Thailand limits domestic travel as virus cases surge to record number


Public health officers Charoenrat Chaibut and Jurairat Tasom travel by boat to bring Covid-19 swab testing to residents living in remote communities, amid the rise of coronavirus disease infections, in Samut Prakan, near Bangkok, Thailand, on Monday (July 19, 2021).- Reuters

BANGKOK, July 19 (Bernama): Thai civil aviation authority CAAT said it would suspend most domestic flights starting Wednesday (July 21), after the nation reported record numbers of Covid-19 cases for three straight days.

Flights to and from Bangkok and a dozen high-risk regions labelled as "dark red" will be halted indefinitely, until the epidemic situation improves, Sputnik reported, quoting CAAT chief Suttipong Kongpool as saying.

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