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Thailand to close malls early as COVID surges after Songkran

New restrictions starting Sunday target sectors beyond nightlife

A new field hospital in Bangkok on April 12: Thailand is fighting a fresh wave of COVID-19 infections.   © Reuters
APORNRATH PHOONPHONGPHIPAT, Nikkei staff writer | Thailand

BANGKOK -- Thailand's government on Friday decided to expand coronavirus restrictions in Bangkok and elsewhere, targeting shopping malls and convenience stores in the hope of halting an infection surge.

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