Armed forces ordered to set up more field hospitals

[Jonathan Fairfield]

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Security agencies have been urged to maintain stringent border controls and restrictions on population movements in a COVID-19-related meeting, with the armed forces now called on to set up more field hospitals to accommodate the surge of COVID-19 cases.

 

The Ministry of Defence has ordered the armed forces to set up field hospitals to cope with the surge of COVID-19 cases, and for security agencies to maintain stringent measures along the borders.

 

The Ministry of Defence Spokesman, Lt Gen Kongcheep Tantravanich said today that Deputy Minister of Defence Gen Chaichan Changmongkol has held a meeting with the Internal Security Operations Command, agencies under the Ministry of Defence, the armed forces, and the Royal Thai Police via video conference, where he urged these agencies to continue strictly enforcing COVID-19 containment measures.

 

The meeting emphasized the screening of people arriving at border crossings, and the suppression of illegal entries. Over the last week, security agents have arrested 248 people entering Thailand illegally; the are Laotian - 110 people, Cambodian - 69 people; Myanmar - 25 people, and four Chinese people.

 

In the meeting, agencies were urged to enforce stringent movement control measures, with security officials actively on site at 606 construction camps in Bangkok, and 88 road checkpoints set up to prevent unauthorized travels.

 

The Royal Thai Armed Forces has received a request to find suitable locations within military bases to set up more field hospitals, especially in the 10 maximum and serious control provinces, as well as to deploy military doctors, volunteers, and vehicles on proactive testing missions and patient transport.

 

-- © Copyright NNT 2021-07-18

 

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[ThailandRyan]

The border will be ringed with field hospitals and Migrant refugee camps, wonder if Thailand will be making their own new regulations allowing them to enter freely and then providing them with free medical, free jabs, and .....oh hell what was I thinking that's the US

[DrJack54]

Today 11397

Die 101

[Fex Bluse]

The Thai Armed Farces to the rescue 

[DrJack54]

Soon a positive result will mean straight to field hospital do not pass GO.

Or isolate at home 'keep the fluids up'

Edited July 18, 2021 by DrJack54

[mtls2005]

45 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

The Ministry of Defence has ordered the armed forces to set up field hospitals to cope with the surge of COVID-19 cases, and for security agencies to maintain stringent measures along the borders.

 

Given the situation here I'm surprised folks from nearby countries want to come here, now?

 

Half-expect Thais to be heading out, at least to get a vaccination.

 

And not sure they have enough staff for these "hospitals"?

 

Maybe best to call them what they really are?

 

 

 

 

 

[Phuketshrew]

18 minutes ago, Fex Bluse said:

The Thai Armed Farces to the rescue 

Yep. They have just ordered 2 new subs to patrol the Mekhong ...

[DrJack54]

20 minutes ago, Phuketshrew said:

Yep. They have just ordered 2 new subs to patrol the Mekhong ...

You gotta feel sorry for the captain. 

He never gets to Yell...,DIVE DIVE DIVE.

[CharlieH]

Reported post removed.

[tingtong]

Finally I got it!!

It isn't a new submarine they buy, it is a new field hospital!!

The ultimate isolation!!

 

 

[Rampant Rabbit]

2 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

restrictions on population movements

Total and utter BS, my Wife drove from BKK to Prachuap yesteday only one stop  point and she wound down her window 1  inch and they waved her on instantly without any question.............THATS the check, she's  on Bangkok plates on her car. They are stopping nothing and no one, it is of  course very good lip service.

[MrJ2U]

"Armed forces ordered to set up more field hospitals"

 

IN exchange for outdated Chinese Submarines.

[IAMHERE]

11 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Today 11397

Die 101

101 died today ?  Wow; or is that so far this month, this week, this wave ?  Not sure what numbers mean here TIT.

BTW, hope those tents are air conditioned and mosquito proof.

Edited July 18, 2021 by IAMHERE

[sharecropper]

10 hours ago, Rampant Rabbit said:

Total and utter BS, my Wife drove from BKK to Prachuap yesteday only one stop  point and she wound down her window 1  inch and they waved her on instantly without any question.............THATS the check, she's  on Bangkok plates on her car. They are stopping nothing and no one, it is of  course very good lip service.

I drove from Pattaya to Bangkok today in a Bangkok licenced car and saw not one single checkpoint - very little traffic too.

[internationalism]

just nice propaganda exercise.

as everything army does

[hotchilli]

22 hours ago, Fex Bluse said:

The Thai Armed Farces to the rescue 

For a second I thought that one word was almost an anagram.

[jacko45k]

12 hours ago, IAMHERE said:

101 died today ?  Wow; or is that so far this month, this week, this wave ?  Not sure what numbers mean here TIT.

BTW, hope those tents are air conditioned and mosquito proof.

You were right first time.... then went completely wrong.