Prognosis
Thailand Tightens Measures to Stem New Wave of Infections
- Bangkok to close sports, entertainment venues from Tuesday
- About 60% of Thai provinces reported new cases in past 2 weeks
People have their temperature taken at a checkpoint in the southern Thai province of Narathiwat on Dec. 29.
Photographer: Madaree Tohlala/AFP/Getty Images
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With the latest flareup in coronavirus outbreak in Thailand sweeping almost two-thirds of the country, authorities are tightening measures to contain infection risks ahead of the New Year holidays.
Bangkok, the nation’s capital and its largest city, ordered sports and entertainment venues to close from Tuesday through Jan. 4, with a possible extension in the event of the situation not improving in the next one week. Tak, a province bordering Myanmar, and the nation’s virus hotspots Samut Sakhon and Rayong, have also imposed similar restrictions to prevent a further flareup in infections.