Thailand's epidemic escalated, a total of 6 provinces announced curfews
Thailand's epidemic escalated, a total of 6 provinces announced curfews
When the Indian epidemic was still in its climax, Thailand suddenly broke out.
On April 26, local time, Thailand's New Coronary Epidemic Management Center revealed that the country had 2048 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in a single day, including 2038 local cases and 10 imported cases, with a total of 57,508 confirmed cases; 8 new deaths , A total of 148 deaths.
The National Stability and Security Council of Thailand revealed to the media that the Thai government is currently discussing whether to take measures to "close the city" on the Thai capital Bangkok to curb the further spread of the new crown epidemic. This measure may be discussed and decided at the meeting of the Thailand New Crown Epidemic Management Center on the 28th.
The spokesperson of the Thai New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic Working Group said that due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus B.1.617 variant, Thailand will slow down the issuance of travel documents to foreign citizens from India.
According to the Ministry of Interior of Thailand, as of the 27th local time, six provinces in Thailand have announced curfews to control the further spread of the epidemic.
It is reported that the six provinces include Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani and Samut Prakan, which are the administrative, higher education and industrial centers in the metropolitan area of Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. The curfew in these three provinces is from 21 o'clock to 4 o'clock in the morning the next day.
In addition, Samut Sakon and Nakhon Nayok provinces, which are closer to downtown Bangkok, announced a curfew from 23:00 to 4 a.m. the next day. Surat Thani Province, where the seaside resort of Koh Samui is located in southern Thailand, also announced a curfew from 22:00 to 4 a.m. the next day.
