Chamber of commerce urges financial aid for businesses to cope with partial lockdown
The Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) has urged the government to roll out aid measures, as it estimates that the two weeks lockdown in 13 provinces will cost the economy up to THB120 billion.
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on July 12 imposed a partial 14-day lockdown, including night curfew in Bangkok and nine other “Dark Red” provinces that have high infection rate. These provinces are: Nakhon Pathom, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon, Yala, Pattani, Narathiwat and Songkhla. Three more provinces were later added to the list, namely Ayutthaya, Chachoengsao and Chonburi.
The Nation Reporter
