Thailand ramps up efforts to rein in Covid-19, deaths hit daily record of 11


A worker disinfects a corridor in a residential condo building in Bangkok on April 24, 2021, amid a surge in the number of cases of the novel Covid-19 coronavirus in Thailand. - AFP

BANGKOK, April 25 (Reuters): Thai authorities are stepping up travel restrictions and other measures to combat a rapidly spreading third wave of Covid19 infections as the country logged 11 deaths on Sunday, a daily record.

Although Thailand had success in limiting the spread of the virus last year, a new outbreak driven by the highly transmissible B.1.1.7 variant has resulted in over 24,000 cases and 46 deaths in just 25 days.

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