Hospitals in Thailand: Hotels for COVID-19 Patient

The “Hospitel” is a new type of quarantine facility in Thailand designed to reduce the number of COVID-19 patients staying in hospitals during the outbreak. Hotels are transformed into surveillance areas for COVID-19 patients for the hospitals to have more capacity to manage more critical Coronavirus patients. What is Hospitel? As the COVID-19 epidemic is […]

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Thailand’s Comptroller Department Issues Criteria for Home and Community Isolation Schemes

Thailand’s Comptroller General’s Department has issued a set of criteria for COVID-19 patients under home or community isolation, which will facilitate the government’s decision to allow COVID-19 patients with mild or no symptoms to quarantine at home, or at other approved venues within their communities. Department Director-General Prapas Kong-ied said eligible patients can have their […]

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Thailand receives Japan-donated AstraZeneca doses

The Thai government has officially received more than 1 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine donated by the government of Japan. These donated doses will help increase Thailand’s vaccine supply, as a national vaccination drive continues. The government of Thailand today held an official receipt ceremony for 1,053,090 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine donated by […]

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GPO denies overcharging for Moderna jabs

The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO), insisted today that the price per-dose of the Moderna vaccine it plans to sell to private hospitals, reflects actual costs, dismissing allegations of overcharging. The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) has also released a statement in which it responds to allegations the organization is overcharging private hospitals buying the Moderna vaccine. […]

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