BANGKOK, May 1 — Thailand will end a ban on the sale of alcohol on Sunday when it lifts other restrictions following progress in containing the coronavirus outbreak, two officials said late on Friday. The ban has been in effect since April 10 in a bid to discourage social gatherings. “The new...
File photo of a man pushing a cart with beer boxes in a supermarket after Bangkok and several other provinces announced a 10-day ban on alcohol sale starting April 10 during the coronavirus disease outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand, April 9, 2020. — Reuters pic
Bangkok Metropolitan Authority spokesman Pongsakorn Kwangmuang also told Reuters the ban would be lifted in Bangkok on Sunday, and that he will make a formal announcement on Saturday. Thailand reported six new coronavirus cases on Friday and no new deaths, taking its tally to 2,960 infections while fatalities remained at 54 since the outbreak began in January.
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