Thai capital starts vaccine bookings as death toll soars to new records

BANGKOK, May 28 (Bloomberg): Thailand’s coronavirus epicentre Bangkok has opened registration for Covid-19 vaccines to millions of residents ahead of a mass-inoculation rollout from next month as 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 many convenience stores starting Thursday. It’s the first time people in that age group could register for inoculations after the government earlier prioritized 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 a Covid-19 resurgence in…