71% of new cases found in prisons
The government on Monday recorded 9,635 new Covid-19 cases — by far Thailand’s biggest one-day increase since the start of the pandemic — along with 25 Covid-related deaths.
Of the new cases, 6,853 were found in prisons, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration — 71% of the daily increment.
An employee monitors latex gloves on hand-shaped molds moving along an automated production line at a Top Glove Corp. factory in Setia Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. The worlds biggest glovemaker got a vote of confidence from investors in the credit market, as the coronavirus fuels demand for the Malaysian companys rubber products. The World Health Organization is taking an??unprecedented step??of negotiating directly with suppliers to improve access to gloves, face masks and other forms of protective equipment. Photographer: Samsul Said/Bloomberg via Getty Images