Locals wait in line overnight for free coronavirus testing at Wat Phra Si Mahathat temple in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, July 9, 2021. Faced with rapidly rising numbers of new coronavirus infections and growing concern over the proliferation of the highly contagious delta variant, major Asia-Pacific cities implemented new restrictions Friday in the hope of reversing the trend before health care systems are overwhelmed. - AP
BANGKOK, July 9 (Bloomberg): Thailand announced a set of tighter virus containment measures, including a ban on gatherings of more than five people and non-essential travel, and a night curfew to quell a worsening Covid-19 outbreak.
The measures, which also include shuttering of spas and beauty clinics, will cover the Bangkok metropolitan area and four southern provinces with a high number of infections, according to the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration. While the mobility restrictions will be effective from Saturday, the work-from-home orders and closures of non-essential businesses and limit on gatherings will begin on Monday.
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