Covid-19: Thailand steps effort to contain outbreak in prisons


Motorcyclist travel along the quiet Rama IV road in Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday, May 13,2021. Thailand plans to inoculate the majority of the adult population in Bangkok in the coming months to quell a flareup in virus infections that's made the capital city the epicenter of the nations biggest Covid-19 outbreak. - Bloomberg

BANGKOK, May 15 (Bernama): Thailand is stepping up efforts to contain Covid-19 outbreak in prisons as more than 3,000 people have come down with the virus behind bars, to date.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs deputy spokesman Natapanu Nopakun said all inmates now required to wear face masks, sanitize and wash their hand frequently.

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