupiravir to home isolati…

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) WHO Thailand Situation Report 242

Global COVID-19 (total) cases, deaths and vaccinations to dateGlobally, the number of weekly cases has increased for the fifth consecutive week, after a declining trend since the last peak in March 2022.Numbers of new cases and deaths increased in past…

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Entering post-pandemic era, Thailand sees 29,000 daily COVID infections since June 25

As Thailand struggles to enter a post-pandemic period, an average of 29,000 people in Thailand have caught COVID-19 every day since June 25th, bringing the accumulated total of COVID out-patients to 207,643, according to Spokesman for the Centre for CO…

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Online learning reintroduced at Bangkok school after hundreds of students, staff get COVID-19

After eight weeks of on-site classes, Bangkok Christian College has decided to reintroduce online learning, from July 11th until July 19th, after 688 students and 70 staff members were found to be infected with COVID-19.In a written notification to all…

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BA.4 and BA.5 COVID sub-variants may become dominant in Thailand

Medical Sciences Department Director-General Dr. Supakit Sirilak has predicted that the COVID-19 Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants are likely to become dominant in Thailand,after random testing of 948 Omicron cases last week showed 489 BA.4 and BA.5 i…

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Chula Hospital bans all visits to ward patients as new COVID-19 cases surge

Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn Hospital is now banning visits to patients in all wards, as a precautionary measure following a new surge in new COVID-19 infections.According to the hospital, only one person is allowed to tend to each patient and they must com…

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Boost COVID-19 vaccination coverage: WHO

The World Health Organization today called on countries in South-East Asia Region to accelerate COVID-19 vaccination coverage. While significant progress has been made in the Region towards vaccinating populations against COVID-19, several countries mi…

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Thailand sees rise in severe COVID-19 cases after easing of restrictions

The sub-committee of the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has expressed concern over a spike in lung infections among COVID-19 patients and those needing ventilators, said CCSA Assistant Spokesperson Dr. Apisamai Srirangsan, after th…

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) WHO Thailand Situation Report 241 – 29 June 2022

Global COVID-19 (total) cases, deaths and vaccinations to dateGlobally, the number of new weekly cases and deaths have continued to decline since a peak in January 2022.Numbers of new cases increased in past week.At the regional level, the number of ne…

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