There will be no 24-hour curfew if people follow the 10pm-4am rule and the number of new cases of coronavirus disease drops, the head of the government's Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration said on Monday.
Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin was responding to speculation on social media and some news reports that the government was planning a round-the-clock curfew.
"We have just announced a curfew from 10pm to 4am every day. Everyone still needs some time to adapt.
"If you can do it and the number of new infections falls, there will not be any other measures. But if the figure continues to rise, existing measures will be considered as inadequate, and more measures may be necessary," Dr Taweesin said.
Dr Taweesin said that during the overnight curfew from Sunday to Monday morning, police caught 919 violators. Another 79 had gathered together inside residences in a way that might spread the disease.
"This shows that some people were still being uncooperative. Please comply for the sake of yourself, your families and your society," he said.
Police pressed charges against 708 people and issued warnings to the others for violating the curfew. Police also increased the number of curfew checkpoints from 836 on Sunday to 923 on Monday, Dr Taweesin said.
