Thailand's Prayuth slammed for poor handing of delta outbreak

Inability to get vaccines fast leaves nation vulnerable as COVID cases top 400,000

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Thai protesters march toward the Government House in Bangkok on July 18, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, a mandatory vaccination policy and reform in the monarchy. © Reuters

MASAYUKI YUDA, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- Criticism of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha's government is growing as Thailand's mishandling of the COVID-19 outbreak becomes clearer with the spread of the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus.

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