The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has introduced new services in BMA-run hospitals to reduce the risk of Covid-19 transmission.
Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang said the BMA was launching “The New Normal Health Service” to ease overcrowding in BMA-run hospitals, a factor that had led to the virus spreading among patients and health workers.
Four million out-patients and 100,000 in-patients use the BMA’s hospitals each year.
Mr Aswin said the new normal services were telemedicine — to allow remote communication and diagnosis between doctors and patients — plus blood testing at home and delivering prescription medicines at drug stores near patients’ homes or even with the help of postal couriers.
“The new normal service aims to add convenience for the elderly, people with chronic diseases and the handicapped to reduce physical contact and visits to…
