Thailand sets goal to accelerate vaccination in August; 17,970 new Covid-19 cases confirmed on Monday (Aug 2)


Volunteers wear protective suits carrying the coffin of a Covid-19 victim at a temple in Bangkok, Thailand ton Monday (Aug 2, 2021). Thailand’s Covid-19 death toll today exceeded the 5,000 mark. On Monday, Thailand recorded 178 fatalities pushing the death tolls in the kingdom to 5,168. - Bernama

BANGKOK, Aug. 2 (Xinhua): Thailand has set a target to reach a vaccination rate of over 50 percent in August, as the country battles its worst outbreak fueled by the highly contagious delta variant.

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced on Monday that it planned to vaccinate 80 percent of residents in capital Bangkok, 70 per cent in other provinces deemed as "dark red zone," the most affected area, and 50 percent in the remaining provinces by the end of this month.

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