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A respiratory disease expert at Siriraj Hospital said on Monday that the government was greatly underreporting the number of new Covid infections, saying daily new cases were estimated at about 50,000.

Siriraj Hospital is introducing 5G, Cloud, and AI technologies to improve its services to be more efficient and faster, bringing about new experiences for patients and serving as a model for the development of further Smart Hospitals in Thailand.

Six members of staff at Siriraj Hospital tested positive for Covid-19, though they did not work directly with patients.

Prof. Dr. Prasit Watanapa, Dean of Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, on December 2 received the CommunicAsia Awards 2020 in the “Most Innovative 5G Trial in APAC” category from Sanchai Noombunnam, Deputy Managing Director of Informa Markets Thailand, during the “5G Powered Smart Hospital Enabled with Cloud and AI” MoU signing ceremony between the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital and Huawei Thailand.

Huawei Technologies (Thailand) signed a "5G Powered Smart Hospital Enabled with Cloud and AI" memorandum of understanding with the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, to establish a smart platform that will enhance innovative medical services.

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) today (June 25) announced it had joined with Siriraj Hospital and Huawei Technologies (Thailand) to pioneer the use of 5G-powered unmanned vehicles in Thai healthcare.

The Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital at Mahidol University, has made 7,000 washable masks for doctors to prevent Covid-19 and counter opportunists selling face masks at unreasonably high prices, faculty dean Prof Dr Prasit Watanapa said today (March 17).

The Siriraj Dust Mite Centre for Services and Research recently said it would produce dust mite on semi-industrial scale which will further be used as the initial substance in mite allergen vaccine, after more than 20 years of research.

Siriraj Hospital yesterday (November 12) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Perceptra, an artificial intelligence (AI) company, for joint research into and development of medical AI which can help doctors read chest x-rays, Prof Dr. Prasit Watanapa, the dean of faculty of medicine Siriraj Hospital, said.

The Faculty of Medicine at Siriraj Hospital on Sunday organised a sombre commemoration event on the second anniversary of the passing of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

BANGKOK’S SIRIRAJ Hospital admitted yesterday that the mysterious illness that nearly killed actress Butsaran “Numtarn The Star” Thongchio, 28, earlier this week has never been encountered in Thailand before.

Siriraj Hospital announced on Tuesday that its treatment for cornea stem-cell deficiency and ocular surface burns via three stem-cell treatments, especially the “simple limbal epithelial transplantation” (SLET), have been a resounding success, with patients recovering quickly.