A nurse prepares a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) test in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday, July 17, 2021.- Reuters
BANGKOK, July 17 (Xinhua): Thailand extended a ban on public gatherings nationwide and might further tighten restrictions as the numbers of its daily COVID-19 cases and fatalities surged to new records.
The country reported 10,082 new cases on Saturday, surpassing 10,000 for the first time, despite the partial lockdown imposed in worst-hit regions since Monday. The total number of infections has risen to 391,989, according to the Center for the Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), the country's COVID-19 task force.
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