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New COVID-19 restrictions in Thailand as infections grow

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Bangkok, Apr 26 (EFE/EPA).- Thai authorities extended restrictions Monday due to the pandemic in Bangkok, the city most affected by the third wave, after the country registered a record 2,839 new Covid-19 cases Saturday.The spokesman for the Covid-19 Administration Center Apisamai Srirangsan said at a Monday press conference there had been more than 2,000 new infections and eight deaths, taking the total to more than 25,000 patients hospitalized throughout the country.The new measures in Bangkok, which will be in force for at least two weeks, include the obligation to wear the mask on the street, as well as the closure of public parks, libraries, museums and massage rooms, among others. Gatherings of more than 20 people will also be banned. (Camera: DIEGO AZUBEL).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE WEARING MASKS ON THE STREETS OF BANGKOK, THAILAND.

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