Thailand News Today | BKK clubs deny responsibility, Sinopharm for Thailand, 2,455 cases | May 26

2,455 new Covid-19 cases were reported today, and 41 coronavirus-related deaths, the highest fatality count in Thailand since the start of the pandemic. Samples taken from Covid-19 patients in southern Thailand are being tested to check for the highly-contagious, so-called South African variant. The managers of 2 nightclubs in the Thong Lor district of Bangkok are denying any responsibility for causing Thailand’s third wave of Covid-19. China is seeking approval for its Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine to be used in Thailand.