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Bangkok and 40 Thai provinces to close entertainment venues during Songkran

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– The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) would like to provide the following updates to travellers regarding the Royal Thai Government’s latest measures to curb the spread of the recent community transmission of COVID-19 in Bangkok and 40 other provinces.

Published in the Royal Thai Government Gazette on 9 April, 2021, Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha signed an emergency order, authorising governors of Bangkok and 40 other Thai provinces to consider ordering a temporary closure of entertainment businesses and venues that pose a risk for COVID-19 infection for at least 14 days.

The emergency order cited the increasing number of new COVID-19 cases that were linked to entertainment venues in Bangkok and now spread to other provinces. Another concern is that the new highly…

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