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1,962 new Covid cases, 32 more deaths

There were 32 more Covid-19 fatalities and 1,962 new cases admitted to hospitals on Friday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Saturday.

Bangkok Post · Jul 30, 2022

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Bangkok Post · Jul 29, 2022

Police confused by pot memo

The Ministry of Public Health recalled an urgent letter shortly after it was sent to the police asking them to take legal action against those who failed to get permits related to the use of cannabis.

Bangkok Post · Jul 28, 2022

Bhumjaithai's cannabis legalisation policy has backfired

Cannabis legalisation -- a policy platform of the Bhumjaithai Party (BJP) -- was groundbreaking in many ways. The BJP should be proud of fulfilling its electoral promise to voters regarding the legalisation.

Bangkok Post · Jul 18, 2022

50k daily cases 'more likely'

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.

Bangkok Post · Jul 14, 2022

Seven nations removed from Covid-19 watchlist

The Ministry of Public Health has revoked its previous declaration of seven countries as Covid-19 danger zones, citing an improvement in the pandemic situation and global vaccinations.

Bangkok Post · Jul 11, 2022

Seven nations removed from Covid-19 watchlist

The Ministry of Public Health has revoked its previous declaration of seven countries as Covid-19 danger zones, citing an improvement in the pandemic situation and the global vaccination coverage against coronavirus.

Bangkok Post · Jul 9, 2022

Ministry signs contract to buy long-acting antibody drug

The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday signed a procurement agreement with AstraZeneca for 257,500 doses of the long-acting antibody drug Evusheld, which boosts Covid-19 immunity in patients with low immunity levels.

Bangkok Post · Jul 6, 2022

Doctor says too early to drop guard

A leading pulmonary disease specialist has called on the Ministry of Public Health to postpone its plan to declare Thailand in the post-pandemic stage from today, a prelude to declaring Covid-19 an endemic disease.

Bangkok Post · Jun 30, 2022

New app hopes to help people with depression

In collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health, the Thai Health Promotion Foundation and the medicine and engineering faculties at Chulalongkorn University launched DMind, an application that features a deep-learning AI to diagnose people with depression.

Bangkok Post · Jun 22, 2022