BANGKOK, March 16 (TNA) – Thai Prime Minister Prayut
Chan-o-cha said on Monday that the government was ready to step up measures to
contain Covid-19 if the country reached the so-called Stage 3 virus outbreak.
After the number of cases jumped to 114 with over 30 new
cases, Prayut chaired a meeting of the center for Covid-19 outbreak on Monday.
According to officials, the government plans to announce new
measures including an order to suspend entertainment venues and cancelation of
Songkran Festival activities.
New cases of Covid-19 in the past week involved those
visiting a pub in Bangkok.
The government called for full cooperation from the
public. One of the main tasks was to
inform the public of measures if Thailand entered Stage 3, Prayut told the
press before the meeting.
Ministers and related agencies discussed possible actions to
ease public concerns over shortages of good and food after people have
stockpile daily necessities such as instant noodles, canned foods and other
basic goods.
Prayut also repeated his assurance that this government
would spend all the resources in the fight against Covid-19. (TNA)
