NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A field hospital closed only 12 days ago was reopened on Friday following a sharp rise in the number of Covid-19 cases detected in the province.
Provincial governor Wichien Chantharanothai announced the reopening of the hospital in Liptapanlop Hall at the Chalerm Phrakiat sports stadium in Muang district.
He said it could accommodate150 patients.
The announcement followed a spike in new infections in the province to 119 cases, 92 local infections and 27 arriving from other areas, reported by the province on Thursday, up from 72 a day earlier.
The hospital would be admitting the first 50 patients on…
