Photos of exhausted medical professionals, staff go viral, receive overwhelming support
Thousands of netizens liked and shared photos from the Public Relations Department’s @PRD1KK Facebook page, which showed medical professionals and staff at Nakhon Ratchasima’s Pak Chong Hospital falling asleep on their chairs, at their desks and even on the floor after long hours of testing and providing Covid-19 treatment to patients.
Besides liking the April 12 post and widely sharing the photos on social media, netizens added their comments, profusely thanking the staff for their hard work and for striving to keep the community safe in this health crisis. Others urged readers to take care of themselves and stay healthy to lighten the workload at hospitals, especially during this Songkran festival.
As of Tuesday, Nakhon Ratchasima reported 123 new Covid-19 cases since the new outbreak emerged in late March.
Governor Wichian Chantharothai has responded by ordering that the Chartchai Building at King Rama IX’s 80th Birthday Stadium be converted into a 120-bed field hospital, which is set to open today, Wednesday.
