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The Associated Press reports: Thailand’s already locked down capital shut parks and the few remaining public places available to residents Friday, as the country registered a new high of coronavirus infections. The near-total restriction on movements in the capital came as the prime minister demanded officials find ways to get the sick into hospitals after people with COVID-19 were found …

Thai media reports that at least 27 people were killed and more than 100 were injured by a bomb that exploded in busy downtown Bangkok today. The bomb was placed inside a historic Hindu shrine popular with Chinese tourists. More from the New York Times: The police discovered at least two additional unexploded bombs inside the shrine and said other …