BANGKOK — Thailand announced it will close malls in the capital Bangkok as the country reported its largest daily increase in coronavirus infections on Saturday. Malls, except for supermarkets, will be closed for 22 days beginning March 22 to April 12 in a bid to curb the outbreak of the coronavirus, Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang said in a statement. "For malls, only the areas that sell food and goods that are used in daily life, will be open,” Aswin said in a Facebook live broadcast. Long queues and crowds of shoppers were seen at a grocery store in downtown Bangkok with their carts full of dried goods, food and medicine.

Source: International New York Times March 21, 2020 05:07 UTC