Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
Government Thailand tighten restrictions after daily positive numbers angka Covid-19 surpassed 10,000 cases and deaths recorded a record 141 lives on Saturday (17/7).
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha warned residents of a number of additional regulations. Thailand is currently imposing a curfew in Bangkok and several other provinces.
Thailand on Friday (16/7) also recorded a record daily Covid-19 case of 9,692 people.
As reported Associated Press, Prayut has said that the government plans to impose stricter restrictions to stem the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak through an announcement made via his Facebook account.
“I want everyone to realize that what is needed now is to immediately impose stricter restrictions. Everyone will be affected and feel uncomfortable in many ways,” said Prayut Chan-ocha.
The Thai government has recorded a spike in Covid-19 cases in Bangkok and surrounding provinces.
To that end, the Thai government will impose additional measures, ranging from banning any gatherings and activities that could spread the virus including banning anti-government demonstrations.
Furthermore, citizens who violate will be sentenced to two years in prison or a fine of up to 40,000 baht (Rp177 million).
Furthermore, he said several other additional regulations include limiting the mobility of residents as much as possible, closing almost all non-essential places and implementing a work from home (WFH) policy.
Prayut said that his party was discussing these matters with Thailand’s medical committee and studying policies in other countries before it was finally agreed.
Meanwhile, in order to reduce the hospital’s workload, he is also considering allowing residents to carry out self-antigen tests at home.
The Thai government has now made a number of important changes related to the handling of Covid-19. One of them is limiting the export of AstraZeneca vaccines because the stock is not sufficient for domestic vaccine needs.
This is because the local company appointed to produce the AstraZeneca vaccine failed to reach the target. That makes the Thai government’s plan to achieve the target of 61 million doses of the vaccine must be postponed until next May.
(nly/dea)
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