Thailand reports 548 new Covid-19 cases, highest daily spike

A medical worker performs a nose swab on a migrant worker at a seafood market, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Samut Sakhon province, in Thailand. The govt on Sunday (Dec 20) announced more than 500 new cases, the highest numbers in its record. - Reuters

BANGKOK, Dec 20 (AP): Thailand reported more than 500 new coronavirus cases on Saturday night, the highest daily tally in a country that had largely brought the pandemic under control.

The 548 new cases, most of them linked to a wholesale seafood market on the outskirts of Bangkok, come after Thailand saw only a small number of infections over the past several months due to strict border and quarantine controls.