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Wednesday, 28 July 2021 12:11 GMT
By Juarawee Kittisilpa and Artorn Pookasook
The spike in COVID-19 cases in the capital has put pressure on the country's health system, with only 5.6% of its more than 66 million population fully vaccinated
BANGKOK, July 28 (Reuters) - Thai volunteers on Wednesday turned a cargo warehouse at Bangkok's Don Muang Airport into a 1,800-bed field hospital for COVID-19 patients with less severe symptoms, as the country deals with its biggest outbreak to date.
The Southeast Asian nation reported a daily record of 16,533 new cases, plus 133 new deaths on Wednesday ...
... "This is a level 1+ field hospital where it can receive a large number of patients, who have less severe symptoms," Rienthong Nanna, director of Mongkutwattana Hospital, told Reuters.
