Prime Minister warns people to drive and travel across areas Beware of summer storms this 17-18 April.

The Prime Minister warned the people to travel across the area. Also check the climate of your trip. after the Meteorological Department announced “Summer storm” this 17-18 April.

On April 17, 2022, Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, spokesman for the Prime Minister’s Office, revealed that Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister and Minister of Defense warning people to travel across the area both returning from their homeland and returning from tourism to return to work after consecutive holidays during the Songkran Festival that Should check the weather conditions along the journey while the Meteorological Department Issue the 7th warning notice for all regions to prepare “Summer storm” during April 17-18, 2022, in which many provinces will have weather conditions, thunderstorms, gusts of wind, hail in some places. Suggests drivers should check the availability of vehicles before traveling get enough rest Drive carefully and obey the law strictly.

Mr Thanakorn said that from the statistics during the past 5 days (11-15 April 65) found the main cause of accidents. Still caused by driving faster than the law. drink and drive and a close cut. The Prime Minister also left the relevant agencies to visit the area. arrange service points to facilitate the people Travel disease-free and safe.

Thanakorn said the meteorological department announcement reported that The high pressure area or the moderate cold air mass has spread to cover the upper Laos. Northeastern Thailand and the South China Sea While Thailand is hot to very hot. This will cause the area to have summer storms during 17-18 April 2022, the northeastern region will be affected first and the northern, central, eastern, including Bangkok and the upper southern vicinities. will be affected in the next phase Therefore, people are asked to travel with caution.

For the situation of the epidemic of Covid-19 today, new infected patients Sunday, April 17, 2022, a total of 17,775 cases, classified into 17,693 domestic patients, 82 foreign patients, 1,806,524 cumulative patients (since January 1, 2022), 24,545 recoveries, 1,620,029 cumulative recoveries (since January 1, 2022) 214,554 patients undergoing treatment, 128 deaths, number of pneumonia cases 2,079 patients were hospitalized, an average of 27 per province, bed occupancy rate 26.5%.