Chakrit Hovatanakul, a pilot with local airline on two months paycut leave from work, runs in Lumphini Park the day before all parks are closed in the city due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand, April 1, 2020. Picture taken April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
BANGKOK (Reuters) - For many residents of bustling Bangkok, a daily walk or run through central Lumpini Park is considered a sanity saver, and especially these days as most people remain indoors during the coronavirus outbreak.
But as of Thursday, Thailand closed public parks until the end of the month as it steps up the fight against the virus, leaving many in this city of 10 million wondering how they will now destress.
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