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Rising Phuket Covid-19 infections may cause ICU shortage


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A shortage of ICU beds in Phuket may be coming soon according to an epidemiologist at the main government hospital, Vachira Phuket Hospital. Phuket governor held a live broadcast press conference this morning where the doctor explained that, with the spread of the B.117 variant which is more transmissible and often leads to pneumonia, she fears beds will fill quickly as infection numbers increase across the province. The first and second wave of Covid-19 saw very little pneumonia, but national reports on the third wave show about one-in-four infections have pneumonia symptoms. Only 10% of cases in Phuket have severe […]

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