Thailand tightens restrictions over growing Covid-19 cases

Christian faithfuls, some wearing face masks to prevent the spread of Covid-19 singing Christmas songs after a Christmas eve mass at the Holy Redeemer Church in Bangkok, in the early hours of December 25, 2020. - AFP

BANGKOK, Dec 26 (Xinhua): Thailand on Friday night (Dec 25) announced tightened measures to contain the spread of Covid-19, with new cases detected in more than one-third of its provinces.

To contain spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, Thailand will adopt different regulation measures nationwide according to risk levels and caseloads, with its 77 provinces classified into four categories, namely the highly-controlled, controlled, under-high-surveillance and under-surveillance.