The Thammasat University Hospital is renting two refrigerated shipping containers, to be used to chill the corpses of COVID-19 victims, because existing mortuaries do not have the capacity to handle the increasing number of people dying from the disease and other causes.

 

A post on the hospital’s Facebook page indicated that it was reluctant to tell the public about the overcrowded mortuaries, but it has to tell the truth about the problem, now and in the foreseeable future, so all sectors of society can brace for a worst-case scenario in Thailand’s healthcare system.

 

The post said that the hospital’s forensic science unit has the responsibility for Pathum Thani province and its vicinities and is, therefore, duty-bound to examine victims who die at home or in road accidents in its area of responsibility, to determine the cause of death, adding that the number of people dying, including from COVID-19, is steadily increasing and will soon overwhelm the hospital’s current mortuary facilities.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thammasat-hospital-to-rent-two-chilled-cargo-containers-for-growing-number-of-covid-19-corpses/

 

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13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

A post on the hospital’s Facebook page indicated that it was reluctant to tell the public about the overcrowded mortuaries, but it has to tell the truth about the problem, now and in the foreseeable future, so all sectors of society can brace for a worst-case scenario in Thailand’s healthcare system.

Prayut and Anutin should be ashamed of themselves, both now laying low and not parading around the country as before... scared to put their heads above cover now.

24 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Prayut and Anutin should be ashamed of themselves

You cannot be serious surely, shame !!!! They have no shame, they are completely oblivious to the serious state Thailand is in, due to their inability to perform their duties.

Only thing they care about is making money.

20 or 40 footers, you can get a lot of corpses in even a 20 foot

reefer, things much worse than reported ?

regards Worgeordie

Another misleading article.

The hospital handles deaths from all causes and the mortuary facilities could have quite easily been overcrowded without any covid deaths.

People seem to think that pre pandemic there were unlimited resources here in Thailand.

With thousands dying like flies, there must be an exponential market in these containers.

16 minutes ago, sandyf said:

Another misleading article.

The hospital handles deaths from all causes and the mortuary facilities could have quite easily been overcrowded without any covid deaths.

People seem to think that pre pandemic there were unlimited resources here in Thailand.

With thousands dying like flies, there must be an exponential market in these containers.

Sure mate, we never seen this in the news before and now we do and all of a sudden its because of other reasons. 

1 hour ago, sandyf said:

Another misleading article.

The hospital handles deaths from all causes and the mortuary facilities could have quite easily been overcrowded without any covid deaths.

Okay. Tell us the last time a hospital had so many fatalities that they were unable to cope. Thanks.

1 hour ago, sandyf said:

Another misleading article.

The hospital handles deaths from all causes and the mortuary facilities could have quite easily been overcrowded without any covid deaths.

Okay. Tell us the last time a hospital had so many fatalities that they were unable to cope. Thanks.

Was done in NYC 

2 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

Tell us the last time a hospital had so many fatalities that they were unable to cope

With respect, Khao Lak - tsunami in 2004!

 

2 hours ago, AwwYesNice1 said:

Was done in NYC 

That is not a shipping container........

With so many non covid related deaths then! smell a rat in the daily covid calculator figures here   

37 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

That is not a shipping container........

 

no Sherm, it's a refrigerated truck 

3 hours ago, Burma Bill said:

With respect, Khao Lak - tsunami in 2004!

 

Indeed. Is Thailand heading towards a similar situation now?

On 7/15/2021 at 4:02 AM, hotchilli said:

Prayut and Anutin should be ashamed of themselves, both now laying low and not parading around the country as before... scared to put their heads above cover now.

When 70 on average die daily countrywide, how can one hospital run out of morgue space? There are many hospitals and ppl move from morgue to crematirium. Are deaths much higher than reported?