New restrictions of 'dark red' provinces

[reader]

From The Nation

▪︎ People living in dark red provinces (maximum and strictly controlled areas) are not allowed to go outdoors unless necessary.

▪︎ Curfew hours are imposed from 9pm to 4am.

▪︎ Restaurants, shopping malls and convenience stores must be closed from 8pm to 4am.

Provincial governors must close venues and ban activities that could pose risk of Covid-19 infection for 14 days.

▪︎ Checkpoints will be set up to prevent people living in dark red provinces from inter-province travel.

▪︎ The number of passengers in public transport is limited to 50 per cent (only in dark red provinces).

Meanwhile, the number of dark red provinces has increased to 13. They are: Bangkok, Chachoengsao, Chonburi, Nakhon Pathom, Nonthaburi, Narathiwat, Pathum Thani, Pattani, Ayutthaya, Yala, Songkhla, Samut Prakan and Samut Sakhon.

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40003394

[thaiophilus]

Interesting. That list roughly corresponds to the provinces with highest per-capita cases, which are the ones with high population density around Bangkok, as you might expect, but also the deep south, where you might have to dig deeper to find a reason.  Pattani is quite populous (to my surprise it has a greater population density than Chonburi) but not the other deep-south provinces.

[fedssocr]

maybe something about wanting to keep everyone from crossing back and forth to Malaysia?

[thaiophilus]

10 hours ago, fedssocr said:

maybe something about wanting to keep everyone from crossing back and forth to Malaysia?

There's an international border to do that (no comment on how effective it is ) not to mention lockdown on the Malaysian side.

No, the deep south really does have a high number of cases per capita, which explains the deep red. I was wondering what causes that, if it's not population density. Ineffective or unimplemented government policy, maybe?