Travellers wait for buses to take them back to their home provinces, at Mor Chit terminus on April 12, 2019, during the last Songkran celebration. (Photo by Apichit Jinakul)People returning from cities to their home provinces for Songkran could be a vector for spreading the coronavirus disease to older members of their families, a disease specialist warned on Thursday. But their behaviour also made them prone to spread the virus to other people. When they return home during the Thai New Year break the coronavirus situation in Thailand could worsen, he said. Some members spread the infection to the others in their group during drinking sessions together when they shared drinking glasses and cigarettes.

Source: Bangkok Post March 12, 2020 18:45 UTC