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Ministry steps up Nipah virus vigilance
News, Apinya Wipatayotin and Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 04/02/2026
» The Ministry of Public Health has intensified preventive and surveillance measures against the Nipah virus, even as authorities stress that the risk of infection in the country remains very low.
New surge 'could see 10,000 daily cases for a short time only'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin and Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 20/04/2023
» The number of daily Covid-19 cases is likely to reach 5,000-10,000 during a new wave but numbers probably will drop quite quickly after that, says Dr Nitipatana Chierakul, head of the Respiratory Disease and Tuberculosis Division at the Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital.
Songkran ushers in new variant
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/04/2023
» Health authorities have raised concern about the rising Covid-19 caseloads in the wake of the Songkran festival, though they insist the situation remains under control.
DMS defends use of favipiravir pills
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/09/2022
» The Department of Medical Services (DMS) on Monday defended the effectiveness of favipiravir in treating Covid-19 patients against an international study claiming the antiviral drug lacked efficacy in treatments.
Drug stores get Covid script go-ahead
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/08/2022
» The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finished drafting an announcement allowing drug stores to sell anti-viral pills to Covid-19 patients with a prescription.
Telemedicine apps take off
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/08/2022
» Insured Covid-19 patients can now receive remote treatment via three applications -- Good Doctor, Mordee and Clicknic. Over 5,300 patients have registered for telemedicine apps since July 11, said the National Health Security Office (NHSO).
Raids yield haul of illegal antivirals
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/08/2022
» The Ministry of Public Health warned the public not to purchase antiviral drugs without a prescription after its staff joined police to raid houses in Bangkok. They seized 80,000 illegally imported tablets worth about 10 million baht being sold online.
Clinics can give out new antivirals
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/07/2022
» The Public Health Ministry plans to allow private clinics to purchase and prescribe the antiviral medication molnupiravir to Covid-19 patients, as private hospitals already do.
BA.5 Omicron subvariant poses lung risk, says doctor
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/07/2022
» The latest subvariant of the Omicron strain of the coronavirus is as harmful to the lungs as the previous Delta variant although it still mainly attacks only the most vulnerable groups -- the unvaccinated and the under-vaccinated -- says an expert from Siriraj Hospital.
GPO denies any drug-stock crisis
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/07/2022
» The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) has dismissed claims by a group of doctors that a shortage of antiviral medications for Covid-19 is imminent due to low stocks, saying it is supplying more of the drugs to hospitals nationwide.