NSTworld Thailand announced that it has postponed next month’s Songkran celebrations until further notice after the kingdom confirmed 33 new cases of Covid19 on Monday – the biggest single-day spike – to bring the tally to 147, with one fatality.
Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said that April 13-15, the dates for this year’s Songkran celebrations, are no longer official holidays.
Songkran is a time when thousands of Thais return to their hometowns, as thousands of foreign tourists converge on the kingdom, to take part in the world’s biggest water festival. “All measures will be tabled to Cabinet for approval on Tuesday and come into effect on Wednesday,” he said.
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