Thailand sees tougher Covid-19 curbs bite, including Bangkok curfew

A man prays outside of the gates of the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok on Monday (July 12, 2021), on the first day of stricter lockdown restrictions to try to contain the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. - AFP

Bangkok, July 12, 2021 (AFP): Over ten million people were placed under fresh Covid-19 restrictions and a curfew in the Thai capital Monday, as the kingdom battles a surge of cases worsened by the highly infectious Alpha and Delta variants.

Thailand has so far recorded more than 326,300 cases and 2,711 deaths -- with the bulk of them coming in this latest wave that kicked off in April.