Thailand approves self-tests, self-isolation as COVID-19 cases climb

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Thailand has given the go-ahead for home isolation of coronavirus patients with mild symptoms and use of home self-test kits, as a stubborn coronavirus outbreak puts pressure on its capital's health-care and testing capacity.

Thailand has so far been predominantly using RT-PCR tests but long queues at testing facilities in Bangkok, the epicenter, have caused a rethink of measures to track infections.

A Food and Drug Administration official said efforts were being made to keep the price of the kits, which are less accurate than RT-PCR tests, at around 100 baht . Thailand recorded 8,685 infections and 56 deaths on Tuesday, among the 353,712 cases and 2,847 fatalities overall, most of which have been since early April.

 

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