A man infected with COVID-19 died in front of a temple in Bangkok’s old quarter. A few kilometers away, another body was found on Ratchadamnoen Road. A third man, 40, was discovered lying in front of a department store with no pulse.
In a grisly indicator of Thailand’s soaring pandemic toll, at least three people died in less than 24 hours in Bangkok’s streets, where their bodies were left lying to be filmed and photographed by passers-by without anyone attending to them.
The first body, discovered Tuesday morning, involved a COVID-19 stricken man who collapsed in front of Wat Bowonniwet. Although first aid was rendered, the man died at around 2pm and his body remained there until about 10pm.
Not far away, the second body was found Tuesday evening on Ratchadamnoen Road. He was identified as Seri Rueangrojanarit, 60 of Rayong province. A worker in a…
