Several hospitals have begun closing their Covid-19 wards as the number of virus-linked admissions has fallen, according to the Department of Medical Services.
That is because most Covid-19 patients are now receiving care at home for mild symptoms, said Dr Somsak Akksilp, director-general of the department, yesterday.
“With this decreased workload in handling Covid-19 patients, it’s time for hospitals to return healthcare resources to other departments that need them more,” he said.
Dr Naronglit Masaya-anon, deputy dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Mahidol University, meanwhile, said Ramathibodi Hospital is resuming its normal operation timetable after many were delayed while priority was given to Covid-19 patients.
Lerdsin Hospital, too, is scaling back and will stop admitting Covid-19 cases to its field unit which currently only has 30-40 of its 200 beds…
