Field hospitals in Samut Sakhon standing by to admit 800 new COVID-19
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COVID-19 Case Investigation in Thailand. Photo: CDC Global / flickr. CC BY 2.0.
Field hospitals in Thailand’s coastal province of Samut Sakhon were placed on standby on Monday to receive the around 800 new COVID-19 cases, expected after health officials began screening as many as 10,000 people a day for five consecutive days in a mass pro-active screening exercise.
CCSA deputy spokesperson Dr. Apisamai Srirangsan told a news conference this morning that there are now 1,091 beds in field hospitals, with 1,400 more beds to be available by Friday.
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By Thai PBS World