Thread by @MayWongCNA

#CoronaVirusUpdate:
#Thailand #Coronvavirus #COVID19 #โควิค19
NEW CASES: 2
TOTAL CASES: 3,171
NEW DEATHS: 0
TOTAL DEATHS: 58
Both Thais who returned from #Qatar in #quarantine. 36th day that Thailand has not seen a local transmission. Today is also day #StateofEmergency expires

But #Thailand likely to further extend period of #StateofEmergency as #PM #Prayut had repeatedly said before that the decree was necessary and had helped to manage/control the #Covid19 situation in country. Some citizens refute that arguing the government is trying to extend grip

@ASEANMP statement on likely extension of #StateofEmergency in #Thailand calling it "an excuse to prevent protests from starting and the student movement from resuming". Says "no reason anymore for government to justify emergency powers" as nation has #Covid19 under control

Though not responding to @ASEANMP accusations of using #StateofEmergency to stymie protests, #Thailand #PM #Prayut reiterates need for decree to manage #Covid19 especially when nation goes into "high risk" phase 5 of easing from July 1. Says decree not to entrench his own powers

#Thailand 1st announced the #StateofEmergency to tackle #Covid19 on March 26. It has been extended on a monthly basis where it was meant to expire today. But #PM #Prayut insisted the decree is still necessary at this stage. So this law will be extended again till end July now