Thailand Set to Ban Booze, J&J Halt May Last Weeks: Virus Update Bloomberg 2 hrs ago Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) -- Thailand is preparing to shut schools and ban the sale of alcoholic beverages to stem a fresh outbreak that’s threatening the revival of one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations. Popular Searches Elsewhere in Asia, a senior official in Japan’s ruling party indicated the Tokyo Olympics may be canceled as the country struggles with a surge in coronavirus cases less than 100 days before the Games are due to begin. Hong Kong and Singapore could start their long-awaited travel bubble as soon as mid-May, the South China Morning Post reported. But obstacles remain opening up a quarantine-free corridor between the two Asian financial hubs.