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Bangkok Post
Bangkok Post
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City Hall opens new field hospitals

Bangkok City Hall has opened two new field hospitals with a total of 500 beds for Covid-19 patients with mild symptoms.

Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt on Wednesday met non-governmental organisations such as the Zendai Foundation and Sai Mai Tong Rod group to improve guidelines on how to best manage the rising number of Covid-19 patients being treated by hospitals.

Mr Chadchart said the BMA's affiliated hospitals have about 760 beds allocated for moderate-to-severe Covid-19 cases. As of Wednesday, about 47% of their beds were occupied, including 17 severe cases.

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