Thailand: Bangkok setting up fifth field hospital, plans more hospitals to cope with increasing cases

Workers are making final preparations at the Pre-Admission Centre at Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok. The centre will accommodate Covid-19 patients and provide pre-admission care while waiting for beds in hospitals and field hospitals. - Bernama

BANGKOK, May 2 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is accelerating expansion of field hospitals and hospitels to tackle the third Covid-19 wave, Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang said on Sunday.

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Sunday reported 1,940 new cases and a record 21 deaths over a 24-hour period.