BANGKOK (NNT) - The Prime Minister has ordered government officials to facilitate and assist travelers, returning from their Songkran trips, to prevent accidents, while ensuring compliance with COVID-19 prevention measures.

 

Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha expressed his concern for people returning from visiting their hometowns or from other trips during Songkran holidays, with a high volume of return traffic expected to cause congestion on main roads from today.

 

Deputy Government Spokesperson Traisulee Traisoranakul said the Prime Minister has ordered related agencies, including the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Interior, and the Royal Thai Police, to assist road users, ensure compliance to traffic rules and suppress drink driving.

 

Provinces are instructed to implement COVID-19 prevention measures strictly, especially at gathering places, such as gas stations and rest areas, where capacity control measures should be in place to prevent overcrowding.

 

The Prime Minister also wished all travelers a safe journey, asked them to drive safely, avoid drink driving and to refrain from visiting places at high-risk for COVID-19 transmission.

 

He urged the general public to practice social distancing, wear a mask, frequently wash their hands, have their temperature taken before entering a venue, and check-in and out on Thai Chana platform by scanning the provided QR code.

 

The Prime Minister said good compliance with these measures will help bring down the number of new COVID-19 cases quickly.

 

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2 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

The Prime Minister has ordered government officials to facilitate and assist travelers

the umpteenth example of thais being told to do their jobs, which insinuates they were not doing those jobs or not intending to do

1 minute ago, YetAnother said:

the umpteenth example of thais being told to do their jobs, which insinuates they were not doing those jobs or not intending to do

 

It means they have to sit in their roadside tents to play on their phones, rather than at home...

Thanks Mr. PM.  You are a true leader.

 

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Prime Minister also wished all travelers a safe journey, asked them to drive safely, avoid drink driving and to refrain from visiting places at high-risk for COVID-19 transmission.

Guess the Crystal club & Maya pub are off limits then?

I see lots of cars practising social distancing. Driving 2 metre apart at 100 kph !!

There is a little bit more to the equation Boss.

You should never have allowed them to travel in the first place , but I know that you realize that now

20 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Prime Minister also wished all travelers a safe journey, asked them to drive safely, avoid drink driving and to refrain from visiting places at high-risk for COVID-19 transmission.

All sorted then!!