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Private hospitals have been warned against denying medical treatment to Covid-19 patients, with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha adding that changes to the Universal Coverage for Emergency Patients (UCEP) scheme won't take effect until March 1.

BANGKOK: Private hospitals have been warned against denying medical treatment to COVID-19 patients, with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha adding that changes to the Universal Coverage for Emergency Pa

MORE than 50% of Thailand’s hospital beds are still available despite the surge in Omicron cases, the Department of Medical Services reported.

Authorities are stepping up disease control measures once again, as the nation braces for a possible new surge in Covid-19 cases following a recent spike of infections across several parts of the country.

The Public Health Ministry is to introduce a Universal Coverage for Emergency Patients (UCEP) Plus programme for Covid-19 patients with moderate to severe symptoms.

More than 50% of Thailand’s hospital beds are still available despite the surge in Omicron cases, the Department of Medical Services reports.

The government has been vocal about downgrading Covid-19 and the right for people to receive emergency treatment anywhere but completely silent on the emergency decree that has been in use for almost two years.

VICHAIYUT Hos­pital respiratory specialist Dr Manoon Leecha­weng­wongs has advised the government to make it possible for people to co-exist with Covid-19, so the economy can be revived.

Well-known respiratory specialist Dr Manoon Leechawengongs called for radical changes in the way new Covid-19 cases are handled and for expensive RT-PCR tests in general to be stopped.

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has insisted the government will proceed with plans to remove Covid-19 from the list of conditions covered by the Universal Coverage for Emergency Patients (UCEP) scheme.