A shopping mall in Thailand only serves take-away orders to comply with social distancing measures. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Thailand extended its state ofemergency to the end of August to curb the spread of the COVID-19, even thoughthe country has not found any new community infections for about two months.
The decree, first introduced in late March, has beenrepeatedly extended with the latest extension scheduled at the end of thismonth.
Thailand has so far reported a total of 3,298 COVID-19 casesand 58 deaths.
In Cambodia, Interior Minister Sar Kheng advised capital andprovincial governors to prepare facilities and entertainment venues with COVID-19prevention measures in anticipation of the re-scheduled Khmer New Year holidaysfrom August 17-21.
In a letter on July 27, Sar Kheng said the governors mustinform guesthouse, hotel and restaurant owners to prepare alcohol or gel forhandwashing and take the body temperature of guests at exits and entrances. Theowners must also enforce social distancing.
Previously, Minister of Health Mam Bun Heng also issued aletter to the transport and tourism ministers and capital and provincialgovernors to help disseminate his ministry’s guidelines on preventing coronavirusinfections during the upcoming holidays.
The letter said citizens must avoid mass gatherings and seekhighly ventilated places. They must refrain from activities that could poserisks such as singing and dancing or drinking without maintaining socialdistancing.
On July 28, Cambodia recorded seven new confirmed cases,putting the nationally tally at 233.
Indonesia on July 29 found 2,381 new infections ofcoronavirus, raising the total count to 104,432, while the death toll increasedby 74 to 4,975.
In the Philippines, the total count of infections reached85,486 after the country detected 1,874 new cases on July 29. Sixteen newdeaths raised the total fatalities to 1,962 cases./.
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