Prisoners infected with Covid are pictured in a jail hospital in Bangkok on 8 May in this photograph released by the Thai Department of Corrections. Photograph: AP
Prisoners infected with Covid are pictured in a jail hospital in Bangkok on 8 May in this photograph released by the Thai Department of Corrections. Photograph: AP
AgenceFrance-PresseinBangkok
Thu 13 May 2021 05.50 EDT
Last modified on Fri 14 May 2021 00.25 EDT
Thailand reported its largest one-day rise in coronavirus infections on Thursday, with more than half coming from two Bangkok prisons where prominent democracy activists are being detained.
The kingdom is battling a third wave of the virus that has forced the government to impose restrictions on movement, rules on mask-wearing and close public spaces.