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BANGKOK: Thailand will introduce a six-hour night curfew in a bid to control the spread of coronavirus, authorities said on Thursday, warning anyone who breached the order faced a two-year jail term.
The curfew from 10 pm to 4 am (1500 to 2100 GMT) will begin on Friday and bars everyone in the country from leaving their homes.
Exemptions will be made for essential staff, including medical workers, food and fuel transport staff, and postal services.
The number of infections in Thailand has soared past 1,800 -- up more than 80 percent from a week ago -- and the death toll has nearly quadrupled to 15 as of Thursday. (AFP)
The curfew from 10 pm to 4 am (1500 to 2100 GMT) will begin on Friday and bars everyone in the country from leaving their homes.
Exemptions will be made for essential staff, including medical workers, food and fuel transport staff, and postal services.
The number of infections in Thailand has soared past 1,800 -- up more than 80 percent from a week ago -- and the death toll has nearly quadrupled to 15 as of Thursday. (AFP)
