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Anutin confirms Covid-19 will be removed from emergency treatment list

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul walks in company with senior ministry officials to a Covid-19 meeting at Government House last Friday. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu)

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…

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