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Bangkok to close schools for two weeks as number of Covid-19 cases rise

A student wearing a face mask has her body temperature checked due to the spread of the Covid-19 before entering a school in Bangkok, Thailand, October 7, 2020. [Reuters]

The Thai capital of Bangkok will close all schools for two weeks after the New Year holiday as it tightens measures to control a new wave of the coronavirus pandemic, the city said on Friday.

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