Health workers record migrant workers ahead of collecting nasal swab samples from them to test for COVID-19 in Samut Sakhon, south of Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, December 20, 2020. (Photo by Chalida Ekvitthayavechnukul/AP Photo)





A diver wearing a Santa Claus outfit swimming inside a fish-tank performs a wai, the traditional Thai greeting, during an event part of the upcoming Christmas holidays at Sea Life aquarium in Bangkok, Thailand, 21 December 2020. As the festive season nears, shops and shopping malls utilize Christmas related displays hoping to attract more customers and boost sales for revive businesses hurt by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo by Narong Sangnak/EPA/EFE)





A supporter poses with protest leaders Panusaya “Rung” Sithijirawattanakul and Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak at Siam Paragon shopping centre, as they protest against the monarchy, in Bangkok, Thailand, December 20, 2020. (Photo by Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)





Pro-democracy protest leaders from left, Panupong Jadnok, Parit Chiwarak, Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul, and protest fund-raiser Inthira Charoenpura walk to Bang Khen Metropolitan Police Station, Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, December 21, 2020. Several leaders of protest movement report to the police station to answer the charges of defaming the Thai monarchy, the most serious of many offenses of which they stand accused during recent pro-democracy rallies. (Photo by Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP Photo)





A migrant worker stands next to barbed wire in front of a closed shrimp market, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Samut Sakhon province, in Thailand, December 20, 2020. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





A Thai man dressed in a Santa Claus costume directs the traffic outside a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand, 22 December 2020. Businesses organize Christmas themed events during the festive season to attract customers and revive businesses hurt by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Diego Azubel/EPA/EFE)





A pro-democracy protester wearing an outfit made to resemble a tank walks past the Democracy Monument during a rally to denounce the use of the lese majeste law, under section 112 of the penal code, in Bangkok on December 10, 2020. (Photo by Jack Taylor/AFP Photo)





Performers prepare for a show at a Christmas fair outside a mall in Bangkok, Thailand, 20 December 2020. Malls and local stores use festive decorations hoping to attract customers and revive businesses hurt by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Diego Azubel/EPA/EFE)





Thai pro-democracy protesters rally to repeal section 112, the lese majeste law forbidding criticism of Thailand's monarchy on December 10, 2020 in Bangkok, Thailand. December 10 marks Constitution Day in Thailand, and pro-democracy activists used the occasion to call for political reforms, including the suspension of Section 112 of the Thai penal code which deals with Lese Majeste offences. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)





A woman and others line up to buy shrimps from anti government protesters selling shrimps in front of government house amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand on December 26, 2020. (Photo by Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)





A water buffalo shakes water off its head as it cools down in a pond in the Ancient City Heritage Park in Samut Prakan, some 25km south of Bangkok on December 9, 2020. (Photo by Mladen Antonov/AFP Photo)





People watch seagulls at Bang Pu seaside resort in Samut Prakan province on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, December 7, 2020. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





In this September 3, 2013, file photo, a Thai trawler returns to port after a fishing trip in the waters of the Gulf of Thailand in Samut Sakhon Province, west of Bangkok, Thailand. The country reported more than 500 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, the highest daily tally in a country that had largely brought the pandemic under control. (Photo by Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo/File)





A vendor wearing a face covering to help prevent the spread of coronavirus sells fish from a pushcart outside a produce market in central Bangkok on Wednesday, December 23, 2020. Thailand has kept the coronavirus largely in check for most of the year but is facing a challenge from a large outbreak of the virus among migrant workers linked to a major seafood market close to the Thai capital. (Photo by Adam Schreck/AP Photo)





A woman casts her vote at a polling station during provincial elections in Chonburi province in Thailand, December 20, 2020. (Photo by Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters)





Police stand guard as anti government protesters try sell shrimps in front of government house amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand on December 26, 2020. (Photo by Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)





People stand in lines to get COVID-19 tests in Samut Sakhon, South of Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, December 20, 2020. Thailand reported more than 500 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, the highest daily tally in a country that had largely brought the pandemic under control. (Photo by Jerry Harmer/AP Photo)





Models and dancers dressed as Christmas trees and baubles while wearing face shields put on a display for shoppers in a shopping mall in Bangkok in December 24, 2020. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP Photo)





A decorated Christmas tree is seen in front of a shopping center in Bangkok, Thailand on December 24, 2020. (Photo by Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)





A woman dressed as Santa Claus poses for a picture during the Christmas season in front of a shopping center in Bangkok, Thailand on December 24, 2020. (Photo by Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)