Thailand to put more areas under partial lockdown as Covid-19 infections surge hits record numbers

A pro-democracy protester waves a Thai flag in front of tear gas nearby Government House during a rally to demand the resignation of Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha in Bangkok on Sunday, July 18, 2021. - AFP

BANGKOK, July 18 (Xinhua): Thailand on Sunday announced an expansion of restrictive measures that include travel curbs, a night-time curfew and shopping mall closures to cover three more provinces as its daily Covid-19 case tally surged to a record high for the third consecutive day.

The South-East Asian country reported 11,397 new cases and 101 deaths on Sunday, taking the total number of infections to 403,386 and cumulative fatalities to 3,341, according to the Center for the Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).