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FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday June 24, 2021, European Council President Charles Michel, left, greets Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel during an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels. The government of Luxembourg said Monday June 28, 2021, that Prime Minister Xavier Bettel has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in isolation for 10 days. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, FILE)
The Latest: Hong Kong to ban flights from UK to curb virus

By The Associated Press Jun. 28, 2021 06:35 AM EDT

A construction site sits empty in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, June 25, 2021. As Thailand has struggled unsuccessfully to lower the number of new COVID-19 cases and related deaths during its third and worst wave of coronavirus infections, the government on Friday ordered the camps where construction workers are housed in Bangkok and other hard-hit areas to be shut for a month and the workers kept inside to help stop the spread of the disease. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Bangkok, 9 provinces restrict movements to curb rising cases

Jun. 26, 2021 11:07 PM EDT

A lone worker stands on a construction site at dusk in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, June 25, 2021. As Thailand has struggled unsuccessfully to lower the number of new COVID-19 cases and related deaths during its third and worst wave of coronavirus infections, the government on Friday ordered the camps where construction workers are housed in Bangkok and other hard-hit areas to be shut for a month and the workers kept inside to help stop the spread of the disease. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Thailand isolates construction workers to curb virus spread

By Chalida Ekvittayavechnukul Jun. 25, 2021 12:08 PM EDT

Pro-democracy supporters display the three-finger symbol of resistance during a demonstration in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, June 24, 2021. Pro-democracy protesters have taken to the streets of Thailand's capital, marking the 89th anniversary of the overthrow of the country's absolute monarchy by renewing their demands that the government step down, the constitution be amended and the monarchy become more accountable. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Thai pro-democracy activists march against government

By Chalida Ekvittayavechnukul Jun. 24, 2021 05:38 AM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2020, file photo, Ulsan Hyundai's players celebrate with their trophy after the AFC Champions League final match against Persepolis in Al Wakrah, Qatar. The Asian Champions League's eastern zone competition will finally kick off after a series of delays and withdrawals. But the troubled tournament has a different look to previous editions of the continental club championship. (AP Photo/Hussein Sayed, File)
Delayed, disrupted ACL eastern zone groups ready for kickoff

By John Duerden Jun. 21, 2021 01:59 AM EDT

Local residents line up, waiting for the coronavirus testing at a market in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, June 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Thai capital to lift more restrictions against virus spread

By Chalida Ekvittayavechnukul Jun. 12, 2021 12:11 PM EDT

Health workers administer a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to women at Paragon shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, June 7, 2021. Health authorities in Thailand on Monday began their much-anticipated mass rollout of locally produced AstraZeneca vaccine, but it appeared that supplies were falling short of demand from patients who had scheduled vaccinations for this week. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Thais debut locally made AstraZeneca but supplies are tight

By Chalida Ekvittayavechnukul And Tassanee Vejpongsa Jun. 07, 2021 03:40 AM EDT

People sit and wait after receiving the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine to be sure of no side effects in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, May 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Thailand reports record virus cases; delays Bangkok easing

By Chalida Ekvittayavechnukul And Patrick Quinn May. 31, 2021 04:42 AM EDT

A Muslim couple wearing face mask and face shield while waiting for vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a vaccination centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, May 31, 2021. An exhibition center in Malaysia has been turned into the country's first mega vaccination center as the government aims to speed up inoculations amid a sharp spike in infections. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Asia Today: Vietnam to test high-risk groups in largest city

May. 31, 2021 12:11 AM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2019, file photo, Cola, 10-year-old female orangutan waits in a cage to be sent back to Indonesia at a Suvarnabhumi Airport in a collaborative effort to combat the illicit wildlife trade in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand is ramping up efforts to curb trade in wildlife to help reduce the risk of future pandemics, officials said Thursday, May 27, 2021, though it was unclear whether that would mean an end to all sales of exotic species in the wildlife trafficking hub. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)
Thailand aims at pandemic risks by fighting wildlife trade

