Cardinal Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanich, Archbishop of Bangkok, turns over the 630-bed isolation facility to Surasak Charoensirichot, governor of Nakorn Pathom province, on August 6. (Photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of Bangkok)
By LiCAS.news
Aug 9 2021
The Catholic Archdiocese of Bangkok has converted one of its schools into a 630-bed field hospital and isolation facility for COVID-19 patients as the Southeast Asian country continues to face record numbers of infections and deaths due to the pandemic.
“The more humanity suffers, the more we need love, mercy and sharing,” said Cardinal Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanich, Archbishop of Bangkok, as he turned over the facility to Surasak Charoensirichot, governor of Nakorn Pathom province, on August 6.
On Sunday, August 8, Thailand recorded 138 new COVID-19 fatalities and 19,983 new cases, ending a streak of successive record highs but bringing the accumulated caseload past three-quarters of a million.
Bangkok logged the most new cases at 3,080, followed by Chon Buri (1,476), Samut Sakhon (1,391) and Samut Prakan (1,137).
Cardinal Kovithavanich noted that the pandemic “has brought suffering to all of us, especially those who have been infected with the coronavirus, the poor, those without income, without a job, and those who have lost hope.”
“I believe the Lord Jesus Christ loves these people and wishes that we as his disciples share our love, especially during this time of great suffering,” he added.
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