A COVID-19 testing site in Bangkok, Thailand. (Source: AFP/VNA) The hospital is in Nonthaburi’s Impact Muang ThongThani and serves metropolitan Bangkok.
The ministry recently added 1,500 beds, bringing thetotal capacity to 3,700 beds and will add another 300 beds to accommodate 4,000patients, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said.
Bussarakham Field Hospital treats patients who havemoderate symptoms with underlying health issues that require close monitoring, andpatients who have tested positive but are asymptomatic or have minor symptoms.
Since its establishment on May 14, the hospital has admitted 5,064 patients, 3,055 of whom have recovered and beendischarged, while 167 have been transferred to other hospitals.
The country on July 5 reported 6,166 new COVID-19cases and 50 deaths, raising the national count to 289,233 and death toll to 2,276.
Meanwhile, the Lao National Taskforce for COVID-19Prevention and Control has announced that people living in Laos will berequired to install the LaoKYC app on their smartphones and check in with a QR code as part of new contact tracing regulations.
The use of the QR code will allow health authoritiesto monitor the movement of the population, making it easier to undertakecontact tracing in the event of a Covid-19 localized outbreak.
The Lao National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention andControl has instructed all residents of Laos to install the app on theirsmartphones after facing difficulty tracing people suspected of being infectedwith Covid-19.
Residents who do not have a smartphone will berequired to write down their phone number when visiting shops, businesses, andrestaurants.
Authorities say the information will be kept strictlyconfidential and will only remain in the system for a period of 30 days.
Public areas and businesses such as restaurants and retailshops will be required to register for a QR code under the system atwww.laokyc.gov.la and display it at their premises.
The Lao health ministry said on July 5 that thecountry recorded 56 new cases over the past 24 hours, pushing the national tallyto 2,300.
Cambodia registered 896 new COVID-19 cases on July 5,bringing the national caseload to 55,187 so far, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.
The new infections included 686 local cases and 210imported cases, it said.
A total of 28 new fatalities were recorded, taking thedeath toll to 748, the statement said, adding that 646 more patients recovered,raising the total number of recoveries to 47,386.
The ministry's secretary of state and spokeswoman Or Vandinesaid vaccines, along with other preventive measures, would save lives fromCOVID-19.
The Southeast Asian nation began a vaccination driveon February 10.
As of July 4, some 7.81 million vaccine doses had beenadministered, with 4.53 million people receiving the first dose and 3.28million having completed the two-dose inoculation.
The country has planned to inoculate at least 10million out of its 16-million population by November./.
Authorities say the information will be kept strictlyconfidential and will only remain in the system for a period of 30 days.
Public areas and businesses such as restaurants and retailshops will be required to register for a QR code under the system atwww.laokyc.gov.la and display it at their premises.
The Lao health ministry said on July 5 that thecountry recorded 56 new cases over the past 24 hours, pushing the national tallyto 2,300.
Cambodia registered 896 new COVID-19 cases on July 5,bringing the national caseload to 55,187 so far, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.
The new infections included 686 local cases and 210imported cases, it said.
A total of 28 new fatalities were recorded, taking thedeath toll to 748, the statement said, adding that 646 more patients recovered,raising the total number of recoveries to 47,386.
The ministry's secretary of state and spokeswoman Or Vandinesaid vaccines, along with other preventive measures, would save lives fromCOVID-19.
The Southeast Asian nation began a vaccination driveon February 10.
As of July 4, some 7.81 million vaccine doses had beenadministered, with 4.53 million people receiving the first dose and 3.28million having completed the two-dose inoculation.
The country has planned to inoculate at least 10million out of its 16-million population by November./.
VNA
