Latest city closedown comes too lateBetter late than never. About a week before, the nationwide infection rate, blamed on Bangkok nightspot clusters, was already steadily rising. Just take a look at these figures: April 7, 334 cases; April 8, 405 cases; April 9, 559 cases; April 10, 789 cases; April 11, 967 cases and April 12, 985 cases. With the long holiday, people in Bangkok, including many upcountry folk, left town in their hundreds of thousands to head home to visit their families or for recreational trips in case of Bangkokians. I feel heavy-hearted and uncomfortable because I know these measures will affect everyone to some extent, particularly low-income earners.

Source: Bangkok Post April 25, 2021 23:15 UTC