18-day-old children in the Thai cave are thirsty but healthy

Young footballers rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand suffered an 18-day trial, but the cave has water and their health is good. Twelve boys and their coach were kidnapped during a three-day operation that began on Sunday and "were cared for in the cave," said a public health inspector Thongchai Lertwilairatanapong at a press conference in Beijing. Chiang Raiu Hospital. (Tongchay Lertvilairatanapong)

Four boys rescued on Sunday can already eat food and walk normally, and on Monday four children eat soft foods. An inspector said that a child of the last four children and a team of coaches brought to the hospital on Tuesday night had a small lung infection.

Two children in the first group had a lung infection, they needed seven days to take their medication, says Thongchai Lertwilairatanapong. 19659003] On average, children lost 2 kg of weight, said the inspector.

The "wild boars" team of the young team, the boys aged 11-16 and their 25-year-old coach, went to a mountain park on June 23 after training and have decided to explore Tam Luang cave. in a deep cell

10 days later, the team found two British divers. The children and the coach were five kilometers from the entrance to the cave, hanging on a small dry ledge, barely rising above the water. Finding children smiled, but it looked like a sore.

The workings of Thai and foreign diasporas were difficult and extremely risky, in which children and coaches were accompanied by very close tunnels and attracted the attention of the whole world. The threat of extinction has highlighted the "seal" of a former Thai navy, who voluntarily participated in a rescue operation last Friday, filling oxygen balloons along the road from help.

No boy had experience diving. They were waiting for a rocky and dirty water, flooded with tunnels where it was possible to rub a little, followed by two limbs

It was very dangerous, but in the cave, because of the loss of oxygen and fear of new monsoon rains. The opportunity has come after tremendous efforts to pump the water from the cave and improve the weather. The confidence in the team of divers and the experience in the Tam Luang cave has increased after the first successful rescue phase on Sunday.

To prevent infections, boys are still quarantined, but some have seen at least some of them. After a while, close contact with family members will be allowed to wear sterile clothing.

Health officials also said that the psychological state of boys would be evaluated in order to resolve any problems caused by their terrible lawsuit. The experts said that the identity of a group as a friend of a young football should help them recover.

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