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epa09199128 A health worker from a private hospital, wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) while preparing, waits for community residents receiving a free COVID-19 nasal swab test for at-risk people by the health workers from private hospitals, in a bid to curb the rapid spreading of the pandemic inside a community along the Samsen canal in Bangkok, Thailand, 14 May 2021. For the first time, Piyavate, a private hospital, sent health workers to community residents for a free COVID-19 nasal swab test as part of efforts to contain the rapid spread of the pandemic. Bangkok and other provinces were declared as controlled areas and tightened strict health measures to curb the third wave of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic after thousands of infections were reported daily. EPA/NARONG SANGNAK