A Buddhist monk waits for the arrival of the coffins of people who died after contracting the Covid-19 coronavirus at Wat Rat Prakhong Tham Buddhist temple in Nonthaburi on May 6, 2021. - AFP
BANGKOK, May 6 (Reuters): Thailand's cabinet has approved an additional economic relief package worth 255 billion baht ($8.2 billion) to help people affected by a third wave of coronavirus infections, the prime minister said.
The latest outbreak has accounted for more than half of Thailand's total infections and deaths and slowed domestic activity.
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