Doctors arrive in capital amid surge in cases

Doctors arrive in capital amid surge in cases
Doctors arrive in capital amid surge in cases
THAILAND: While the government is upbeat about its Phuket reopening scheme, health personnel in Greater Bangkok are struggling to deal with a surge of new COVID-19 infections and deaths.
Friday 2 July 2021, 09:10AM
Thongchai Kiratihatthayakon, deputy permanent secretary for public health: “Now, Bangkok and the surrounding provinces are in a real crisis, patients are beginning to die at home.” Photo: Bangkok Post
Hospitals are experiencing a shortage of intensive care unit (ICU) beds and staff to take care of patients in serious condition. The Public Health Ministry has mobilised 144 newly-graduated doctors from several provinces to help take care of patients amid the shortage of medical personnel in Bangkok. A welcoming event was organised yesterday (July 1) for the doctors who specialise in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, infectious diseases and critical care medicine.

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