Outpatient service seen as the ‘new normal’
Public programmed as endemic era looms
The Public Health Ministry sought public understanding about the newly launched Outpatient under Self-Isolation service on Tuesday as it manages the transition of Covid-19 to an endemic disease.
It expects the new service will replace home isolation in most cases.
Dr Kiattiphum Wongrajit, the ministry’s permanent secretary, said 95% of cases are now either asymptomatic or mild, meaning there is no need for most people who are infected to receive…