By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Kaweewit Kaewjinda BANGKOK (Reuters) – King Bhumibol Adulyadej was so revered that many Thai people around the country fainted or felt unwell when they learnt this week that he had died after 70 years on the throne. “There are people who hyperventilate and we try to calm them down by talking to them,” Boonruang Triruangworawat, director general of the Department of Mental Health told Reuters on Saturday. “Others we have to send to hospital.” He was speaking outside the Grand Palace, a glittering complex of halls, pavilions and gardens where the remains of the king will lie for months before a royal cremation.
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