The Olympics host city Tokyo, as well as Thailand and Malaysia, announced record COVID-19 infections on July 31, mostly driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant of the disease.
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Reuters: Delta variant rampant in Asia
A face mask is placed on the face of a giant Buddha statue at Wat Nithet Rat Pradit temple in Pathum Thani outside Bangkok on May 12, 2020, as the country deals with the COVID-19 novel coronavirus situation.
