Fresh lockdown warning

Fresh lockdown warning published : 26 Dec 2020 at 04:00 156 Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha speaks behind a transparent partition during a press conference at Government House on Thursday after officials stepped up disease control measures following the new Covid-19 outbreak. (Government House photo) The authority handling the Covid-19 pandemic in Thailand issued a stark warning on Friday: cooperate with our guidelines or there will be a nationwide lockdown by March. Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), said the ultimate measure would be taken if there was not "proper cooperation from the people" and if the situation spiralled out of control.