Opening the pre-admission center and accommodate the infected

          Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health, together with Mr. Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, Minister of Tourism and Sports, the executives of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, the executives of the Ministry of Public Health, and government and private agencies, chaired the opening of the pre-admission center at the Nimibutr Sports Building, Department of Physical Education to be used for taking care of the COVID-19 infected while waiting for hospital beds.

           Mr. Anutin said the establishment of the pre-admission center to take care of the COVID-19 infected is the result of cooperation between the Ministry of Tourism and Sports and the Ministry of Public Health. The objective is to alleviate the burden caused by the bottleneck in Bangkok. Currently, there are patients that must stay at home waiting for medical treatment and are not referred to hospitals in time. In addition, the pre-admission Center will help relieve the anxiety of patients and their families about infection within the family.

          The pre-admission center has 200 beds to accommodate the patients. It will mainly focus on screening and referring to hospital those infected at the green level. The patients will stay at the center while waiting for referring to hospitals or field hospitals. Within this center, there are doctors, nurses, and medical personnel to take care of the patients".