Thailand Ministry of Health reports 22,311 new COVID-19 cases and an additional 42 deaths since yesterday. The ministry also announced an additional 17,470 recovered patients.
Green chiretta production will be ramped up by the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine. Fah talai jone is a famous alternative medicine for favipiravir for those with mild to no symptoms.
Green chiretta has been found to be able to cure mild symptoms of COVID-19. During the first wave of the pandemic in the country, many studies were conducted on its effectiveness. Many COVID patients have fully recovered because of herbal medicine. There are qualities in the plant that could help eliminate the virus inside the body.
Department director-general, Dr. Yongyot Thammawut announced the distribution of over 30,000 packs of green chiretta. Other tens of thousands are distributed to the provinces.
Fah talai jone comes either as an extract or as a capsule. A larger than usual dose is used for people with mild to no symptoms. Dr. Yongyot said that those who are taking the green chiretta should not combine it with favipiravir.
Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, a government spokesman announced that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered that all who are suffering COVID-19 must have unrestricted access to healthcare.
It is also suggested to take home isolation as an initial step rather than hospitalization. This will help not to overload the health care system. It is recommended to reserve hospital beds for severe cases. Overwhelming the healthcare system unnecessarily will cause more fatalities.
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