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After the country recorded another record daily rise in Covid-19 cases and deaths amid a third wave of the pandemic, Thailand curbed shop operating hours on Saturday in shopping malls in 18 provinces, including the capital, Bangkok.
The new hours will restrict operations between 11 am and 8pm for a week from Sunday, the Thai Retailers Association said in a statement.
Parts of Western Australia begin a three-day lockdown after a coronavirus outbreak in a hotel quarantine facility led to community transmission, Reuters reports.
The Western Australia premier, Mark McGowan, said that while the quarantine system had primarily worked, the national government must find new facilities outside crowded downtown locations.
