Thai Premier Says More Curbs Planned to Stem Virus Flareup

Thailand is weighing fresh control measures to contain the biggest wave of coronavirus outbreak to hit the Southeast Asian nation after capital Bangkok ordered more businesses to close from Monday.

The Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration, the nation’s main virus task force chaired by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha, will consider the new restrictions on Wednesday, National Security Council Secretary General Natthapol Nakpanich said in Bangkok. The panel will also consider whether more stringent curbs on movements and businesses are needed in Bangkok, he said, in response to some groups calling for a lockdown of the capital.

Thailand has seen its total Covid-19 cases nearly double since the beginning of April with the resurgence of an outbreak tied to entertainment venues in Bangkok that has since spread to much of the nation’s 77…