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Thailand’s daily coronavirus cases on Monday surged to a record with outbreaks in prisons and construction sites in the capital showing no signs of easing. The country reported 9,635 new infections, the highest-single day increase since the pandemic began, with 6,853 cases coming from prison clusters alone. The new outbreaks underscore the need to speed up the vaccination drive that has seen only about 2 per cent of Thailand ’s population inoculated, trailing the pace of neighbours like Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. What Asia’s scramble for mRNA production facilities means for the future The country approved Moderna’s shots for emergency...