By Elaine Kurtenbach May. 27, 2021 11:07 AM EDT

People enjoy their vacations at the pool of Nissi Blue hotel in southeast resort of Ayia Napa, in the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus, Saturday, May 22, 2021. Cypriot hotel and other tourism-related business owners say they'd like to see the COVID-19 pandemic-induced uncertainty over travel bookings to the tourism-reliant island nation winding down by July when they're hoping authorities in Cyprus' main markets including the U.K., Russia, Germany and the Scandinavian countries will make it easier for their citizens to travel abroad. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
Countries eager to reopen to travel as pandemic recedes

By David Koenig And Menelaos Hadjicostis May. 26, 2021 12:01 AM EDT

A health worker administers the second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, center left, at Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, May 24, 2021. (Government Spokesman Office via AP)
Thai villages isolated over variant find amid vaccine worry

May. 24, 2021 04:04 AM EDT

Bobby, a Labrador Retriever in training, sits front of a human sweat sample after detecting the COVID-19 coronavirus at the Veterinary Faculty of Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, May 21, 2021. Thailand has deployed a canine virus detection squad to help provide a fast and effective way of identifying people with COVID-19 as the country faces a surge in cases, with clusters found in several crowded slum communities and large markets. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Sniffing Labrador retrievers join Thai coronavirus fight

By Tassanee Vejpongsa May. 21, 2021 10:12 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 18, 2021, file photo, a health worker administers a dose of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine to Buddhist monk at Priest Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand on Friday said it had detected its first locally transmitted cases of the coronavirus variant first found in India, even as it announced the formal rollout of its national vaccination plan from next month. (AP Photo/Anuthep Cheysakron,File)
Thailand reports 1st cases of Indian coronavirus variant

May. 21, 2021 06:25 AM EDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, May 21, 2021 following the virtual 'Global Health Summit'. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, pool)
The Latest: Sri Lanka halts trains, buses to curb virus

By The Associated Press May. 21, 2021 12:56 AM EDT

Chinese volunteer helps Chinese getting registered to vaccination and leading them to the room to test blood pressure at Bangrak Vaccination and Health Center in Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, May 20, 2021. China began vaccinating its citizens living in Thailand on Thursday as part of a global campaign to inoculate its nationals living and working abroad. (AP Photo/Fu Ting)
China, in global campaign, vaccinates its people in Thailand

By Fu Ting And Patrick Quinn May. 20, 2021 05:20 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2020, file photo, a Thai Airways jet sits on the tarmac at the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand. Creditors of Thai Airways International holding 91.56% of the airline’s debt have approved a business reorganization plan, the company announced Wednesday, May 19, 2021 in a filing to the Stock Exchange of Thailand. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)
Creditors of Thai Airways approve reorganization plan

May. 19, 2021 02:57 PM EDT

A health worker administers a dose of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine to a person in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, May 17, 2021. Health authorities in Thailand on Monday reported 9,635 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, a new daily high that brought the cumulative total since January last year to 111,082. Almost three-quarters of all cases were recorded since April 1, when Thailand's third coronavirus wave began. (AP Photo/Anuthep Cheysakron)
Prisons push Thailand's COVID-19 cases to new daily high

May. 17, 2021 06:04 AM EDT

In this photo released by Department of Corrections, COVID-19 prisoners sit inside a field hospital set up at Medical Correctional Institution to treat COVID-19 inmates, in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 8, 2021. Almost 3,000 inmates incarcerated at two prisons in Thailand’s capital Bangkok have tested positive for COVID-19, the Corrections Department said Wednesday, May 12, 2021 as the Southeast Asian nation battles a virulent third wave of the coronavirus. (Department of Corrections, Thailand via AP)
COVID-19 infections surge among prisoners in Bangkok

By Chalida Ekvitthayavechnukul May. 12, 2021 09:17 AM EDT

Monks and nuns pray together during Buddha's Birthday celebrations at the Lin Chi Temple in Taipei, Taiwan, Sunday, May 9, 2021. Buddha's birthday is celebrated in East Asia on the eighth day of the fourth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
The Latest: Ore. bill extends deadline for late-rent payment

By The Associated Press May. 11, 2021 03:28 AM EDT