Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul insisted on Monday on moving ahead with a plan to change the conditions for Covid-19 treatment, saying the decision was in line with a policy to downgrade the coronavirus.
He reaffirmed his stance after his deputy, Sathit Pitutecha, on Sunday called on him to delay the March 1 implementation for another month. He was worried about Omicron case surges in recent days.
The Public Health Ministry plans to remove Covid-19 treatment from the list of conditions covered by the Universal Coverage for Emergency Patients (UCEP) scheme from the beginning of next month.
The change means people who test…