Thailand’s hospitals under pressure as Covid crisis deepens
by Rebecca Ratcliffe and Navaon Siradapuvadol in Bang from on (#5MM3N)
Doctors forced to treat patients in car parks while others turned away as no beds available
Thailand's worsening Covid outbreak is placing intense pressure on hospitals, forcing doctors to treat patients in parking lots and turn away people who are severely ill.
The country was widely praised for its Covid response last year, when it maintained one of the lowest caseloads in the world. However, there is growing public anger over the government's recent handling of the pandemic, including its slow and chaotic vaccination campaign.
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