A field hospital has been opened at the now-infamous shrimp market in Samut Sakhon, despite strong objections from local people.
The hospital has 30 beds and is now almost complete, ready to provide treatment for Covid-19 patients with mild symptoms. Those more seriously ill will be sent to normal hospitals.
Permanent secretary for public health Kiattiphum Wongrajit and his entourage on Thursday visited the hospital to follow up on the Covid-19 situation in the area, which has become a hotspot of new infections among mostly migrant workers.
Seventy-five patients have so far been treated at the…