BANGKOK, April 3 (TNA) – Thai police vow strict
enforcement of curfew order, starting
10 pm on Friday in order to combat the Covid-19 outbreak.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday announced to
plan to impose a nationwide curfew between 10 pm to 4 am, under the state of
the emergency decree.
Spokesman of the Royal Thai Police Pol Lt General Piya
Uthayo said police would intensify the works at more than 400 checkpoints that
has since last week set up across the country as part of the state of emergency
measures.
Now with the curfew in place, police would strictly enforce
the measure and prosecute violators, he said.
In the Thursday’s announcement, Prayut said violators of the
curfew order could face a two-year imprisonment and a fine up to THB40,000.
Nevertheless, the order says some groups of people such as
medical professionals and individuals granted permissions by security officers
are exempted from the curfew.
The curfew decision is seen as an attempt to reduce the
number of infections among young people who have kept socializing activities at
night despite the Covid-19 outbreak.(TNA)
