Mass nasal swab test to curb the third wave of COVID-19 in Bangkok

Thai people queue up during a mass nasal swab test to contain the rapid spreading of the COVID-19 pandemic, at a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand, 07 May 2021. The Thai government initiated an emergency vaccination drive against COVID-19, together with proactive mass testing conducted for thousands people in several communities as an effort to contain the rapid spread of the pandemic. Thailand declared Bangkok and other provinces as maximum control areas and tightened strict health measures to curb the third wave of COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic after thousands of infections were reported daily.