Doctors call off threat

"Actually, our declaration not to treat police was mainly a symbolic message," a lecturer said. "We had to do something because we can't just ignore what happened on October 7. If we stayed silent, how would people know what really happened?"

The lecturer refused to give his name out of fear that some pro-government elements might try to threaten him.

Although the ban against police was lifted, the doctors have not yet withdrawn their boycott of Cabinet members and government MPs except in emergency cases.

Medical Council chairman Somsak Lohlekha said not a single complaint had come from police about a lack of care from physicians.

"So, I'm convinced that police still receive medical treatment," he said.

However, some doctors probably had already been denied service at some establishments where the workers or owners disagreed with the doctors' decision not to accept police as their patients, he said.

"The shops have their right to do so. But it'll be better to post a clear announcement," he said. "Doctors will then go to other shops instead".