Thailand’s
capital, Bangkok, banned alcohol sales for a week and a half to help
prevent social gatherings that could spread the virus that causes
COVID-19.
The ban applies from April
10 to April 20 and is the metropolitan region’s latest effort to contain
a surge in infections since early March. The country as a whole is
under a state of emergency and partial lockdown, including alcohol
restrictions in other provinces.
“We
ask that all of you co-operate,” Pongsakorn Kwanmuang, a spokesman for
the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, said in a briefing Thursday.
“We’re about to gain control over the spread of the virus.”
Thailand
reported 54 additional novel coronavirus infections Thursday, among the
smallest daily increases in recent weeks, taking the total to 2,423.
Just over half the cases are in the capital.
The
government postponed a traditional New Year holiday — known as Songkran
— due April 13 to April 15 until later in the year, but some people may
still seek to celebrate.
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