The Latest: Thailand worries about weekend holiday trips
(WorldNews Business)

BANGKOK — Thai authorities are urging vigilance as the country celebrates its first long holiday weekend after lifting most COVID-19 restrictions. The break will see Thais returning en masse to their rural family homes from the cities where many work. A spokesman for the COVID-19 center, Taweesin Witsanuyothin, said the risk of spreading the virus during the weekend `is our real concern.” The Transport Ministry says it`s preparing for 7.6 million people traveling between provinces. As part of the easing of restrictions, Bangkok`s elevated Skytrain no longer requires that sitting passengers keep an empty seat between them and that all keep a meter (3.2 feet) from each other. Thailand has had...