BMA getting field hospitals ready to deal with new Covid wave

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BMA getting field hospitals ready to deal with new Covid wave

By THE NATION

 

Silapasuai Rawisaengsun

 

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) said on Friday that field hospitals in the capital can serve up to 1,700 patients, provided they are set up as planned.

 

Silapasuai Rawisaengsun, BMA’s permanent secretary, said now that the new wave of Covid-19 infections has intensified, the city authorities are preparing medical personnel to deal with the crisis.

 

She added that BMA has set up a field hospital at the geriatric hospital in Bang Khuntien to deal with asymptomatic patients or those with mild symptoms.

 

“This field hospital can serve 500 to 600 persons. BMA is surveying other areas that have the potential to be turned into field hospitals,” she added.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30400924

 

 

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[Dumbastheycome]

Good proactive  planning. If need  not be used is  better than not there  to use if needed.

[Boomer6969]

Amazing, they put "asymptomatic patients" into detention. Sorry I meant "field hospital". TIT

[Dumbastheycome]

4 minutes ago, Boomer6969 said:

Amazing, they put "asymptomatic patients" into detention. Sorry I meant "field hospital". TIT

You would rather they allowed infected people to  mingle?

[Backslider]

 

excellent idea, following what other countries have done, sometimes needed, sometimes not, but good to be prepared

[thedemon]

 

I won't be going for a covid test any time soon.