Thailand has discovered a case of B.1.1.7 in a family returning from the UK, the government may let provincial leaders impose the blockade themselves.

Thai officials today recorded 315 new cases of nCoV, mostly in the community, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 7,694, of which 64 people died.

Yong Poovorawan, a senior virus expert at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, announced that the country had detected the first case of the super-infectious CoV strain B.1.1.7 in a family of four returning from the UK.

Thailand's Covid-19 response team has designated 28 provinces, including the capital Bangkok, as a high-risk area, recommending to stop some business activities and crowds.

The government of this country has not yet imposed a nationwide business blockade, but may grant provincial governors the authority to impose a blockade on their own and call on people to restrict travel.

Several ministries in Thailand have imposed a series of new blockade measures.

The Ministry of Education requires that all public and private schools, as well as vocational centers, be closed from January 4-31.

Officials in Bangkok on January 2 ordered the closing of bars, nightclubs, massage parlors as well as beauty salons and gyms, while shopping malls, restaurants and parks are still open.

Thailand initially seemed to be in good control of the Covid-19 pandemic with only 4,000 cases recorded by the end of November, although it was the first country to detect cases outside of China.

British officials on December 14 announced the discovery of a new strain of nCoV, named B.1.1.7, with 20 more mutations than the original version and 70% more infectious.

Many countries have recorded new cases of nCoV infections such as France, Canada, Sweden, Spain, Singapore, Korea ... More than 50 countries have banned all flights or tightened control of passengers from the UK to limit