KANCHANABURI: The border district of Sangkhla Buri has been locked down for 14 days and people ordered to stay home from 10pm to 4am, to curb an outbreak of Covid-19.
Governor Jirakiat Phumsawat, as chairman of the provincial communicable disease control committee, signed the order, effective on Friday.
It locks down Sangkhla Buri district and prohibits the transport of all kinds of goods through Phra Chedi Sam Ong (Three Pagodas Pass) checkpoint in tambon Nong Lu for 14 days until July 22.
Businesses that signed contracts for purchases or transport of goods before the order was issued are exempt.
All flea markets have been closed, but not fresh markets. There is a stay-at-home curfew from 10pm-4am. In case of emergency, people must get permission from the district chief to leave home. People are prohibited from entering or leaving the district.
Offenders are liable to a maximum one year in prison and/or fine of 100,000 baht.
Sangkhla Buri district has reported more than 30 cases in the latest Covid-19 outbreak, mostly people arriving from at-risk provinces, and the number of infections keeps rising.
In Myanmar’s Payatongsu sub-district, which borders Sangkhla Buri district, at least 10 people were confirmed infected with the virus. This led to local residents calling on authorities to impose a lockdown on Sangkhla Buri, an official said.