snoop1130 Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 The National Health Security Office (NHSO) will seek an additional budget to help those affected by the third wave of COVID-19,because the number of COVID-19 patients in the country continues to rise. NHSO secretary-general Dr.Jadej Thammatacharee said the NHSO board has agreed to seek 9.8 billion baht from the government, to pay COVID-19 expenses from April to September this year. He said the office has spent around 600 million a month, but the figure will likely increase to 1.5–2 billion baht a month soon. The increase is mainly the result of new services for home-quarantined people, the extension of the symptom observation period, from 10 to 14 days, and more proactive screening. Dr Jadej added that the NHSO had projected the daily number of virus cases at 750 from April to May and 200 from June to September. The number of COVID-19 patients entering state quarantine facilities is estimated at 15 per day or 52,600 in total. -- © Copyright NNT 2021-05-14 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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