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Thailand extends state of emergency ahead of COVID-19 vaccine roll-out. - Illustrative image (Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/)
Bangbok (VNA) – The Centre for
COVID-19
Situation Administration (CCSA) of Thailand chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has extended a state of emergency until the end of March and allowed the
easing of some COVID-19 containment measures.
The
state of emergency, which
was issued in March 2020, has been renewed multiple times, allowing the
government to enforce mandatory quarantine measures and coordinate disease
control plans without approval by many different agencies.
Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn, a member of the
CCSA,
said that the Thai cabinet is expected to back the extension at a meeting on February
THE STANDARD By
Kirsten Kanja |
January 19th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
When the country announced its Covid-19 containment measures in March last year, this set the entertainment industry on a hard path and the effects are far from over.
The pandemic brought the Sh200 billion industry to its knees. Even as the world continues to celebrate wins in the war against Covid-19 such as the discovery of a vaccine, the future still appears uncertain for the industry.
Boniface Gachoka, the secretary-general of the National Bars Association, which has 54,000 bars across 41 counties listed as members, says the situation is dire and quickly adds that the government should consider offering operators a rescue plan as it did with other industries.