Covid patients scramble: Risk of spread to countryside as people flee Bangkok looking for beds. Sanook reported that there were now virtually no beds for Covid patients in Bangkok and surrounding areas as they were all full. ASEAN NOW

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Sanook reported that there were now virtually no beds for Covid patients in Bangkok and surrounding areas as they were all full.

 

With the health service under increasing strain from large numbers of cases of the virus many people waiting for a bed were deciding to go to their hometowns to seek help.

 

Many were not in the system and represented a great risk of the spread of the virus. 

 

The authorities have told people not to travel under their own steam. They have been told to check with hospitals in their hometowns and local authorities before deciding whether to return home to look for a bed and treatment.

 

Sanook published a list of 31 provinces where people could contact the authorities and possibly find a bed. 

 

These included Korat, Sa Kaeo, Si Saket, Nong Khai, Khon KaenLoei, Phitsanuloke, Singburi, Lampang, Nakhon Phanom, Kalsin, Phayao, Phrae, Mahasarakham, Ubon, Yasothon, kamphaeng Phet and several other provinces.