Thailand’s COVID-19 wards being phased out as COVID admissions fall

13 Sept 14:21 Key points summarised by AI

Thai hospitals are phasing out dedicated COVID-19 wards, citing a steady decline in admissions and an improving pandemic situation.
The shift includes more patients being treated at home and the conversion of COVID-19 specific wards back to general patient care, exemplified by Lerdsin Hospital.
Health agencies continue to monitor global COVID-19 trends and are preparing for the reclassification of COVID-19 as an endemic disease.
Parents are urged to vaccinate children aged five and over, and ensure adults around unvaccinated young children are fully inoculated with booster shots.
Hospital services, such as surgery, are gradually returning to normal, though a warning about increasing dengue fever cases, which share similar symptoms with COVID-19, has been issued.

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