A vendor sells fruit to a customer at Siam Square in Bangkok. Thailand is reworking its vaccine strategy as a month-long soft lockdown to contain its worst wave of Covid-19 infections deepens an economic crisis and risks plans for reopening the crucial tourism industry. - Bloomberg
BANGKOK, April 30 (AFP): Thailand's cabinet has granted Premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha sweeping new powers aimed at curbing Covid-19 that critics fear could be used as a political tool to suppress dissent.
The country is struggling to contain a third wave that has seen a jump of more than 34,000 cases since an outbreak was detected in the capital's nightlife district.
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