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Thailand reported its largest ever spike in coronavirus infections Thursday, with more than half coming from two Bangkok prisons where prominent democracy activists have been detained.
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
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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.
Thursday, 13 May 2021 04:45 PM MYT
A view of Klongprem Central Prison in Bangkok, Thailand May 11, 2021. Authorities reported on May 13, 2021 a cluster of 2,835 Covid-19 cases among prisoners at the prison compound. Reuters pic
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BANGKOK, May 13 Thailand reported its largest ever spike in coronavirus infections today, with more than half coming from two Bangkok prisons where prominent democracy activists have been 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.