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Pubs, clubs in Bangkok, 40 other provinces to shut for 2 weeks

Pubs, clubs in Bangkok, 40 other provinces to shut for 2 weeks

Thong Lor cluster spread intensifies

All bars, pubs and clubs in Bangkok and 40 other provinces will be ordered closed for at least 14 days from Friday, to help stem the rapid spread of the latest coronavirus outbreak. (Photo: Pornprom Satrabhaya)

All entertainment places in 41 provinces, including Bangkok, will be ordered to shut their doors for at least two weeks, as Covid-19 cases spawned by the Thong Lor cluster spread rapidly across the nation.

Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said on Thursday the closure would take effect when Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha signs the order at a meeting on Friday.

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