Koh Si Chang closes to outsiders; U-Tapao airport suspends commercial flights
After initially rejecting the idea, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday night reluctantly signed off on a hard lockdown of Pattaya, Chonburi and five provinces worst hit by Thailand’s coronavirus second wave.
Effective Thursday, residents will not be able to leave Chonburi, Trat, Rayong, Nonthaburi and Samut Sakhon without government approval.
It was only Tuesday that Prayut reportedly put the kibosh on the plan outlined Sunday by the kingdom’s deputy health minister. With 365 new cases reported today – and more than 1,000 set to be reported officially Thursday – Prayut…
