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Raw deal for Covid patients
Oped, Editorial, Published on 17/03/2022
» Two weeks after the Health Ministry and the National Health Security Office (NHSO) rolled out a scheme for coronavirus patients with mild symptoms, its implementation remains a mess, riddled with too many loopholes.
Window-dressing is no real cure
News, Editorial, Published on 13/03/2022
» Two years into the Covid-19 pandemic and billions of doses of vaccines later, the world, it seemed, could finally let out a sigh of collective relief.
Clarion call for clarity
Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/03/2022
» The Ministry of Public Health is perfectly within its rights to modify the status of Covid-19 and treatment schemes as the disease keeps evolving, but with the situation far from stable and the number of new cases and fatalities still rising, it must approach this challenge with due care.
ATK answer
Oped, Postbag, Published on 23/02/2022
» Re: "Hospitals filling up with kids," (BP, Feb 22). First, the headline, "Hospital filling up with kids", may be alarmist/misleading -- for it gives information only for one hospital -- and that institution specialises in children.
A practical guide to reopening schools
News, Nicha Pittayapongsakorn, Published on 16/02/2022
» The closure of schools due to the Covid-19 pandemic has severely affected millions of students countrywide, causing them to miss many on-site classes over the past two years. A number of research works point to the adverse impact of long-time school closures on children, in terms of learning, mental health, and lost opportunities. A team of researchers led by Suchart Kilenthong of the Thai Chamber of Commerce University found that closing schools takes a heavy toll on kindergarteners, for example. Each missed day of school means they lose 98% of that day's learning. This means that home schooling in Thailand cannot compete with going to school.
Beyond our winter of discomfort
Oped, Published on 04/02/2022
» The start of 2022 has been marked by a deepening sense of unease, and not just within governments as they confront challenges relating to health, the economy, geopolitics, and, in some cases, national and financial security.
Soldiers can raise pigs
News, Postbag, Published on 30/01/2022
» Re: "Govt mulls pork imports to reduce inflation," (BP, Jan 18) and "How high will the cost of pork soar?,"(BP, Jan 25).
Online sales the key
News, Published on 17/01/2022
» Re: "Panel set to probe high ticket prices", (BP, Jan 15).
High time to take stock of Covid
Oped, Published on 13/01/2022
» As we approach the second anniversary of the first identified case of Covid-19, it is time to take stock of what we know about both the virus as well as the interventions designed to contain or alleviate its consequences, and then to make recommendations for the path forward.
Keep schools open
Oped, Postbag, Published on 07/01/2022
» Re:. "Schools set to move back online amid virus threat," (BP, Jan 4). Although Omicron is spreading, I suggest moving to on-site classes rather than online, with precautions.