BANGKOK – Lockdown measures in Bangkok and other high-risk zones will be extended for two more weeks, and more provinces will also come under the new curbs, as Covid-19 cases in Thailand surge.
Provinces under the dark red zone, meaning those under stricter virus measures that include a night curfew, a ban on dine-in services, and curbs on inter-provincial travel, will be increased from 13 to 29, said the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) after an emergency meeting on Sunday (Aug 1).
The Covid-19 taskforce, which is chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, met to evaluate the current measures and discuss the virus situation. In recent days, the number of infections and deaths have hit daily records.
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