Thailand to add ICU beds after reporting record Covid19 tally' 2,070 cases confirmed on Friday (April 23)

A health worker walks in front of peoples line up for the coronavirus test in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, April 23, 2021. Thailand’s health authorities announced Friday they have confirmed just over 2000 new COVID-19 cases, a new daily record that brings the country's total to 50,183. - AP

* Thailand reports record 2,070 coronavirus cases on Friday * Based on daily rate of 1,500 cases, ICUs risk becoming full soon

BANGKOK, April 23 (Reuters): Thailand needs to add more intensive care unit (ICU) beds at hospitals to tackle an influx of Covid-19 patients, an official said on Friday, as the country struggles with a third wave of infections, the most severe it has faced up to now.