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The National Health Security Office (NHSO) will start distributing the Covid-19 antiviral drug Molnupiravir to people in vulnerable groups via the telemedicine app operator Clicknic Health Co Ltd.

Covid-19 patients will soon be given Molnupiravir antiviral drugs instead of Favipiravir, the National Health Security Office (NHSO) said on Tuesday.

Covid-19 patients in Bangkok and its five satellite provinces will be provided with telemedicine services in a bid to curb the spread of the virus and ease the workload of medical personnel.

Treatment of Covid-19 patients in home or community isolation is still covered under the National Health Security scheme, the National Health Security Office (NHSO) said on Saturday.

Covid-19 patients who have not developed symptoms for 14 days can safely get their influenza jab, the National Health Security Office (NHSO) said on Friday.

The National Health Security Office (NHSO) will stop paying for Covid-19 laboratory tests at hospitals that are not under the National Health Security scheme for holders of gold cards from July 1 to prepare for the endemic stage of the disease under a Public Health Ministry plan.

The National Health Security Office (NHSO) has paid 1.71 billion baht in compensation to 14,034 people who developed side effects from Covid-19 vaccines over the past year.

Around 700 drugstores nationwide have joined a National Health Security Office programme to treat asymptomatic and mild Covid-19 patients as outpatients under self-isolation, the NHSO chief said on Thursday.

The National Health Security Office (NHSO), Thailand Post Distribution (THPD) and the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) reached an agreement to deliver Favipiravir to Covid-19 patients under the Home Isolation scheme on Tuesday.

The Omicron variant of Covid-19 is very contagious and can be picked up from any of 10 contact points, the National Health Security Office (NHSO) warned.

The National Health Security Office (NHSO) is upgrading the Covid-19 hotline to handle up to 30,000 calls per day when people return from Songkran trips.

The National Health Security Office (NHSO) said on Sunday that its 1330 hotline will be able to respond to Covid-19 patients, especially those in vulnerable groups, even if there is a surge after the long Songkran holidays.