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The Ministry of Public Health will on Friday propose new Covid-19 zoning with some provinces to be classified as "green zones", according to its permanent secretary, Dr Kiattiphum Wongrajit.

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Bars push reopening

Operators of night entertainment venues will reiterate their demand for the reopening of their businesses on Thursday, as the Public Health Ministry proposes to designate certain provinces as "green zones" where nightlife activities can resume.

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Health ministry clarifies ATK tests only for high-risk and symptomatic students

The Ministry of Public Health has confirmed that antigen tests for Covid-19 are not required for students returning to school for the new semester but should be administered to children considered high risk or showing mild symptoms.

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Cannabis Oil Deemed Essential Medicine In Thailand, Marijuana Products Available At Government Hospitals For Free

On Thursday, Thailand's Ministry of Public Health announced that three types of cannabis oil have been deemed essential medicine, reported Thaiger.

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Grade 1 students pass IQ standard

Intelligence quotient (IQ) tests of Thai first-grade students have shown they surpass the international standard score while their emotional quotient (EQ) score is in the average range, says the Ministry of Public Health.

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Govt detects 'infectious' sub-variants

Ministry of Public Health officials are on high alert after at least one foreign national was detected carrying an Omicron sub-variant with the potential to cause severe infections, according to the ministry's Department of Medical Sciences.

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Endemic switch on track

The Ministry of Public Health is keeping to its original schedule of declaring Covid-19 an endemic disease on July 1 despite a forecast indicating an increase in fatalities, mainly among senior citizens.

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PM warns health services to brace for Songkran surge

Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the Ministry of Public Health and other state agencies to prepare for a surge in Covid-19 infections when people return to work after the long holiday on Monday.

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Managing Covid drugs

Record Covid cases and ongoing reports of sluggish management of Covid medicine stock might derail the government's ambitious plans to list Covid-19 as endemic on July 1.

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NGO wants clarity on drug supplies

The Rural Doctor Society (RDS) is urging the Ministry of Public Health to be transparent about the country's supply of anti-viral favipiravir medicine so hospitals can better manage their stocks of the drug.

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Tech platform Primero launched in Thailand to help social workers better protect children

Unicef and the Ministry of Public Health recently launched an innovative platform to protect vulnerable children from physical and emotional violence.

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Songkran boost for seniors

The Ministry of Public Health is aiming to administer a third booster shot to 70% of the country's elderly population ahead of the Thai New Year holiday next month, as they face a greater risk of infection and death from the coronavirus.

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Clarion call for clarity

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.

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Endemic label 'won't affect costs'

The Ministry of Public Health downplayed concerns yesterday over the possibility that Covid-19 may soon be declared endemic in Thailand, saying the costs of medical treatment and vaccination won't be transferred to infected individuals once the disease is formally recognised as such.

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Young kids get 1st shots on Monday

The Ministry of Public Health will give the first round of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine to children aged five to 11 on Monday.

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Youngsters to get 1st shots on Monday

The Ministry of Public Health is ready to provide the first round of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine to children aged five to 11 on Monday at the Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health.

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How much is too much?

After the government approved the resumption of the Test & Go programme starting next week signalling a strong desire to restore the country's tourism and overall economy, the Ministry of Public Health also proposed a vaccination programme, focusing on the 10 tourism and high-risk provinces where a fourth Covid-19 jab…

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Cannabis 'pushed off' drugs list

The Ministry of Public Health's committee on narcotic control on Thursday endorsed a draft ministerial announcement under a new drug law that excludes some cannabis from the narcotics list.

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