NONTHABURI, Thailand — Rescue workers dressed in protection gear hoist a gleaming coffin to a temple’s crematorium — a fast-tracked process that is a departure from Thailand’s tradition of days-long funerals as the kingdom grapples with a Covid-19 outbreak.
The Thai capital Bangkok has been the epicenter of the country’s third wave, with authorities struggling to contain the outbreak since it was first detected in a nightlife district in early April.
The number of cases identified in a single month surpassed Thailand’s total figure in early April — jumping from some 29,000 to 74,900 on Wednesday.
For families who have lost loved ones to the disease but are unable to affo…
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