Answered5 years ago
Why has Bangkok's main airport become a field hospital during the pandemic?
Apparently things are getting bad when they turn the country's main airport into a field hospital.
Answer summary
The conversation discusses the transformation of Bangkok's main airport into a field hospital amid rising COVID-19 cases, particularly concerning the Delta variant. Commenters express skepticism and sarcasm about the effectiveness of this measure, questioning the allocation of resources and the management of hospital capabilities. There are concerns about the lack of vaccines and the handling of incoming travelers with positive COVID tests. Overall, the community appears unsettled by the situation and critical of the government's approach to the pandemic.
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Ivan ************
Well, if they stop putting all covid positives into the hospital, maybe this would not be an issue. People should only go to the hospital if it is geniually serious.
Dick **********
They haven't got many airplanes so they might as well use the new terminal as a hospital
Dave *********
Seems like a good use of spare capacity/venue to me and forward thinking.
Brian *******
Great idea, getting a use out that investment...
Stephen **********
It is not the main airport but the new terminal
Brahim ******
I was in this airport couple days ago leaving bkk. It is completely dead not sure how even they can maintain the cost that comes with this airport.
Jamie ******
Every comment on this story is sarcastic. Give up losers. Just go back to the original country you failed at.
Andy *******
@Jamie *****
are you ok... You complain of others, but your the only negative tone in the comments... It's like you support the Czar and love everything about him... Lol... But you don't need to envy his greatness when you can keep advising everybody here like the obvious life coach that you think you are... Keep up the positive work for the government 👍👍😁Jamie ******
@Andy ******
* you're 👍Jamie ******
@Andy ******
thank's mate Andy *******
@Jamie *****
and your awesome 👍😁😁
Pascal ********
@Jamie *****
Dont worry these losers have nothing to do all day , only bla bla negative comments on forums. Just like me , move on, they will be never happy in any place in the world, Thailand should create a vaccine for idiotic first. ;) Iulian *******
@Pascal *******
you First🤦🏼♂️
Garrett ***********
OP@Jamie *****
Coming from someone with a broken cracker as a profile picture, yeah everyone else is a loser.Jamie ******
@Garrett **********
I'm happy with my broken biscuit. Iulian *******
@Jamie *****
🤬🤮
Sirinat ********
Thailand.😁
Bal *********
Is this the new quarantine airport Hotel 😎
Antonio ***********
@Bal ********
sha plus? Garrett ***********
OP@Bal ********
This is the new 1 stop service center in Bangkok. 
Richard *****
Just as well use it for something 🤣🤣🤣
Jonas *************
What is the cost of this compared to just bying vaccines? I guess in this case the money goes to local "pockets"....
Thailand had 2019 a total of 158,300 hospital beds. Are tese are all full, or the private hospitals are all empty? I've heard private hospitals dont' take (covid) patients.
Characteristic Number of hospital beds in thousands
2019 158.03
Thailand had 2019 a total of 158,300 hospital beds. Are tese are all full, or the private hospitals are all empty? I've heard private hospitals dont' take (covid) patients.
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5/thailand-total-number-hospital-beds/Characteristic Number of hospital beds in thousands
2019 158.03
Antonio ***********
@Jonas ************
private take only money from farangs
Steven *********
@Lee ******
…..😳Andy *******
You can see by this that they know what's coming real soon with the Delta variant, no vaccines, and inability to contain Bangkok... perfect storm coming 🙄
George *******
If someone would ever decided to write a movie script where the whole planet and especially governments underwent some kind of distant mental impairment by some alien forces or similar (underworld entities? make your pick), and slowly but steadily went completely mad, they would hardly come up with a better scenario than the one which is going on right now. I seriously worry that something bad is happening to the mental abilities of people who had misfortune of taking up the government job.
Will ************
This must be the new unopened terminal they have just completed
Paul ***********
one word say it all madness 🤔
Phill ******
well , that should be enuff to keep them away .
Mike ********
Brilliant idea, fly into BKK get a positive covid test, spend 2 weeks in the field hospital, ship back home when released,. Sorted,.
Stephan ***********
@Mike *******
And if you are really, really lucky your homecountry put Thailand on their red list meanwhile... quarantine again... 😏Activity
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