The number of patients admitted to hospital increased by 81% due to a 19% surge in the number of people injured in road accidents during the Songkran festival compared to last year, according to the Ministry of Public Health.
Dr Opas Kankawinpong, the ministry’s permanent secretary, said he was concerned by the increased number of injuries caused by road accidents, adding most drivers and passengers had neglected basic safety rules such as wearing helmets while driving and fastening seat belts.
He said figures collected by the ministry’s Public Health Emergency Operation Centre collected on April 11–16 showed the number of accumulated injured people reached 17,775 cases — a 19.3% increase from last year. Among them, 3,814 cases were admitted to hospital, up 81.8%.
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