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Buri Ram shuts down all entertainment venues amid Covid surge

A shuttered nightspot in downtown Buri Ram, closed indefinitely following a surge in Covid-19 cases. (Photo: Surachai Piragsa)

BURI RAM: Authorities have ordered the closure of all service venues and restaurants with musical entertainment after more than 300 Covid-19 cases were linked to these venues.

The Buri Ram provincial communicable disease committee announced the decision on Tuesday.

The announcement said the closure was indefinite and province-wide, and effective from Monday.

It followed a surge in Covid-19 cases in Bangkok and other provinces, mostly the highly transmissible Omicron variant. 

Since last month, more than 8,600 Covid-19 cases, with 10 deaths, had been reported in Buri Ram. More than 300 infections had been linked to service venues and eateries with musical shows, the panel…

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