Thailand to extend state of emergency by one more month
Thailand’ Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on June 19 decided to extend the national state of emergency by another month to July 31.
Hanoi (VNA) – Thailand’ Centre for COVID-19 SituationAdministration (CCSA) on June 19 decided to extend the national stateof emergency by another month to July 31.
Thedecision was made during a CCSA meeting chaired by Prime Minister PrayutChan-o-cha.
TheCCSA decision comes even as Thailand proceeds with its final phase of easingits lockdown measures. Among the venues allowed to reopen on July 1 as part ofPhase 5 are all schools, bars and nightclubs, as well as entertainment venuessuch as karaoke bars and soapy massage parlours, and game and internet cafes -all considered to be high risk for an outbreak.
Thefirst phase began on May 3 with the reopening of parks, restaurants, open airsports venues and salons.
As of June 29,Thailand had confirmed 3,169 COVID-19 cases, including 58 deaths.
Meanwhile,Indonesia reported 1,082 new coronavirus cases on June 29, taking the national total numberof infections to 55,092, according to the country’s health ministry.
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