Thailand's 'Hi-So' elite blamed for new Covid-19 cases forcing closure of nightspots | South China Morning Post

Thailand is contending with a third wave of Covid-19 driven by a fast-spreading variant first identified in Britain after clusters were found across Bangkok's wealthy party scene including at a VIP club allegedly popular with government officials. Thailand recorded 559 new coronavirus infections on Friday and one more death, after several days of a climbing caseload initially linked to bars and clubs in the capital's upmarket Thong Lor district was hastened by the travel movements of Bangkok's wealthy set. The outbreak has now reached 20 provinces and forced nearly a third of cabinet ministers to self-isolate due to exposure to…