Social inequality remains an obstacle in the provision of health care. As such, countries should not only focus on the financial aspect of universal health coverage but also empowering people, according to Jos Vandelaer, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Thailand.
Serious Covid situation in greater Bangkok
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published : 4 May 2021 at 15:21
91 A health worker gives advice to a woman waiting for a Covid-19 test at the Bon Kai youth centre in Pathumwan district of Bangkok on Tuesday as the government has detected a big cluster of Covid-19 cases that worsened the outbreak situation of Greater Bangkok. (Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut)
Covid-19 is raging in Greater Bangkok, including several crowded communities in the capital, and infections were partly linked to visits to pubs and Songkran travel, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration.
Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said on Tuesday that from April 28, the number of Covid-19 cases in Greater Bangkok surpassed those in 73 provinces combined. He cited 956 cases in Greater Bangkok and 794 in 73 other provinces over the past 24 hours.