Thailand reopens 4 ports at Mekong River to allow essential goods from China to reach country
Thailand has lifted its ban to close four ports at the Mekong River to allow essential goods to be shipped to and from China as Thailand is currently facing the COVID-19 outbreak.
The four ports, including cargo terminals and border crossing, were closed since March 21 to curb the virus outbreak, leaving only two bridges over the Mekong River in Chiang Kong and Mae Sai districts to remain open.
However Chiang Rai Governor Prajon Pratyakul said on Thursday that he had decided to lift the ban as essential goods shipped from China, were necessary to assist those impacted by the pandemic.
“These four ports in Thailand’s northernmost province of Chiang Rai usually handle large cargo volumes exported to and imported from China,” said Prajon, “we simply cannot cut these shipping bloodlines during this tumultuous period.”
Xinhua
