The mayor of a comatose man's home town in Germany has contacted the patient's hospital in Songkhla in a bid to take him back to his country.
Mathias Stefan Koch, 38, has been at Songklanakarind Hospital in Hat Yai district since October 25 when he sustained a head injury at Hat Yai International Airport.
Andreas Starke, the mayor of Bamberg in Bavaria, said the city's authorities would take him back home as soon as possible, in response to news reports in Germany and other foreign countries, including Thailand.
As Koch is still in need of intensive care, the city has prepared doctors and a suitable place to take care of him when he arrives.
The city has also opened a bank account for him so Germans can make donations directly.
The hospital set up a fund last week to raise Bt400,000 from the public to fly Koch and accompanying doctors and nurses to Germany. So far more than Bt200,000 has been collected.
Khlong Hoikhong police have concluded that the injury was self-inflicted while under stress at the airport. There were no signs of physical assault.