
CHIANG RAI: Officials at Maechan Hospital in the Mae Chan district of this northern border province were prepared to evacuate both staff and patients, although a nearby wildfire had been brought under control on Thursday, the Public Health Ministry reported.
Dr Opas Karnkawinpong, permanent secretary for public health, said on Thursday that Maechan Hospital had continued providing services as firefighters were able to contain the fire on a nearby mountain, Doi Jorakay.