Thai cave boys to leave hospital, speak to media

This frame grab from handout video footage taken on July 13, 2018 and released by the Ministry of Health, Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital on July 14 shows rescued "Wild Boars" football team member Phipat Photi (L), 15, and Peerapat Sompiengjai (R), 16, recovering at the hospital in Chiang Rai province. Twelve boys and their football coach rescued from a cave in Thailand after 18 days will leave hospital on July 18, 2018 and speak to the media for the first time, a government spokesman said.
Handout / Ministry of Health / Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital / AFP

What you need to know:

Doctors have advised families of the boys, aged 11 to 16, that they should avoid letting them contact journalists for at least one month after they are discharged.


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