Prognosis
Covid Outbreaks in Bangkok Prisons Push Thai Cases to New Record
- Almost 3,000 prisoners test positive in two Bangkok prisons
- Human Rights Watch urges release of prisoners to curb risks
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Thailand recorded the highest single-day increase in coronavirus cases with new clusters emerging in Bangkok’s prisons, complicating the fight to quell the worst outbreak to hit the nation that’s triggered curbs on businesses and travel.
The Covid task force reported 4,887 new cases in the past 24 hours, with nearly 60% of them coming from two jails in the capital. Cumulative cases rose to 93,794, while 32 new fatalities took the total death toll to 518, official data showed Thursday.