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Thailand's Vichaiyut Hospital respiratory specialist Dr Manoon Leechawengwongs on Tuesday advised the government to make it possible for people to coexist with Covid-19, so the economy can be revived.

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is moving ahead with a plan to change the conditions for Covid-19 treatment.

Cancer is one of the 10 non-communicable diseases that has been a threat to global health. In 2020, some 10 million people were killed by the disease, the World Health Organisation said.

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has been urged to reconsider the decision to exclude Covid-19 treatments from the list of conditions covered by the Universal Coverage for Emergency Patients (UCEP) scheme, as the number of new infections is still on the rise.

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul insisted on Monday on moving ahead with a plan to change the conditions for Covid-19 treatment, saying the decision was in line with a policy to downgrade the coronavirus.

Covid-19 patients will still be treated for free under Thailand’s public healthcare programmes after March 1, the National Health Security Office (NHSO) confirmed on Sunday.

The government is considering tightening anti-Covid measures on Valentine's Day and the Songkran holiday period in response to a rapid increase in new infections.

BANGKOK: The government is considering tightening anti-COVID measures on Valentine’s Day and the Songkran holiday period in response to a rapid increase in new infections.

BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): From March, Covid-19 patients in Thailand will be treated under the gold card, social security or government welfare schemes because funds for the emergency treatment system have run out, a senior health official said on Friday (Feb 11).

Means-testing support for fuel-poor households will leave millions in hardship.