Out and about: People walking through Chinatown in Bangkok. The government has pleaded with the public to not travel as virus cases rise in the country. — AFP
The government held off from ordering new nationwide business shutdowns amid a new wave of coronavirus cases but empowered some provincial governors to set their own restrictions and pleaded with the public not to travel.
Thailand, which had largely controlled the virus by mid-2020, saw a second wave of outbreaks beginning in December.
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