In a new video, the boys and the coach thank the rescue team in Thailand

A video released by the Thai government on Saturday (14) shows the group saved from a cave after more than two weeks without access to light and food, healthy and thankful for the support. The 12 boys, aged 11 to 16, and the 25-year-old football coach,

on Thursday (

19)

.

"I am healthy now," said one of the boys, 14, nicknamed Note. "Thanks for saving me."

One by one, they appear sitting on their gurneys in hospital masks, covering their mouths and noses, and thanking them in Thai.

One of them speaks in English

. Some said that they can not wait to eat their favorite dishes, such as rice with pork and sushi.

"I want to eat rice with crunchy pork and rice with grilled pork," said Pipat Photi, 15.

"I want rice with pork knee," said Duangpetch Promtep, 13. "Thanks for all the moral support."

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Recovery and unloading Thursday

"The 13 boars [nome do time de futebol] are in good physical condition and in a good mood," Health Minister Piyasakol Sakolsattayatorn said Saturday. "They will be released early Thursday," he added. Earlier, doctors had said that the first four survivors could leave the hospital tomorrow.

For more than two weeks during which he was interned, the group lost weight (two pounds on average) and some contracted mild pneumonia, according to the medical team. On Saturday (14), Thai officials said everyone had already started gaining weight in the hospital and those who had caught pneumonia were already cured.

It was feared that the boys contracted infectious diseases during isolation, but the examinations excluded this possibility.

Psychological support

Boys and their parents were advised to spend most of their time with family and friends and not to give interviews because it could cause symptoms of traumatic stress, Minister.

The medical team will provide psychological support for the group to cope with the press and the great interest that its history has aroused around the world.

Experts heard in Brazil stated that

the mental health of the group is a point of

.

(With news agencies)