国际英语资讯:Thai PM warns emergency decree to extend if COVID-19 situation does not ease
<p><span word="BANGKOK">BANGKOK</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 31-- <span word="Thai">Thai</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Prayut">Prayut</span> <span word="Chan">Chan</span>-<span word="o">o</span>-<span word="cha">cha</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cabinet">Cabinet</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="decree">decree</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="ease">ease</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="reviewing">reviewing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Prayut">Prayut</span>, "<span word="Looking">Looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>."</p><p><span word="Prayut">Prayut</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="March">March</span> 26 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="April">April</span> 30.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> 127 <span word="new">new</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1,651 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="fatality">fatality</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Bangkok">Bangkok</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="with">with</span> 796 <span word="cases">cases</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="Prayut">Prayut</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="decree">decree</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="relaxed">relaxed</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="better">better</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="state">state</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="empowered">empowered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tighten">tighten</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span>, <span word="Prayut">Prayut</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Prayut">Prayut</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="fail">fail</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guidelines">guidelines</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="suspend">suspend</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="systems">systems</span>.</p><p><span word="Bangkok">Bangkok</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="adjacent">adjacent</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nonthaburi">Nonthaburi</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="curfew">curfew</span> <span word="from">from</span> 11 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="to">to</span> 5 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>., <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19.</p><p><span word="Nonthaburi">Nonthaburi</span> <span word="Province">Province</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="to">to</span> 63, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, 48 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hospitalized">hospitalized</span>.</p>
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