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Dealing with all types of discrimination and developing a public health system to treat patients equally is key to tackling Aids, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Tuesday.

Medics, patients draw pictures in makeshift hospital in Shanghai to encourage each other

Separated by less than an arm's length, people at a quarantine facility in the Chinese city of Shanghai after testing positive for COVID-19 lie in rows of grey camp beds, suitcases and other belongings strewn next to them.

Covid-19 patients should use a separate bathroom, close the commode lid before flushing and clean the quarters regularly as the RNA virus has been found in patients' stools, National Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology director Anan Jongkaewwattana advised on Wednesday.

Kerry Express delivery service provider is distributing free “care boxes” to asymptomatic Covid patients who are in home isolation.

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 prime minister has called on relevant government agencies to ensure all Covid-19 patients from vulnerable groups are hospitalised in a bid to minimise deaths, the government’s spokesperson said on Friday.

Covid-19 patients who develop moderate or severe symptoms can receive free treatment under the UCEP Plus scheme from Wednesday, Public Health Ministry permanent secretary Dr Kiattiphum Wongrajit announced on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed relevant state agencies to ensure that all Covid-19 patients get free treatment based on their rights once the so-called UCEP Plus scheme is implemented next Wednesday (March 16).

Chulalongkorn Hospital announced it would cut outpatient treatment by 50 per cent because of the rising number of new Omicron infections.

The Saimai Tong Rot (Saimai District Must Survive) and Zendai Facebook pages posted evidence of Covid-19 patients lying on pavements awaiting help, refuting Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s remarks.

The Health Service Support Department on Friday warned private hospitals against charging Covid-19 patients for medical expenses, saying the disease has not yet been removed from the emergency list.