Bangkok Enters another Lockdown to Combat Deadly Covid-19 Outbreak

Bangkok has imposed a new lockdown restriction to combat the coronavirus (Covid-19) as the new wave that has been tormenting the country since April was more contagious than the previous one.

 

The Royal Gazette on Saturday night published a statement indicating a lockdown restriction in Bangkok and five surrounding provinces, including Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Samut Praka, Samut Sakhon and Nakhon Pathom.

 

The restriction, which will be implemented for 30 days starting Monday, will allow restaurants to be only available for takeaway, while community malls and department stores will close at 9 p.m.

 

Activities involving a gathering of more than 20 people will be banned for the time being. Construction camp sites in the six areas will be shut down, and workers will not be allowed to move elsewhere to contain the new cluster that occurred in the campsite.

 

Moreover, there will also be checkpoints in four provinces of southern Thailand, including Narathiwat, Pattani, Songkhla and Yala.