News Forum - GPO to sell ATKs at 35 baht amid increased testing demand

[Thaiger]

The Government Pharmaceutical Organisation is working to make available millions of cheap antigen test kits as some areas in the country are reporting shortages amid Covid-19 infection surges and Omicron fears. The GPO just announced a deal to sell 3.5 million ATKs at 35 baht per kit, the lowest price seen in Thailand. A new deal signed by the GPO would begin receiving 1 million kits per week after they purchased an initial 3.5 million ATKs. The government organization which has managed the import of vaccines and other pandemic medical supplies as the middleman between authorities and private hospitals and […]

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[palooka]

The 3.5 million went quickly. Bet there is a bit of reselling here.

[Jason]

This Is like Groundhog Day!!! These things happened in South Africa two months ago and in my country now and Thailand is about two weeks behind us. But the effects are the same. It feels like the Titanic is about to hit the iceberg... over and over again and still governments are acting without learning from countries who have had the Omicron wave.

[Jason]

The interesting part about Omicron is, it transmits so quickly and while it can be milder in it's symptoms, hospitalisations are also higher, because of the sheer number of people it infects. Then workers test positive and even if asymptomatic are called upon to isolate. Then 1 in 4 are out of the workforce. Supply chains are majorly disrupted. Shops run out of groceries. If this doesn't sound familiar to you....get used to it! That's what is about to happen in Thailand.