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Photo taken on April 13, 2021 shows vehicles on a street during the Songkran festival in Bangkok, Thailand. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has canceled celebrations of Songkran, the Thai New Year festival. Thailand recorded 965 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing its total tally to 34,575 with 97 deaths, its Center for the COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said Tuesday. This is the third consecutive day for the Southeast Asian country to record daily cases at nearly 1,000. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)