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Thailand has tightened coronavirus restrictions and warned of further measures as daily cases surpassed 10,000 and the death toll hit a record 141 on Saturday despite an overnight curfew in Bangkok and several other provinces.
The surge since April has overwhelmed hospitals, strained the economy and thrown tourism recovery plans in doubt in the country of 70 million. The vaccine rollout, hindered by supply problems, has been sluggish with some five per cent of the population fully vaccinated and 15 per cent only partially.
“I would like everyone to realize our necessity to impose stricter measures soon. We all may get affected
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