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Thailand speeds up testing for COVID-19 to contain pandemic

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Bangkok, Jul 5 (EFE/EPA).- The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is speeding up Covid-19 testing and inoculations in communities hit hard by the virus.Thailand has seen high numbers of new COVID-19 infections, with Bangkok remaining the largest cluster of the Delta variant according to Thailand's department of Medical Sciences. Thailand's COVID-19 restrictions continues, including banning dine-in services at restaurants and shutdown of all construction sites, as the outbreak shows no immediate signs of slowing down. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK).SHOT LIST: THAI PEOPLE UNDERGO COVID-19 NASAL SWAB TEST DURING THE SPEEDS UP TESTING IN A BID TO CURB THE RAPID SPREADING OF THE PANDEMIC, AT WAT PHRA SRI MAHATHAT IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.

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