The Public Health Ministry is insisting on the continued use of favipiravir for Covid-19 treatment despite opposition from experts and a well-known activist.
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Friday told media he still trusts the efficacy of favipiravir and insists it will continue to be distributed to Thai Covid-19 patients with the approval of academics.
This is being done despite a recent warning from Dr Manoon Leechawengwongs, a pulmonary disease expert at Vichaiyut Hospital, who said the medicine has no proven curative effect, referring to the Japanese government’s decision to impose a ban on its use.
Mr Anutin added he did not care about the lawsuit brought against himself, the permanent secretary for public health, the director-general of the…
