Pubs, bars and massage parlours in 41 provinces were ordered to shut their doors for two weeks from midnight last night, as the latest coronavirus outbreak gains momentum nationwide.
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration spokesman announced yesterday that all entertainment places in the targeted provinces must close until April 23, an order endorsed in a CCSA meeting yesterday and approved by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
The targeted provinces include Bangkok and popular holiday destinations such as Chon Buri, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Phuket, Kanchanaburi, Surat Thani, Lampang, Tak and Phetchabun.
Although the 36 other provinces survived the closure order, the CCSA has left the decision to close all places deemed at risk of spreading Covid-19 to provincial governors and provincial communicable disease committees.
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