Thai PM fined for not wearing face mask

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was fined 6,000 baht (about 158 euros) on Monday for not wearing a face mask, a measure aimed at helping contain the country's most severe coronavirus outbreak so far, reported Xinhua.

Prayut was fined for violating a rule, effective from Monday, as he removed his face mask while presiding over a meeting Monday at the Government House, Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang said in a post on his Facebook account.

To contain the third wave of the COVID-19 outbreak, as of Monday, Bangkok and 47 other provinces have made mask wearing compulsory both in public places and outside residences. Violators may be subject to a fine of up to 20,000 baht.

As of Monday, Thailand's total caseload has risen to 57,508, nearly doubled from the beginning of this month.