516,000 treated by mobile teams

Mobile medical teams have treated more than half a million people affected by the floods. Most suffered from Hong Kong Foot, muscle pain, flu, skin diseases and headaches, the permanent secretary of the Public Health Ministry said yesterday.
About 100 teams were dispatched to treat flood-affected people on a daily basis, he said. Out of the cumulative 516,748 patients treated, Phichit had the highest number with 112,524 patients, followed by 82,182 in Nonthaburi, 60,280 in Nakhon Sawan, 44,805 in Sing Buri and 27,753 in Nakhon Nayok.
In regard to mental health, officials visited 190 families of people killed in flood related accidents and assessed some 88,334 flood victims in 35 provinces. They found 4,723 people were under tremendous stress, 5,007 people developed depression, and 679 people were deemed a suicide risk, he said.