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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Premier calls for pre songkran vaccine drive - Caught on Camera

Tourists walk on Khao San Road during the quiet Songkran holiday on April 13, 2021. (Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut)

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered authorities to speed up inoculation of vulnerable groups ahead of the Songkran festival next month, a spokesman says.

Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, government spokesman, said Gen Prayut has ordered state agencies to encourage people aged 60 and over, those suffering from underlying illnesses and pregnant women to receive their shots against Covid-19 before the holidays as a precautionary measure.

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