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Thailand national Covid-19 hotline gets over 70,000 calls a day, system “overwhelmed”
People testing positive for Covid-19 are overwhelming Thailand’s national Covid-19 hotline with calls, despite the majority of people infected with Omicron having mild or no symptoms. The National Health Security Office announced today that there are now over 70,000 calls a day, and this is “exceeding the system capability”. The highest ever number of calls came on Tuesday, with 70,300…
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Thailand News Today | Thailand to declare covid endemic in 4 months?
Thailand’s health ministry wants to declare Covid 19 as endemic in the next 4 months. Senior ministry official Kiattiphum Wongrajit says the Omicron variant has resulted in a much lower fatality rate than in previous waves, and while lung infections are increasing, cases of severe illness are still lower than earlier waves of the coronavirus. Health officials say deaths are…
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Thailand News Today | FDA approves sale of DIY covid tests, Restrictions ease | October 1
Jett goes through all the main headlines across Thailand that include: Thailand’s FDA has approved the sale of Covid-19 antigen test kits in shops and online retailers and The tourism authority of Thailand remains ever optimistic as the recent easing of restrictions should entice a larger crowd of foreign visitors
