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BANGKOK (THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Thailand's well-known virologist Dr Yong Poovorawan on Wednesday (June 23) urged the government to inoculate as many people as possible to prevent an outbreak of the Covid-19 Delta variant, as the country reported a record increase in virus-linked deaths. Citing a study by the Department of Medical Sciences, Dr Yong said 90 per cent of Covid-19 infections in Thailand were of the Alpha strain, followed by the Delta strain (9 per cent) and the Beta strain (1 per cent). However, he predicted that the number of Delta-linked infections, found mostly among young workers, would...
