BANGKOK: Thailand's health ministry on Monday (March 16) has confirmed 33 new cases of Covid-19 (coronavirus), the country's highest daily increase, bringing the total number of cases found in the country to 147.
The Public Health Ministry said in a statement that people should avoid pubs, restaurants and boxing stadiums, as they are congested areas where many of the new cases were discovered. It said another 51 people are awaiting test results.
Thailand also plans to shut crowded venues such as schools and universities and postpone its traditional New Year holiday in an effort to restrain the novel coronavirus outbreak. "The danger from Covid-19 is the nation’s priority, ” Wissanu said on Monday in Bangkok."The economic damage is secondary. We need to make people’s lives the priority. We can try to cope with the damage to tourism and industries later when the situation eases.”
Decisions on closures will be tailored depending on the situation in provinces, Wissanu said. Universities will be shut and courses moved online, Ratchada Thanadirek, a government spokesperson, told reporters separately, adding that places like pubs and boxing stadiums will also be affected.
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