ASIA VIRUS UPDATE: 58 people, including 26 with disabilities, infected with coronavirus at a welfare centre near Tokyo, as Japan braces for a possible upturn in cases.
Thailand added 109 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total to 1,245, with one more death raising total fatalities to six.
Seven Thai airlines will ask for B16bn bailout from Finance Ministry so they can keep employees while services are suspended.
Banks close branches on Saturday and Sunday to help prevent the spread of coronavirus ahead of the registration for aid for self-employed people.
People nationwide are strongly urged to stay home and stop socialising for seven days, starting this weekend, as the government steps up efforts to stem the coronavirus, Gen Pornpipat Benyasri, chief of Defence Forces, says.
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul criticised medical personnel infected with the coronavirus, drawing anger in social media until he apologised.
Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana has vowed to crack down on people who demand a "commission" by offering to help informal workers applying for 5,000-baht financial aid granted by the government to relieve the Covid-19 impact.
