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MedPark hospital and the Austrian Embassy in Bangkok have joined hands to promote collaboration and provide Austrian citizens in Thailand with the “best-equipped medical services”, a press release said.

HCM CITY — The private sector has an opportunity to build geriatric care facilities that provide good care for elderly people, given rising demand for such services, HCM City officials say.

(PR News) MedPark Hospital Management Team led by Prof. Dr Sin Anuras together with Dr Pongpat Patanavanich on May 6 honorably welcome H.E. Moon Seoung-Hyun, Ambassador of Embassy of the Republic of Korea, and Youngchang Jun, Chairman of The Korean Association in Thailand to the signing ceremony of the Medical Service Agreement between MedPark Hospital, the Embassy and the Association.

Hospitals are making special preparations for the start of the school year next month, as data shows more than half of children killed by Covid-19 are under five years old.

One week after the Songkran holiday, Covid-19 patients occupy just over one-third of available hospital beds nationwide, the Medical Service Department reports.

Seniors aged over 60 and any person with one of seven chronic health problems are eligible for free treatment at any hospital if they test positive for Covid-19, the government's Anti-Fake News Centre confirmed on Friday.

Public health minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered all provincial public health officials on standby during the “7 dangerous days” of Songkran, when traffic accidents soar as people travel back to their hometowns for festivities.

Covid-19 patients who face the risk of developing severe symptoms are entitled to free treatment at any hospital under the Universal Coverage for Emergency Patents Plus (UCEP Plus) scheme, the Department of Medical services chief said on Friday.

Buoyed by the fact that five hospitals under the Public Health Ministry’s jurisdiction were included in Newsweek’s list of 30 best hospitals in Thailand, the ministry’s permanent secretary said the ranking was evidence that services provided by state hospitals was of top quality.

With Covid-19 no longer considered an emergency condition, the Social Security Office (SSO) has come up with guidelines to help SSO members who have contracted Covid-19.

A top health expert has urged Thailand to follow the example of other countries and stop testing people for Covid-19.

A cabinet meeting on Tuesday approved the Public Health Ministry’s new Universal Coverage for Emergency Patients (UCEP) scheme for Covid-19 patients, called “UCEP Covid Plus”, which will go into effect from March 16, Department of Health Service Support director-general Dr Thares Krainairawiwong said on Thursday.