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Covid-19 patients who have not developed symptoms for 14 days can safely get their influenza jab, the National Health Security Office (NHSO) said on Friday.

At least nine Bangkokians have been treated for symptoms resulting from smoking or consuming marijuana over the past two weeks after the plant was legalised on June 9.

Shanghai has built over 100 makeshift hospitals for COVID-19 treatment with over 160,000 beds, the Shanghai municipal government said at a press conference on Saturday.

Chinese tech giant Huawei is planning to expand its 5G smart hospital project to other hospitals after its initial project in Siriraj Hospital achieved success.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Friday launched a mobile application enabling patients to book appointments and check their records at public hospitals across the capital.

The Public Health Ministry has instructed state hospitals in 14 provinces around the capital to treat Covid-19 patients from Bangkok having mild symptoms.

The ongoing Covid-19 crisis has helped public hospitals in remote areas escape financial doom thanks to more government funding, an official from the Public Health Ministry said.

From next month, haemodialysis will be free for patients with kidney failure under the universal healthcare system, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Friday.

Bangkok’s public and private hospitals are preparing up to 30,000 beds for Covid-19 patients amid an expected surge in cases of Omicron variant. On Thursday the capital’s daily caseload jumped to 937 new infections.

"The bodies were transferred to the Sucua morgue," it said, adding that the 25 injured people, including minors and adults, were taken to various local hospitals.

As other industries with workers in public-facing roles, like airlines and hospitals, have moved toward requiring COVID-19 vaccines, "retailers have dug in their heels, citing concerns about a labor shortage," reported The New York Times.

The Private Hospitals Association said on Sunday that it would allocate 40 per cent of 1.9 million Moderna Covid-19 vaccine doses to hospitals nationwide between November and December.