The number of Covid-19 cases in Thailand increased over the past two weeks as large gatherings for the Songkran festival facilitated transmission of the virus, especially in provinces popular with tourists, the Department of Disease Control said on Thursday.

Celebrate Thai New Year at the newly opened Lhong 1919, which bills itself as the pier of Thai-Chinese cultural arts on the Chao Phraya river, as Kasikorn Bank and Thai Beverage put together the inaugural Songkran@Lhong 1919 from tomorrow April 11) through Sunday (April 15) from 10am to 10pm.