Thailand's government bans against April Fool's coronavirus jokes

People standing in line at a safe distance while waiting for free meals at the Wat Arun Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday (March 31). The Wat Arun temple provides two free meals a day for people in need whose livelihood has been affected due to the emergency regulations enforced in Thailand to control the coronavirus. - AP

BANGKOK: Thailand's government issued a warning Tuesday (March 31) that April Fool's Day jokes about the Covid-19 (coronavirus) are punishable by a law which carries a sentence of up to five years in prison.

The government's Public Relations Department posted an infographic on its Twitter account on Tuesday saying "it's against the law to fake having Covid-19 this April Fools' Day."