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Thailand Expands Quasi-Lockdown to Cover 40% of Population
- Curbs include curfews, shuttering of non-essential businesses
- Protesters criticized government’s handling of outbreak
The Siam Paragon shopping mall during restrictions in Bangkok.
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Thailand is set to expand its quasi-lockdown measures to its regions that are hardest-hit by the coronavirus pandemic and home to about 40% of the population.
The most stringent restrictions in 13 provinces, including the capital Bangkok and its surrounding regions, will be extended to Aug. 31, and those curbs will be expanded to 16 additional provinces from Tuesday, according to the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration.