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Bangkok ramps up measures to contain coronavirus spread

Shopping malls, department stores, leisure facilities to close from Sunday

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Traditional Thai dancers in Bangkok on March 16. The city closed entertainment venues on March 21. © Reuters

MASAYUKI YUDA, Nikkei staff writer
March 21, 2020 19:22 JST

BANGKOK -- Bangkok will ramp up closures of commercial and leisure venues to contain the spread of COVID-19 disease as quickly as possible.

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