Thailand to declare state of emergency due to virus outbreak

Decree effective Thursday, says PM, with containment measures adjusted daily

20200324 Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha wearing a protective mask

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha arrives for a cabinet meeting at Government House in Bangkok on March 24. © Getty Images

MASAYUKI YUDA, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- Thailand is to declare a state of emergency in an effort to combat the spread of the new coronavirus.

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said the emergency decree would be enacted on Thursday, without giving details. Measures to contain the outbreak would be adjusted daily in accordance with the changing situation, he said.

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