(VOVWORLD) - Thailand on Saturday extended a ban on international passenger flights until the end of June as new COVID-19 cases in the country dwindle.
 A cleaner walks through an empty Airport Link railway station, amid travel restrictions to contain the spread of COVID-19, in Bangkok on April 10, 2020. (Photo: AFP) |
The announcement comes as the country begins to relax local restrictions after reporting single-digit increases of infections from the new coronavirus this month.
On Sunday, the government will allow malls and department stores to re-open. It will also shorten a nighttime curfew by one hour, to 11pm to 4am, from 10pm to 4am. The aviation regulator first introduced the suspension of international flights until the end of May in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus.