BANGKOK, April 2 (TNA) – Thai Prime Minister Prayut
Chan-o-cha has announced a curfew between 10 pm to 4 am starting from Friday in
order to combat the Covid-19 outbreak.
In his televised address Thursday evening, Prayut said the
nationwide curfew was imposed under the state of the emergency decree that had
been declared between March 26 and April 30.
The prime minister urged people not to do panic-buying as
they could buy necessities during daytime.
There would be exemption for such people as medical
professionals and individuals granted permissions, according to Prayut.
Violators of the curfew order could face a two-year
imprisonment and a fine up to 40,000 baht.
The premier called on Thai people for cooperation to reduce
the number of coronavirus infections together.
Prayut made the announcement after holding a meeting of the
government’s Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration.
The Center reported the country’s Covid-19 cases increased
to 1,875 with 104 new cases. Three more
deaths have been confirmed, the country’s death toll to 15.
Thai police have since last week set up hundreds of
checkpoints on roads around the country as part of the state of emergency measures.(TNA)
