Thai capital Bangkok starts Covid-19 vaccine bookings as deaths reach record, SE Asia News & Top Stories

BANGKOK (BLOOMBERG) – Thailand’s coronavirus epicentre Bangkok has opened registration for Covid-19 vaccines to millions of residents ahead of a mass inoculation roll-out from next month as the authorities battle the nation’s deadliest wave of the outbreak since the pandemic began.

More than 7 million Bangkok residents from 18 to 59 years old can book their vaccine appointments online via websites or a mobile application, and in person at convenience stores from Thursday (May 27).

It’s the first time people of the age group have been able to register for inoculations after the government earlier prioritised senior citizens, people with underlying conditions, those in areas with high rates of infections, or communities in areas preparing to reopen for tourism this year.

Since an early April Covid-19 resurgence, infections have spread from Bangkok’s night entertainment venues to the…