BANGKOK: Sakon Nakon province, in Thailand's upper north-east, became the first in the country to ban the sale of alcohol in efforts to stop the spread of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.
The ban is effective from Tuesday until at least April 16, according to an announcement by Sakon Nakhon governor Monsit Paisarntanawat.
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