Patients who hid the fact that they were infected with Covid-19 and passed the virus on to hospital staff have forced the closure of eight Thai hospitals. Other team members also had to isolate themselves. The eight hospitals affected, according to Thai PBS World, are as follows:
Surat Thani
Bor Phud Hospital on Koh Samui closed until May 14. 7 medical staff quarantined.
Nakhon Si Thammarat
Pipoon Hospital expected to re-open today. 2 medical staff infected.
Trang
Ratsada Hospital closed until May 31. 34 medics infected.
Chiang Rai
Mae Sai Hospital closed until May 16. 88 medical staff quarantined.
Nakhon Pathom
Samphran Hospital surgical ward closed until May 10. 40 medical staff quarantined.
Nakhon Sawan
Chumsaeng Hospital closed until May 7. 1 medical worker infected.
Lop Buri
Nong Muang Hospital closed until May 14. 1 staff member infected.
Chai Nat
Ruam Paet Chai Nat Hospital 1 closed until May 12. 1 medic infected.
Thailand's new Covid-19 cases exceeded 2,000 today, with 2,014 new infections reported. There have been an additional 31 deaths, a new high.
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