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Shortage of doctors, nurses causing concern
Post Reporters, Published on 06/06/2023
» A shortage of medical personnel, especially doctors, has led to staff being overworked at some hospitals and is a problem for the Public Health Ministry, a top health official said on Tuesday.
Procurement of vaccines for emergency use halted
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/11/2022
» The Ministry of Public Health has announced the cancellation of the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines for emergency use.
First case of highly infectious BQ.1 variant found in Thailand
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/10/2022
» The first case of Omicron's highly transmissible and immune-evasive descendant called BQ.1 has been detected in Thailand, according to the Centre for Medical Genomics at Ramathibodi Hospital.
Free medical care to remain for severely ill Covid patients
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/09/2022
» Covid-19 patients who have severe symptoms can still receive free treatment at any private or state hospital under the Universal Coverage for Emergency Patients (Ucep) Plus scheme after Covid-19 status is downgraded to a communicable disease under surveillance starting Oct 1.
Jab centre to stay open extra month
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/08/2022
» Bang Sue Grand Station's Central Vaccination Centre (CVC) will remain open another month until the end of September as the country works to meet the target of providing first booster shots to at least 60% of the population.
NRCT develops new breathalyser test based on old diabetes device
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/08/2022
» The National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) has introduced a prototype of a breathalyser that can detect those infected with Covid-19 with 97% accuracy.
50k daily cases 'more likely'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/07/2022
» The actual number of new daily Covid-19 infections may be as high as 50,000 compared with the official Ministry of Public Health figures, Nitipatana Chierakul, a respiratory disease expert with Siriraj Hospital, said on Thursday.
Controls 'should be reinstated'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/07/2022
» The government must heighten its Covid-19 control measures and issue a regulation mandating the use of face masks in poorly ventilated, closed spaces, Dr Prasit Watanapa, dean of Mahidol University's Faculty of Medicine at Siriraj Hospital, said yesterday.
Europe hit with big rise in admissions
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/06/2022
» What should you know about the two new Omicron subvariants of the coronavirus?
Ministry cites 'external factors' and says surging fuel prices won't end soon
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/06/2022
» Runaway fuel prices are expected to carry on with the government keeping a close watch on the G7 Summit 2022 in Germany at the end of this month, said Supattanapong Punmeechaow, Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister.