A majority of people support banning or limiting water splashing during next month’s Songkran festival, to prevent the spread of Covid-19, according to an opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, Nida Poll.
The poll was conducted via telephone interviews on March 15-16, involving 1,315 people aged 15 years or more of various levels of education and occupations throughout the country.
The pollster reported on Wednesday that 43.73% of respondents said water splashing should be prohibited nationwide during Songkran; 20.45% said it should be allowed only in areas not hit by the second outbreak of Covid-19; 17.87% said water splashing should be allowed in all areas with…