"Test kits"

The Department of Medical Sciences has reduced the fee for real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests from THB1,300 to THB1,100 to promote accurate testing of the Covid-19 virus amid concerns that the new Omicron variant, which was discovered in South Africa last week, is spreading globally.

The National Health Security Office (NHSO) said 8.5 million antigen test kits will be distributed for free to Covid-19 high-risk groups in Bangkok.

The Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) on Monday signed a purchase agreement for 8.5 million Chinese-made antigen test kits (ATKs) and expects to begin distributing them for free next week.

The Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) is going ahead with the procurement of 8.5 million sets of antigen test kits (ATKs) to ensure they will be delivered by August-end, while assuring of transparency in the bidding process.

The Air Force has deployed flights to deliver 12,000 rapid antigen test kits provided by the National Health Security Office (NHSO) to hospitals in three southern border provinces.

In a meeting on Monday, the National Health Security Office (NHSO) earmarked 1.014 billion for the purchase of rapid antigen test kits to help uncover more Covid-19 cases nationwide.

Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the “COXY-AMP” Covid-19 test kit developed by researchers from the National Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (Biotech) and Mahidol University’s Faculty of Tropical Medicine.