BANGKOK, March 3 (TNA) – The Office of Permanent Secretary for Public Health ordered 14 hospitals under its supervision near Bangkok to treat COVID-19 outpatients from the capital from tomorrow (March 4) onwards.

 

Dr Kiattiphum Wongrajit, permanent secretary for public health, said the order was aimed at helping COVID-19 cases in Bangkok who had waited long for COVID-19 treatment services from the hotline number 1330. The 14 hospitals would welcome those whose antigen tests returned positive for COVID-19 and their medical personnel would screen the people, hand out medications to those who needed them and advised the people on self-treatment.

 

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13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Office of Permanent Secretary for Public Health ordered 14 hospitals under its supervision near Bangkok to treat COVID-19 outpatients from the capital from tomorrow (March 4) onwards.

Somehow I think the 20,000 approx infections reported daily is woefully low.

A newspaper out of Bangkok reported that patients with Potential Covid are now required to seek help from Hospitals in the surrounding Provinces to Bangkok