New infections cross the 10,000 threshold while 141 new deaths were reported by the country’s health officials.
Thailand has imposed a nationwide ban on public gatherings and is considering more restrictions on movement as authorities reported record numbers of new coronavirus cases and deaths on Saturday, despite partial lockdowns in Bangkok and nine other provinces this week.
The country’s COVID-19 task force reported 10,082 new coronavirus cases and 141 new deaths, bringing the total number of infections to 391,989 cases and 3,240 fatalities since the pandemic started.
Last Thursday, authorities were quoted as saying that the Delta variant now makes up nearly 80 percent of the country’s caseload.
A ban on public gatherings has been imposed, with a maximum penalty of a two-year jail term or a fine of up to 40,000 Thai baht ($1,219.88) or both, an announcement on the official…
