FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha wears a face mask while gesturing to a crowd during a visit to Phuket, to revive the tourism industry affected by the Covid-19 novel coronavirus pandemic, on Nov 3, 2020. (AFP photo/Royal Thai Government)
The government will extend a nationwide state of emergency through Jan 15 to prevent a resurgence in coronavirus infections during the peak New Year’s travel period, an official said.
A meeting of the Covid-19 task force chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha approved the extension to help authorities enforce mandatory quarantines and streamline disease-control plans, Taweesilp Witsanuyotin, a spokesman for the panel, told reporters in Bangkok on Wednesday.
The extension, which is expected to be approved by the cabinet next week, would be the eighth…
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