The Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration declared 69 provinces orange zones and maintained eight provinces as blue zones where eateries can open for alcohol consumption until 9pm.
CCSA spokesman TaweesilpVisanuyothin said the country entered its fifth wave of COVID-19 and CCSA declared 69 provinces orange (control) zones, up from 39 provinces earlier defined as orange zones.
There will not be a yellow (close-surveillance) zone, compared with 30 yellow-coded provinces previously.
CCSA spokesman said the CCSA also resolved to step up public health controls in 69 other provinces. These include a ban on…
