The government has allocated more than a million antigen test kits (ATK) donated by Switzerland to maximum and strict control zones in the 13 hardest-hit provinces.
Government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed agencies to expedite the distribution of the ATKs to match the needs of patients in the most stricken areas, expressing his confidence that the equipment donated by the Swiss will help Thailand contain the spread of the virus.
Bangkok will be allocated 200,000 kits, while Nonthaburi and Pathum Thani will receive 75,000 kits each, with a further 70,000 kits going to Ayutthaya, Samut Sakhon, Nakhon Pathom, Chonburi, Samut Prakan and Chachoengsao. Another 45,000 will be allocated to the southern provinces in Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala and Songkhla, with 150,000 kits will be held in reserve at the Public Health Ministry.
Swiss authorities donated 1.1 million kits and 102 ventilators to Thailand to be distributed to residents and support mass testing against COVID-19 in communities. (NNT)
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