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2,480 new Covid cases, 37 more deaths

There were 37 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2,480 new cases admitted to hospitals on Thursday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Friday.

Bangkok Post · Jul 29, 2022

Second monkeypox case found, this time in Bangkok

The Public Health Ministry reported Thailand's second monkeypox case on Thursday, a man living with 10 other people in Bangkok.

Bangkok Post · Jul 28, 2022

1,902 new Covid patients, 32 deaths as severe cases rise

The country registered 1,902 new Covid-19 cases under treatment and 32 more fatalities during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Thursday morning, with a gradual increase in severe cases over the past two weeks.

Bangkok Post · Jul 28, 2022

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Health ministry withdraws demand for punishment of cannabis abusers

The Public Health Ministry has withdrew its written request for the police to take legal action against unauthorised sellers of cannabis and will revise it to protect vendors and household users.

Bangkok Post · Jul 27, 2022

2,747 new Covid cases, 34 more deaths

There were 34 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2,747 new cases admitted to hospitals on Tuesday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post · Jul 27, 2022

Pot policy 'won't be axed'

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has refused to back down from his decision to decriminalise cannabis despite calls for the policy to be immediately suspended.

Bangkok Post · Jul 26, 2022

1,828 new Covid cases, 35 more deaths

There were 35 more Covid-19 fatalities and 1,828 new cases admitted to hospitals on Monday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post · Jul 26, 2022

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1,740 new Covid cases, 32 more deaths

There were 32 more Covid-19 fatalities and 1,740 new cases admitted to hospitals on Sunday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Monday.

Bangkok Post · Jul 25, 2022

Rise in Covid deaths, severe cases

The country registered 2,390 more Covid-19 in-patients and 29 new fatalities during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Sunday morning, with the number of deaths and severe cases gradually rising over the past week.

Bangkok Post · Jul 24, 2022

Fleeing monkeypox patient caught in Cambodia

Police in Cambodia have arrested a Nigerian man who fled there from Thailand after being diagnosed with monkeypox — the first known case in the country — earlier this week in Phuket.

Bangkok Post · Jul 23, 2022

2,578 new Covid cases, 29 more deaths

A total of 2,578 people were admitted to hospitals with Covid-19 and 29 people died during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Saturday morning.

Bangkok Post · Jul 23, 2022

2,424 new Covid cases, 25 more deaths

There were 25 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2,424 new cases admitted to hospitals on Thursday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Friday.

Bangkok Post · Jul 22, 2022

Clinics now allowed to purchase, prescribe antiviral drugs

The Food and Drug Administration has given the green light for clinics to purchase and prescribe molnupiravir and other antiviral drugs for Covid-19 patients.

Bangkok Post · Jul 21, 2022

Antigen tests show more than 20,000 new Covid infections per day

The country registered 23 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2,607 new cases admitted to hospital during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Thursday morning, but government data showed an average of more than 20,000 positive antigen tests over the past week.

Bangkok Post · Jul 21, 2022

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Bangkok Post · Jul 20, 2022

First book on Thai traditional remedies using ganja

The Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine has launched a book detailing 162 old remedies that have cannabis as an ingredient, the country’s first of its kind.

Bangkok Post · Jul 20, 2022

2,886 new Covid cases, 19 more deaths

There were 19 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2,886 new cases admitted to hospitals on Tuesday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post · Jul 19, 2022

Rural doctors want end to govt monopoly on antiviral drugs

The Rural Doctors Society (RDS) wants the government to end its monopoly on antiviral drugs, to ensure the country has enough to treat Covid-19 patients and bring down the price.

Bangkok Post · Jul 19, 2022

Private clinics to be allowed to prescribe molnupiravir for Covid-19

The Public Health Ministry plans to allow private clinics to purchase and prescribe the antiviral medication molnupiravir for Covid-19 patients, as private hospitals already do.

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Bangkok Post · Jul 19, 2022

Cannabis studies have boosted search for new treatments

Over 60 cannabis-related studies have been successfully launched since the plant was legalised for medical use three years ago, bolstering efforts to find alternative ways to treat cancer, insomnia and other health problems, according to the Public Health Ministry.

Bangkok Post · Jul 19, 2022

Daily Covid hospitalisations rise to 2,125, deaths to 18

There were 18 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2,125 new cases admitted to hospitals on Monday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post · Jul 18, 2022

1,814 new Covid cases, 17 more deaths

There were 17 more Covid-19 fatalities and 1,814 new cases admitted to hospitals on Sunday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Monday.

Bangkok Post · Jul 17, 2022

Govt warns Bangkok governor to curb activities to prevent Covid spread

The Public Health Ministry will on Monday tell Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt to limit public activities to minimise a possible coronavirus resurgence.

Bangkok Post · Jul 17, 2022

2,028 Covid hospitalisations, 18 deaths as true numbers unreported

A further 2,028 Covid-19 patients were admitted to medical facilities during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Sunday morning - the government is no longer reporting the number of positive tests, in an apparent attempt to 'endemicise' the disease - while another 18 people lost their…

Bangkok Post · Jul 16, 2022

2,025 new Covid cases, 20 more deaths

The country registered 20 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2,025 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Saturday morning.

Bangkok Post · Jul 15, 2022

Ministry urges 10-day isolation

The Public Health Ministry has urged people infected with Covid-19 who are self-isolating at home to comply with the 10-day quarantine period after reports that some people with the virus have not done so, putting others at risk.

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