BANGKOK -- A third wave of COVID-19 cases characterized by fierce new variants is threatening to inundate Thailand's health care system, with hospitals facing bed shortages and medical authorities considering home isolation for asymptomatic cases.
Coronavirus
Thailand faces hospital bed shortage amid 3rd COVID wave
Potential health care collapse causes authorities to consider home isolation
A nurse in an intensive care unit treats a patient suffering from COVID-19 at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok on May 12. © Reuters
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