Covid-19: Thailand reports first case of Brazilian variant in state quarantine facility

In this Tuesday, May 4, 2021, photo, a health worker administers a dose of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine to residents of the Klong Toey area, a neighborhood currently having a spike in coronavirus cases, in Bangkok, Thailand. Health officials rushed to vaccinate thousands of people in Bangkok's biggest slum on Wednesday as a new surge in COVID-19 cases spread through densely populated low-income areas located in the capital's central business district.(AP

BANGKOK, May 5 (Bernama): Thailand recorded its first case of Brazil Covid-19 variant as the kingdom intensified efforts in fighting the third wave of infections.

Over the last 24 hours, Thailand recorded 2,112 new Covid-19 cases and 15 deaths, bringing the total infections in the country to 74,900 and 318 fatalities.