The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) provides the latest update that the Thai Cabinet agreed to extend the Emergency Decree nationwide for two more months until 31 July 2021, according to media reports.
General Prayut Chan-o-cha, the Thai Prime Minister signed the announcement on the twelfth consecutive extension of the state of emergency for two more months after it expires on 31 May, 2021.
The announcement cited the recent resurgence of COVID-19 infections in various clusters and the increasing number of deaths, as well as the need to set up quarantine facilities and field hospitals to cope with the situation. The announcement also thanked one and all for collaboration in the nation’s bid to contain the pandemic, while working on the mass vaccination rollout.
The Emergency Decree was approved by the Cabinet on 25 May 2021, and officially published in the Royal Thai Government Gazette on 27 May 2021.
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