Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha wears a protecting face masks as a result of coronavirus illness (COVID-19) outbreak throughout a teleconference for a weekly cupboard assembly along with his ministers on the Authorities Home in Bangkok, Thailand, March 24, 2020. REUTERS.
BANGKOK: Thailand will likely be in an emergency mode from March 26 for a month to cope with the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha informed a information convention on Tuesday.
The emergency decree will imply the prime minister may have the chief energy to declare additional measures to comprise the virus, together with giving additional authority to officers and permitting the organising of checkpoints to cut back individuals actions, Prayuth mentioned.
He mentioned particulars of the measures will likely be introduced later.
Thailand reported three deaths and 106 new coronavirus instances on Tuesday. The nation now has 827 instances and 4 fatalities for the reason that outbreak started.
