By Linda Khoo Hui Li<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BANGKOK, Aug 19 (NNN-Bernama) — Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan o-cha said the spread of COVID-19 in the kingdom is showing \u2018signs of slowing down\u2019 and the numbers expected to start falling in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, Prayuth urged the public to strictly follow the COVID-19 restrictions and measures imposed since mid-July, especially in \u201c28 maximum and strict controlled areas\u201d to contain the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fueled by the highly contagious Delta variant, for the last few days the daily COVID-19 cases has exceeded 20,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has decided to extend the restrictions including the seven-hour night curfew until the end of this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe number of infections in the kingdom could reach the peak by this month and start coming down in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf the COVID-19 restrictions and measures imposed now is proven to reduce the infections, the authorities may ease some restrictions starting next month,\u201d he said in a Facebook post on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He added that there were more daily recoveries than new infections recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prayuth is concerned over the number of COVID-19 fatalities reported with Thailand seeing record high of 312 fatalities on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thailand is fighting its worst COVID-19 outbreak since April this year. To date, Thailand recorded 989,859 COVID-19 cases 8,586 fatalities so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Prayuth thanked Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison for donating A$2.8 million (67.3 million baht) to provide aid to strengthen its public health sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a statement, Government House spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said Prayuth spoke to his counterpart on the telephone yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anucha said Prayuth also proposed \u2018a prompt and suitable means\u201d of COVID-19 vaccine cooperation between the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Australian Prime Minister agreed to support vaccine cooperation and the matter will be discussed, Anucha said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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