The Thai capital of Bangkok is closing all schools and entertainment venues for two weeks after the New Year holiday as it tightens measures to control a new wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
Key points:
- Bangkok’s authorities are considering making restaurants take-away only
- Two more deaths on Friday took Thailand’s total toll to 63 since the outbreak started
- The country’s health authorities have ordered another 26 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
Thailand’s health authorities reported 279 new coronavirus cases on Friday, with the majority linked to a cluster among migrant workers in Samut Sakhon province south of Bangkok.
Another cluster was linked to illegal gambling dens that started in the eastern province of Rayong.
These new clusters have started to spread into Bangkok, prompting the city’s administrator to tighten measures to curb the spread of the virus.
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