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“#Thailand tightens curbs in 16 more provinces as outbreak sets record<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Thailand has extended a night-time curfew and other virus restrictions to 16 more provinces beginning Tuesday as the kingdom’s COVID-19 death toll soared to a new record.\n <\/p>\n

The Southeast Asian country is struggling to contain its latest outbreak fuelled by the Delta variant, with infections and deaths skyrocketing and the healthcare system stretched thin.<\/p>\n

Severe curbs on daily life including a seven-hour night-time curfew have already hit residents in a dozen provinces and the capital Bangkok, where an estimated 10 million live.<\/p>\n

But the kingdom’s caseload has not slowed, and Saturday brought a new record in cases and deaths. More than 18,900 new infections and 178 fatalities were registered in a single day.<\/p>\n

“Provinces categorised as dark red zones will increase from 13 provinces to 29,” said Apisamai Srirangsan, deputy spokeswoman for Thailand’s COVID-19 taskforce. <\/p>\n

Restrictions for these zones\u2014which will be imposed from Tuesday to August 19\u2014include no dining or alcohol sales in restaurants, which are allowed to open only for delivery until 8 pm.<\/p>\n

Public venues such as parks, swimming pools and museums will also be closed. <\/p>\n

Apisamai said none of Thailand’s 79 provinces currently fall under its “green” category\u2014the colour denoting an area is safe from the outbreak. <\/p>\n

“If the situation does not improve, it might be extended to August 31,” Apisamai added.<\/p>\n

Thailand has reported more than 615,000 virus cases in total and 4,990 deaths.<\/p>\n

The bulk of infections have been detected since April when the latest COVID wave was sparked by a cluster in an upscale Bangkok nightlife district.<\/p>\n

A health official admitted on Thursday that epicentre Bangkok no longer had enough beds for the unceasing tide of patients and that isolation facilities were filling up.\n <\/p>\n\n

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