Govt not considering nationwide lockdown - provincial lockdown more likely - Thai Visa





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There are no plans to implement a nationwide lockdown in order to tackle the latest wave of COVID-19 infections in Thailand, officials have said.

 

On Tuesday, Dr Opas Karnkawinpong head of Thailand's Department of Disease Control (DDC) said that there were no plans to enforce a nationwide lockdown.

 

However, further restrictions, including the lockdown of provinces with high numbers of confirmed cases is being considered by the government.

 

On Wednesday, National Security Council General Natthaphon Nakaphanich reiterated that the government has been discussing possibly imposing provincial lockdown measures, namely in Bangkok and the surrounding areas, Chiang Mai and Prachuap Khiri Khan.

 

According to Bangkok Biz News, officials are reluctant to impose a national lockdown in order to avert adversely affecting people in areas where the outbreak is not so severe.