Thailand stocks up antiviral drugs against bird flu


BANGKOK: Thailand has stocked up some four million doses of antiviral drugs, as part of the Ministry of Public Health's high alert against deadly bird flu of all strains, Thai News Agency (TNA) reported.

Public Health Minister Dr. Pradit Sinthawanarong told reporters that his ministry has also closely coordinated with experts of the Thai Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives' Department of Livestocks Development, the Geneva-based World Health Organisation (WHO) and Thailand MOPH-US CDC Collaboration (TUC) to monitor the updated situation although there have been no bird flu cases reported in Thailand for over seven years.

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