Bangkok extends closure order to May 17
Schools, entertainment venues and parks among places covered by directive originally set to end on Sunday
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has extended for another week a closure order that was set to end on Sunday in light of a continued high rate of coronavirus infections in the capital
Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang on Friday signed a new order that will extend until May 17 the present directive that applies to several businesses and public places.
The extension was necessary because of the virus spike in the capital as City Hall was trying to stem…