BANGKOK (REUTERS) – Thailand’s Health Ministry said on Thursday (July 8) it had proposed new travel curbs and tighter restrictions in high-risk areas to contain Covid-19 cases, as the country reported a daily record of 75 deaths from the coronavirus. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is due to consider the new restrictions in a meeting on Friday. “The Health Ministry will propose measures first to limit travel so that people do not leave their homes unless necessary,” the ministry’s permanent secretary, Dr Kiatiphum Wongrajit, told reporters, noting a halt to inter-provincial travel was also being proposed. Other measures being proposed include…
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