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Bangkok extends closure order to May 17

Bangkok extends closure order to May 17

Schools, entertainment venues and parks among places covered by directive originally set to end on Sunday

Mass testing is conducted at Wat Klong Toey School on Wednesday after a new coronavirus cluster emerged in Klong Toey district. (Photo by Varuth Hirunyatheb)

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…

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