One night before Bangkok started its 10pm to 4am curfew in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19, the streets around Asoke and Nana were already very quiet. V...

The foreigners are now divided into three groups:
- Foreigners with resident visas who normally reside in Thailand but cannot return to Thailand due to the Covid-19 crisis;
- foreign tourists who are unable to depart Thailand due to the crisis;
- visitors from neighbouring countries who hold a temporary border pass and got stuck in Thailand after the borders were shut

For foreign tourists in the second group who reported to immigration authorities for a 30-day extension after their visas expired on March 26 or thereafter, their visas will be automatically renewed every 30 days until the pandemic subsides, said Pol Lt Gen Sompong.

"Under the government's social distancing policy, these tourists will no longer have to visit the immigration bureau and risk contracting the virus in a crowd," he said.

Other foreigners who are now in Thailand and affected by the Covid-19 crisis, but aren't covered in the above three categories are advised to adhere to the usual laws, he said.

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