Thai cave boys to leave hospital, speak to media


This frame grab from handout video footage taken on July 13, 2018 and released by the Ministry of Health, Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital on July 14 shows rescued "Wild Boars" football team members recovering at the hospital in Chiang Rai province. Twelve boys and their football coach rescued from a cave in Thailand after 18 days will leave hospital on July 18, 2018 and speak to the media for the first time, a government spokesman said. -AFP / Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital and Ministry of Health

CHIANG RAI: Twelve boys and their football coach rescued from a cave in Thailand will leave hospital Wednesday and speak to the media for the first time, a government spokesman said.

The “Wild Boars” football team are being discharged a day earlier than announced and authorities hope that by holding the question and answer session before they head home it will satisfy the huge interest in their story.

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