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Covid-related fatalities in Thailand fell below the 100 mark for a second day running, with 77 deaths over the past 24 hours on Sunday. Thailand also logged 10,828 new Covid-19 cases, 104 of which were in prisons.

The team of researchers led by Marc Eloit, a virologist at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, studied saliva, faeces and urine samples collected from 645 bats in caves in northern Laos and found three viruses that are close relatives of COVID-19.

Starting in October, children aged 12 and up will get Pfizer jabs with consent from parents.

Thailand logged 14,029 new Covid-19 cases and 180 deaths on Sunday over a 24-hour period. Of the new cases, 276 were in prisons.

Sri Lanka is presently facing a rising wave of Covid-19 infections, suspected to be caused by the Delta variant with authorities declaring a nationwide quarantine curfew since August 20 which will be lifted on August 30.

More than 90 per cent of Covid-19 patients have been infected by the Delta variant of the virus, a survey conducted by the Department of Medical Science revealed.

Thailand recorded over 20,000 Covid-19 cases for the fourth day in a row on Saturday and over 200 deaths for the first time since the pandemic began.

Thailand surpassed the 20,000 mark for a third day running with 21,379 new Covid-19 infections and 191 deaths on Friday.

Daikin teams up with Mahidol University to test the efficacy of Streamer technology in some of Daikin’s air conditioners and air purifiers and confirms its ability to deactivate 99.9% of novel corona virus in Thailand

The 415,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine donated by the UK government will arrive in Thailand on Tuesday, according to the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

The Covid-19 situation continued to aggravate in Thailand with an all-time high of 18,912 new cases and 178 deaths over a 24-hour period, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration said on Saturday.

Pfizer anticipates applying for emergency use authorization for a third dose of its vaccine as soon as next month.